![]() ![]() It will also give you many useful tips to create a very complete breakdown before exporting all your data into Movie Magic Scheduling. Final Draft is a program made to perform one task with excellence the writing of a screenplay by people who support Final Draft users with passion and understanding. Whether you are a First or Second Assistant-Director or a Line Producer working on a preliminary schedule for budgeting or shooting, this guide written by a seasoned First Assistant-Director is designed for you.īreakdown Your Script in Final Draft® will explain how to breakdown your script using Final Draft® 11. Once completed, sorting the strips and adding your daybreaks will be the two remaining tasks in order to create your first schedule in Movie Magic. ![]() This preferred method is to break down the script using the Final Draft® tags feature, then import the tagged information directly into Movie Magic Scheduling. This work can be done manually by entering, one-by-one, all the identified key elements of each scene into a Movie Magic Scheduling breakdown sheet.īut there is another way to do it, which is much faster and just as precise, allowing the Assistant Director or Line Producer to “take ownership” of the story, which is to executing the task at hand. You can force a save on the iPad by touching the left-pointing arrow at the upper left.Before making a preliminary or final schedule, an Assistant-Director or Line Producer needs to break down the script. Saving is done automatically by the operating system every 15 seconds or so. The menus will display all the locations and character names you've typed so you can select the one you want from the menu rather than typing it in over and over again. ![]() The SmartType menu will come up when you start a new Scene Heading or insert a Character or Transition. The highlighted icon will indicate which type of paragraph it is if it needs to be changed, touch the correct icon. When you're finished with a paragraph, touch Return to move the cursor to a new blank line below. In this example, the "he" in "Some action he" brings up the iOS predictive typing menu, so touch "here" below to complete the word: The app is compatible with iOS 14.0+ and Android 4.4+. Begin typing (note that the first letter of the sentence will be capitalized automatically). Final Draft Mobile is a productivity application developed by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC and available for download on the iOS App Store and Android Play Store. Touch the Return key to move the cursor to a blank Action paragraph. In a script that already has locations in SmartType, choose the one you want to insert it and then touch the time of day to complete the scene heading. In a new script, type the location and then touch the time of day to complete the scene heading. Type the letter I (for Interior) or E (for Exterior) and the Scene Heading menu with the "I" intros or the EXT. Notice that the first line of a blank screenplay defaults to a Scene Heading paragraph. Touch the blank script anywhere to bring up your onscreen keyboard - you're now ready to write. You can, if you want, use the Files app to relocate it later. By default, it will be saved in the FD Go folder in the On My iPad folder. Once the script's been named, a new, blank template will open, ready for you to write. If you choose Create Document, this menu will be displayed:Ĭhoose the type of script you want to write and you'll be prompted to name it: Its available for Mac, PC, and also on iPad and iPhone. ![]() NOTE that FD Go uses iOS's Files app for instructions, please see this article from Apple: Its native format fdx is supported by almost any other screenplay writing software. (If you have the Final Draft Mobile app on this device as well, you may see its folder here also, and in it you will find scripts written with that app.) If you have scripts saved elsewhere on the iPad, touch the Browse icon at the bottom to navigate to that location. On this screen you can start a new script (Create Document) or open the Final Draft folder to select scripts you've already written and saved on this device. On launch, Final Draft Go (FD GO) will open to a screen offering several locations where scripts may be stored. ![]()
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