http://budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#1a0b5eb8-7958-4a7c-8e3f-b8bf3fe88d72 "I'm not sure about this whole adding a "CONTINUED" at each page break, though. Is that normal in a movie script?" Ah, this was a wetware issue. I figured out how to turn that off. It's one of the options under the "typeset" tab. Had a neat thing happen -- a director asked me to send him a short "intro" script., so I banged it out in celtx and exported a PDF. I sent him the PDF and he asked if I could snd a copy in something else, Word or whatever so he could import it into his preproduction software celtx. He was happy when I was able to send him the celtx file a few minutes later. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:35:59 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#1a0b5eb8-7958-4a7c-8e3f-b8bf3fe88d72 Edward 2008-03-12T22:35:59Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#7298f404-d66f-4134-b662-6d1d5610623e Then let me rephrase, since you're being picky: you shouldn't deliver shooting format to readers, producers, or contests for whom you are seen as being the "writer." If you're going to produce/direct it yourself, then you can scawl it in crayons on dirty napkins if that makes you happy and stirs your creative juices. When the issue at hand is professional script formatting, then there are specific rules one needs to follow in order to be taken seriously. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:50:55 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#7298f404-d66f-4134-b662-6d1d5610623e Allen 2008-02-26T23:50:55Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#a425d23a-6b8a-4867-a5c1-8fd068430f45 I disagree - you should be writing in whatever format stimulates and activates your creative energies, and gets you thinking about how to move the story through its action and conflict. I have produced multiple "shooting scripts" which were then re-composed for standard script distribution. I have also written multiple "treatment" form pieces which were composed into capable scripts. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:02 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#a425d23a-6b8a-4867-a5c1-8fd068430f45 Matthew 2008-02-26T16:14:02Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#79c271b7-3084-43b9-ad77-cb707396a1dd Using Celtx and still using Final Draft. Personally, I'm writing, producing, directing, and assisting with editing so I would really like to see some more organizational capabilties built in, and better "collaborative" permissions and change management built in to Celtx. I've been trying Google Docs as well, which works a lot better from the collaborative aspects, although it does not auto-format like Celtx and Final Draft. It does have spreadsheets and presentation capabilities, which I think might outweight the formatting aspects for me. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:11:24 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#79c271b7-3084-43b9-ad77-cb707396a1dd Matthew 2008-02-26T16:11:24Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#567dcf95-137e-463f-b1bd-98574869273a CONTINUED is for shooting script format -- you shouldn't be writing in shooting format. That's for the production breakdown later. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:34:47 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#567dcf95-137e-463f-b1bd-98574869273a Allen 2008-01-07T03:34:47Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#f94048ad-8da8-47fb-83f3-021765f2cbf2 That's what I was thinking... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:34:14 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#f94048ad-8da8-47fb-83f3-021765f2cbf2 Edward 2008-01-07T00:34:14Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#839002a9-498c-4255-b78b-73db5dc381c9 It was normal. That practice isn't generally done anymore unless you're continuing dialogue as far as what I've been seeing. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:36:42 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#839002a9-498c-4255-b78b-73db5dc381c9 → Mark 2008-01-06T21:36:42Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#1c09dff2-69e5-422d-a113-e1203d1e1b82 the Continued thing is normal... Celtx is the best - I used Final Draft for a decade, but I'm gone to Celtx cold turkey. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:54:23 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#1c09dff2-69e5-422d-a113-e1203d1e1b82 Lee 2007-12-31T05:54:23Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#3706fe3f-d4b2-46ed-b8bc-cea81fbc67a7 Okay, I've been working up a feature script on celtx so far ( http://www.celtx.com/ ) and have run into a funky little glitch. I've been writing on Kauai, and we recently were hit with a bunch of storms, which scotched connectivity. So, although I could write, I could not typeset or produce a PDF until I could get online again. (my father isn't online, and the only free wifi access I could find was at the other end of the island in Kapaa, so I was double-doomed -- I could only get over there every few days) I am, however, really fascinated by the whole pre-tagging thing, the ability to just enter a script and be TABBING or ENTERING to switch to a different kind of text, such as dialogue, action, parenthetical. This is pretty cool. I've been using Word for my scripts up until now, with macros and styles defining all the bits I need. I'm not sure about this whole adding a "CONTINUED" at each page break, though. Is that normal in a movie script? Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:02:22 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#3706fe3f-d4b2-46ed-b8bc-cea81fbc67a7 Edward 2007-12-25T20:02:22Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#68850dcb-a8d2-4250-a04c-88abfa75ebe3 I've been fiddling with Celtx recently, and was at a workshop for it at the Screenwriting Expo last weekend in LA. Does anyone else here use it? It has certain... ah... limitations, but an open source preproduction organizing software package is a pretty cool thing. Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:00:40 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#68850dcb-a8d2-4250-a04c-88abfa75ebe3 Edward 2007-10-30T22:00:40Z http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#b7610a6c-95b2-4df2-9582-4b37aeae1312 Hey Gang, Just wanted to let you all know that we have released version 0.9.3 of Celtx. We have a host of new features to help ease the script writing process. Check it out here: http://www.celtx.com This is one script writing application that will fit into your budget. :) Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:29:55 GMT http://Budgetfilming.tribe.net/thread/1f977df8-8c40-4606-b3f9-dfc7f7d5237c#b7610a6c-95b2-4df2-9582-4b37aeae1312 Steve 2005-09-26T19:29:55Z