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The next step in the evolution of screenwriting software. Final Draft is now an even more powerful writing tool that allows you to write and see your script in a variety of new ways.


The Panels System
Like most writers, you probably need to keep a lot of things at the front of your mind while you’re writing: How does the Act 3 argument scene you’re writing today connect to the argument scene in Act 1? Where should the first-kiss scene go? How many scenes are in the chase sequence? What are the plot points in Act 3? Like no other screenwriting program, Final Draft 7 can show you what you need to see while you’re writing.

You can split your screen into separate panels and view your script pages in one panel and index cards in the other. If you enable the new Navigator panel [a consolidated, linear, top-to-bottom list of the Scene Headings] you can simply double-click on a scene heading and Final Draft will jump to that scene in the script panel.

Or view Page 3 of the script in one panel and Page 66 in another, side-by-side or stacked for easy viewing.

 

“Final Draft is a silent partner in everything I write.”

George Nolfi – Writer
Oceans 12, The Sentinel...

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New Index Cards
For years Final Draft users have relied on the Scene Navigator as a quick map of their script. We’ve kept this tried-and-true tool but added a whole new dimension of functionality: Now every card has TWO sides and you can write on one of them! The Script side works just the way you’re used to in Scene Navigator but the Summary side lets you type in development ideas, notes, sequence or act markers, comments, locations, blocking... anything you need to build and organize your story. And the text you type into the Summary Cards will appear as under the Scene Headings in the Navigator, so you can always see where you are in the story.

To put it simply, brainstorming, structuring, writing and rewriting your script will be a lot easier when you have with this comprehensive, interactive overview at your command.

“Final Draft 7 is spectacular. It lets me build my story on scene cards, then allows me to see that outline and my script pages at the same time. This is a tremendous tool well worth the price of admission. With Final Draft 7, they've moved from a software that formats your work to one that actually helps you write better.”
-- Peter Iliff
Varsity Blues, Under Suspicion, Patriot Games, Point Break

 

Tagger
A new stand-alone application that enables you to “tag” elements of a script [cast, costumes, props, etc.] and export the results into any movie scheduling software. Created with the help of veteran assistant directors, producers and unit production managers, Tagger means no more going over a paper script again and again with highlighters.

“The tedium of transferring from script to breakdown sheet is over…I helped design Tagger and now I can do budgets and schedules faster than ever -- and I was pretty fast before.”
-- Jay Tobias, Director
The Agency, Dawson’s Creek, Homicide: Life on the Street, Chicago Hope
Producer/UPM/AD since 1982

 

Templates
Over two dozen new templates. These include new television shows and improved screenplay and stageplay templates.

Newest templates include:

American TV
Arrested Development
Boston Legal
Cold Case
CSI Miami
CSI NY
Deadwood
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
Hope & Faith
Joey
Law And Order CI
Lost
The OC
The Shield
The Wire
Two and a Half Men

BBC
Screenplay for TV
Screenplay
Taped Sitcom
Three-Camera Show

New Online Template Library
Final Draft’s Online Template Library allows registered users to download templates directly from www.finaldraft.com. New TV templates for Final Draft version 7 will be uploaded as they are developed. Plus, Dramatist Guild approved template coming soon.
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There's More
We’ve also improved Final Draft’s Cast List, Revision Header, PDF exporting, the Title Page, CollaboWriter and more. The “Ask the Expert” feature with screenwriting guru Syd Field has been expanded to include expertise from television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAw’s The Creative Rights Handbook.

If You‘re Still Using Final Draft 4 or 5…
Here are some other features you’ve been missing:
• Customizable Reports
• Format Assistant
• Improved Final Draft Courier Font
• Built for OS X and designed for Windows XP
• ScriptCompare
• Ability to save in [and email] Adobe PDF format
• Smart Drag and Drop
• ScriptNotes
• Updated TV Templates
• Script Registry. Final Draft is a preferred file format and the only scriptwriting software with an authorized agreement with the WGAw online registry service.

Act Now And Get Ready For The Write Of Your Life!
You can also take advantage of these special offers when you purchase the upgrade:
An additional full copy of Final Draft 7 is only $169 for a friend or a writing partner.

 

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