Big Break TV Winner Eric Buchman’s Tips on Contest Entry
Meet Eric Buchman. By day, he’s the Script Coordinator for the hit NBC show Blindspot. By night, Buchman writes his own spec scripts, and dreams of one day hiring his own Script Coordinator to run a show he has created. Now that Buchman is the TV Grand Prize Winner of...
Big Break Comedy Writer Adi Blotman Lays It Out
Adi Blotman, whose script, Realty Check, won the Final Draft Big Break Comedy/Romantic Comedy category, gets real about writing flawed characters and combining genres. Adi Blotman is no newcomer to comedy. Originally from Israel, she spent the last decade performing...
Big Break Finalist Christina Eliopolous, writer “King of Florida”
Christina Eliopolous is no stranger to the industry. After graduating from NYU, she’s worked as a copywriter, and written and directed a number of films, including some of her own, and some for a number of nonprofit organizations. “I actually learned the most about...
Big Break Finalist Robert Garrett, writer of Thriller/Horror “Babygirl”
What drew you to screenwriting in a town outside Los Angeles? Growing up I was always a giant fan of visionary directors like Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg. It goes without saying that they have unique styles, but when I saw the films of Darren Aronofsky and Paul...
How I Got My 1st Network TV Writing Job
There are more brain surgeons then there are professional television writers. I don’t know if that’s actually a true statement but it’s something I tell people and it sure does feel true. When I was 17 years old, in my mind, I decided to become a professional...
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Final Draft 10?
Collaborate
Write in real-time with a writing partner
Story Map™
Outline acts, scenes, and sequences
Beat Board™
Plan your script beat-by-beat
Alternate Dialogue
Store multiple lines of dialogue in the same script
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