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| Contents of This Issue: |
Volume 5, Number 11 |
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3. Robert McKee in London and Las Vegas
Robert McKee brings two great events to London this month - Genre Weekend and the Story Seminar. Genre Weekend, which runs four days from November 18-21, features four, 1-day seminars on Comedy, Thriller, Horror and Film Masterpiece. This is the first and only time McKee is offering all four Genre classes in a single weekend. The following weekend McKee presents his 3-day Story Seminar in London from November 25-27. McKee then wraps up his 2005 schedule with the 3-day Story Seminar in Las Vegas the weekend of December 2-4, 2005. "To become a professional writer you will need the tools to succeed. Final Draft is the only screenwriting software I recommend to my students." - Robert McKee For Information and details |
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4. On the Road - FD
Coast to Coast
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5. Ask the Pros Monthly Excerpt This new monthly feature will have a question excerpted from the Final Draft book, Ask the Pros: Screenwriting, now available for sale through www.finaldraft.com. Click on the link below to learn what screenwriting professionals have to say.
For the answer, and an archive of previously featured excerpts,
visit: Visit: www.finaldraft.com/orders to purchase the book. |
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6. Get 2 FREE Issues of Writers Digest You'll find every issue of Writer's Digest jam-packed with insider info, including:
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| 7. Customer Support / Tech Tip The current version of Final Draft 7 is 7.1.1 Please log on to this web page for Final Draft 7 current version information: To determine which version of Final Draft 7 you have, open the program and go to Help > Customer Support. If you have an online connection, go to Help > Program Updates. If your Final Draft needs to be updated, you will automatically be forwarded to the appropriate download page. IMPORTANT: If you have Mac OS9, the current version is 7.0.0.54. The 7.1.1 update is not supported on OS9. Final Draft AV 2.5 includes the revolutionary new Rearrange
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Please log on to this web page for AV 2.5 information: The current version of Final Draft 6 is 6.0.6.0 To determine which version of Final Draft 6 you have, go to Help >
Technical Support. If you do not have the current version you should download,
then install, the free update. To download the update, go to: Please note that you must have Final Draft 6 already installed to your hard drive to install the 6.0.6.0 update. The 6.0.6.0 update will not update Final Draft 7, Final Draft 5 or earlier versions. Tech Tip |
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8. Contact Us To respond to this email, DO NOT CLICK REPLY; it will only bounce back to you. Comments and suggestions should be directed to newsletter@finaldraft.com. NOTE: Support questions sent to the above address will not be answered. If you have a question you would like answered via email, visit www.finaldraft.com/help. You can search for an answer from our database of almost 900 sales and technical questions. If you still can't find the information you need, click the Ask a Question tab on any answer page. If you want your name to be removed from the Final Draft mailing list,
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Gotham Writers' Workshop Student Wins Final Draft Big Break! Contest
Workshops begin online mid-January. Class size is strictly limited, so enroll today. To receive the $50 savings on the tuition on your first first 10-week class, you must provide promotion code FD50 when registering online or by phone. (This offer is valid only on 10-week class tuition for students new to Gotham and may not be combined with any other offer. Promotion code FD50 must be provided at time of registration to receive discount.) Visit: www.WritingClasses.com
Final Chance to Enter the ASA International Screenplay Competition The entry deadline is rapidly approaching for the 9th Annual International
Screenplay Competition, presented by the American Screenwriters Association
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Shooting
People, the world's leading online filmmaker's community
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writers - The American Screenwriters Network. This new
initiative will include a daily email bulletin, that will connect
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Final
Draft has long had a warm working relationship with Robert McKee. Author
of the bestselling book Story, McKee is one of the most widely
known and respected screenwriting teachers in the world. Portrayed in
the Oscar™ nominated hit ADAPTATION, named Hollywood's
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profiled by 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon on CBS News' Sunday
Morning 2005 Academy Awards Special, McKee's sold-out Story Seminars
teach the essential principles of screenwriting and story design that
studios, production companies and publishers demand from their writers.
Gotham
Writers' Workshop congratulates former student, Julia Van Develder, on
winning the Final Draft Big Break! International Screenwriting Contest.
To celebrate, Gotham is offering Final Draft registered users a $50 tuition
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