FINAL DRAFT, INC. AND SYD FIELD TEAM TO CREATE "HOW TO" VIDEO

Screenwriting Software Leader and Legendary Screenwriting Instructor Produce At-Home Screenwriting Course For Writers

Los Angeles, February 10, 1999

Final Draft, Inc. (formerly B.C. Software, Inc.) and best-selling author and world-enowned screenwriting instructor Syd Field today announced the release of the highly anticipated video "Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop". (Also available as a set of high-quality audio cassettes). Syd Field is regarded by entertainment professionals as the foremost authority on the craft of screenwriting in the world today. Thousands of screenwriters credit Field as their mentor, including many of the most famous names in Hollywood. His books, including Screenplay, The Screenwriter's Workbook, Selling A Screenplay and The Screenwriter's Problem Solver have sold over 800,000 copies, have been translated into 16 languages and are used in colleges and universities as a teaching aid around the world. The Hollywood Reporter heralds Syd Field as "The most sought after screenwriting teacher in the world." Limited to 12 students at a time, Field's course normally costs thousands of dollars. The video version, at a fraction of the price, takes the writer on the same instructional journey, designed to help turn a story into a fully-realized screenplay. "After taking this course, you will be able to convert your creative idea into a properly-structured screenplay that you can submit to Hollywood producers with confidence," says Field, "and hopefully launch your lucrative screenwriting career." "

Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop" was produced by Harley's House, a Santa Monica-based production company, and Final Draft co-founder, CEO Marc Madnick. "During the filming of this video, Syd was so passionate in his teachings, that we had to stop the production numerous times because he would get emotionally choked up," said Madnick. "It really moved me, and I am sure that his knowledge and passion will motivate writers everywhere." The suggested retail price of the two-video set is seventy-nine dollars and is available directly from Final Draft, Inc., as well as in selected video and software outlets. Overseas distribution of foreign language versions is planned for fourth quarter 1999.

About Final Draft, Inc.

Final Draft, Inc. (formerly B.C. Software) was founded in 1992 by writer Marc Madnick and software engineer Benjamin Cahan, who recognized the need for a screenwriting software package, which would eventually re-create and revolutionize the way an entire industry writes and revises its scripts. Final Draft has become the best-selling screenwriting program worldwide, with more than 100,000 units sold since its introduction. Final Draft was named one of the fifty fastest growing technology companies in 1998 in Southern California by Deloitte & Touche. With a name change from B.C. Software, Inc. to Final Draft, Inc. and a move from their West Los Angeles facilities to a bigger facility in the Los Angeles, Encino area, Final Draft, Inc. counts 22 employees and is currently expanding into the global software market.

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