From Idea To Script: How to Create Beat Boards and Outlines in Final Draft
FREE WEBINAR
Wednesday, August 19th
What you'll learn
- Step by step guidance on using the Beat Board, Outline Editor, and Outline Elements to go from your simplest idea to a full outline in Final Draft 13
- Learn to use the versatile Beat Board as scrapbook, relationship web, scene by scene sequencer and more
- Unlock the simple technique that will take your idea from a series of events to an irresistible story
- Customize and curate your Outline Editor to see the flow of your scenes, character arcs and story pacing
- Use Outline Elements as your guide to your finished draft
- 15 minute Q&A
- Hosted by Final Draft's head of Customer Success, Alex Switzky
About this webinar
Do you have a bunch of scripts that stalled out in the first five pages and you never returned to? What about a 300 page monster that is going to eat you alive before you figure out an ending? Or is the sheer terror of the blank page stopping you from even writing FADE IN:? It sounds like you need an outline! Lucky for you, Final Draft's got a slew of tools to help you plan out your next great script, from your first thoughts on the Beat Board all the way to a full outline right on your script page.
Final Draft's head of Customer Success will walk you through the Final Draft 13's Beat Board and using it to develop your idea into a story, including the number one thing that most writers miss when building their script. From there, we'll get that story in order in the Outline Editor and make sure it flows and fits your page goal. Finally, we'll go right onto the script page with a full outline in the form of Outline Elements, ready to help you get to your first draft!
About Alex Switzky
Alex Switzky
Head of Customer Success, Final Draft
Alex Switzky has been with Final Draft for over five years and has helped thousands of writers get the most out of Final Draft.
efore joining Final Draft, Alex worked as the head of Creative Success for Dream Reach Media, as Development Coordinator for Adam Wingard’s production company Montauk Chair Productions, writer for Parcast podcasting, and held innumerable freelance gigs. He has over twenty years of writing experience and still works as a freelance writer and writing coach.
He started his first script on his Dad’s copy of Final Draft 5 when he was 12 years old. The script was very bad, but he's improved since.
About Final Draft
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Used by both aspiring writers and professionals alike, Final Draft formats your screenplay to entertainment industry standard so you can focus on what you do best - writing. Final Draft recently launched Final Draft Suite, a subscription that includes the fully-featured Final Draft 13 desktop app and the brand new Final Draft Cloud browser app for writing on the go. New to Final Draft? Click the above link to sign up for your five day free trial, and be ready to follow along with the webinar!
About John Trefry and Ramfis Myrthil
John Trefry and Ramfis Myrthil are award-winning producers with deep experience helping filmmakers move projects from script to screen across short films, features, television, festivals, and distribution. John is the founder of 4WT Media, where he has produced work across film, television, documentary, and branded content, with projects screening at more than 100 festivals worldwide, including SXSW, Tribeca, and Raindance. He recently served as Co-Executive Producer on My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders for Paramount+. Ramfis is the founder of Ramfis Productions, with credits including Cicada, acquired by Strand Releasing, and A Boy, A Girl, and A Dream, acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films. He also helped guide Ricky from Sundance short to Sundance feature to theatrical distribution, reflecting the exact short-to-feature pathway this mentorship is designed to support. Together, John and Ramfis help filmmakers turn standout short scripts into production-ready film packages with the strategy, clarity, and execution needed to create opportunities beyond the page.
About Final Draft’s Big Break Contest
If you’ve already written your first screenplay you are probably very familiar with Final Draft, the number-one selling screenwriting software on the planet. Used by both aspiring writers and professionals alike, Final Draft formats your screenplay to entertainment industry standards so you can focus on what you do best - writing. The Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest is one of the most respected in the business, with past winners going on to be repped by big agencies and managers and see their scripts optioned and sold.