Glossary of Screenwriting Terms

Here is a long list of screenwriting terms. You shouldn't be intimidated as most of these are used sparingly in scripts. Though they're helpful to know and keep in your toolbox. These terms will also aid you to read and better understand scripts if you never have before.

After a lifetime of television and movie viewing you might find you already know many of these through osmosis.

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Final Draft

Final Draft professional screenwriting software specifically designed for writing movie, television scripts, and stageplays. This is the official Final Draft site. Final Draft does all the work for you; at least when it comes to formatting your script to industry standards. When you're done with your masterpiece they also host a screenwriting contest and a script coverage service.

Final Draft isn't the only scriptwriting application there is. I personally use Final Draft and find it very easy. The only other product I ever tried was Movie Magic Screenwriter and found it difficult to use.

You can buy Final Draft from lots of different places, so you might want to do some price comparison.

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