{"product_id":"2940157077631","title":"How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 10","description":"\"How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 10\" is not a typical computer book tutorial. Flip open any computer book and you'll typically see a thick tome crammed with information about every possible feature of a program in exhaustive detail. Such comprehensive detail makes most computer books about as exciting to read as a dictionary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody really wants to learn how to use any particular program. What people really want to learn is how to get specific results from using a particular program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChances are good that your goal in life isn't to learn how to use Final Draft 10. Instead, you probably really want to learn how to write the best screenplay possible with the least amount of hassle. To achieve that goal, you want to use Final Draft 9 as a tool to achieve your dream of writing a screenplay that you can sell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's why this book won't teach you how to become a Final Draft 10 expert. What this book will teach you is how to plan, organize, and write a screenplay using Final Draft 10 as a tool to make your task easier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotice the huge difference?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want to be a screenwriter, not a Final Draft 10 computer expert. This book won't overwhelm you by teaching every possible feature in Final Draft 10. Instead, this book will teach you the more useful features of Final Draft 10 to make you a more effective screenwriter. Once you learn the most common commands of Final Draft 10, you'll have the confidence to learn the more advanced features that the program offers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only will you learn how to use Final Draft's most common features, but you'll also learn why to use them and how they can help you organize and write a more effective screenplay. To use Final Draft most effectively, you need to know how to develop a story. Having a great screenwriting program like Final Draft 10 is fine, but if you don't know what to write, then you won't be able to take advantage of Final Draft 10's writing, formatting, and editing features.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Final Draft works as an excellent screenplay formatting word processor, that's actually the last feature you want to use. Where most people go wrong is that they focus first on writing their screenplay without knowing what to write or taking time to organize their ideas before they write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink of screenwriting like planning a vacation. You could just show up at the airport and hop on any plane, but chances are good it won't take you where you want to go. Likewise if you start writing a script without any planning, you'll likely waste time writing an rambling and incoherent screenplay. At this point, formatting your screenplay perfectly means nothing if it's not structured to tell a compelling story in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo this book will teach you how to write screenplays using Final Draft 10 as a tool. If you want to learn how to become a better screenwriter and use Final Draft 10 to help you achieve your ultimate goal of selling a screenplay, then this is the book for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Getting Ideas \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Picking a Theme \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Story Title \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Major Characters \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The Hero and Villain \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Mentor, the Allies, and the Henchmen \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Four Acts of a Screenplay \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Using the Story Map\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Creating and Manipulating Scenes \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Understanding the Elements of a Screenplay \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Working with Scenes \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Making Dialogue Come to Life \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Editing a Screenplay \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Printing and Sharing a Screenplay \u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Collaborating on a Screenplay","brand":"Wallace Wang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071035457776,"sku":"2940157077631","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157077631_p0.jpg?v=1764095172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157077631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}