Comments on: How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad Hollywood Producers. Married to Each Other! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2432 Biagio Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:49:39 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2432 Should open automatically or offer option to open in Pages...did you get Pages from the app store (it's around $6). Also, this post is now fairly old...probably better solutions on the app store now. In its day this was pretty cutting edge :-) Now there's cooler stuff out there. Should open automatically or offer option to open in Pages…did you get Pages from the app store (it’s around $6). Also, this post is now fairly old…probably better solutions on the app store now. In its day this was pretty cutting edge :-) Now there’s cooler stuff out there.

]]> By: Allen Lulu http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2431 Allen Lulu Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:38:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2431 I'm confused. Did everything you said but when I email it to my ipad the only option is to open the file in my drop box or evernote. How do I transfer the template to pages? I’m confused. Did everything you said but when I email it to my ipad the only option is to open the file in my drop box or evernote. How do I transfer the template to pages?

]]> By: Leftfieldwriter http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2380 Leftfieldwriter Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2380 You know, I've been using the mobile version of Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software for months now on my iPad.  It does Final Draft, too.  http://www.fadeinpro.com You know, I’ve been using the mobile version of Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software for months now on my iPad.  It does Final Draft, too.  http://www.fadeinpro.com

]]> By: Jose23 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2319 Jose23 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2319 I would just go with an app like Scripts Pro, the best out of the bunch. It uses the standard screenwriting formats and it'll do what the workaround is trying to do cept more easier.  I would just go with an app like Scripts Pro, the best out of the bunch. It uses the standard screenwriting formats and it’ll do what the workaround is trying to do cept more easier. 

]]> By: Roberto http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2318 Roberto Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2318 When I opened it on Pages on my iPad, the drop down menu for style elements did not appear. Why is that? When I opened it on Pages on my iPad, the drop down menu for style elements did not appear. Why is that?

]]> By: Roberto http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2317 Roberto Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2317 I emailed it to myself and opened it in Pages, but the drop down menu for the style elements does not appear. What do I do now? I emailed it to myself and opened it in Pages, but the drop down menu for the style elements does not appear. What do I do now?

]]> By: How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad | writewhatyoudontknow http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2292 How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad | writewhatyoudontknow Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:19:01 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2292 [...] If, like me, you are waiting for Final Draft to hurry their pretty little asses up and release the iPad version of their screenwriting software before deciding whether to actually buy an iPad, this isn’t for you. If, on the other hand, you already own an iPad and want to format screenplays in Apple’s Pages – hey, it could happen – then check out this homemade app from joke and biagio.com. [...] [...] If, like me, you are waiting for Final Draft to hurry their pretty little asses up and release the iPad version of their screenwriting software before deciding whether to actually buy an iPad, this isn’t for you. If, on the other hand, you already own an iPad and want to format screenplays in Apple’s Pages – hey, it could happen – then check out this homemade app from joke and biagio.com. [...]

]]> By: MikeR http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2275 MikeR Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:18:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2275 This hack is great as far as it goes ... what "official" apps are people now using on iPad to write their screenplays? Beyond Scripts Pro which is merely adequate (and cannot export to PDF) and vapourware from Final Draft (promised yonks ago and apparently beta testing) what are people using? I had to give up using the Pages template because I found it broke my flow too much to keep selecting between styles (tap - swipe swipe - tap) - pity Apple doesn't make the styles list more accessible or support the hotkeys. This hack is great as far as it goes … what “official” apps are people now using on iPad to write their screenplays?

Beyond Scripts Pro which is merely adequate (and cannot export to PDF) and vapourware from Final Draft (promised yonks ago and apparently beta testing) what are people using?

I had to give up using the Pages template because I found it broke my flow too much to keep selecting between styles (tap – swipe swipe – tap) – pity Apple doesn’t make the styles list more accessible or support the hotkeys.

]]> By: John http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2239 John Mon, 02 May 2011 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2239 Right. So I never figured that part out, but Celtx did release an app awhile ago which I didn't notice. Sorry for the bother. Right. So I never figured that part out, but Celtx did release an app awhile ago which I didn’t notice. Sorry for the bother.

]]> By: John http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2237 John Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2237 I second this question. I've used templates in Pages before, and always those examples were a pages document with the template in-built. Then Pages would save that template to the user library and you could always easily access it. Your instructions work perfectly for that installation technique. "From what I understand you'll have to either email yourself another one of Biagio's "blank" templets" I do not get a blank template when I unzip the file linked. When I unzip the current download I do not get a pages file. I get a buildVersionHistory.plist, color-profile, index.xml, and three folders, all of which only contain image files. There is no way I know of how any of these can be opened in Pages. Help would be appreciated. I second this question. I’ve used templates in Pages before, and always those examples were a pages document with the template in-built. Then Pages would save that template to the user library and you could always easily access it. Your instructions work perfectly for that installation technique.

“From what I understand you’ll have to either email yourself another one of Biagio’s “blank” templets”

I do not get a blank template when I unzip the file linked. When I unzip the current download I do not get a pages file. I get a buildVersionHistory.plist, color-profile, index.xml, and three folders, all of which only contain image files. There is no way I know of how any of these can be opened in Pages. Help would be appreciated.

]]> By: Studio Daily Blog » A Script Supervisor App for the iPad http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2236 Studio Daily Blog » A Script Supervisor App for the iPad Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:18:17 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2236 [...] the iPad that appear to be of varying degrees of quality (I haven’t used any of them myself). Or you could use Pages. And it looks like Final Draft will also eventually make it to iOS. When that happens, it will make [...] [...] the iPad that appear to be of varying degrees of quality (I haven’t used any of them myself). Or you could use Pages. And it looks like Final Draft will also eventually make it to iOS. When that happens, it will make [...]

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2174 Mitch Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:00:59 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2174 Biaggio - Yes, that was of great help. Thank you!!! Much easier now, and I really do like this until Final Draft gets their app out. Mitch Biaggio -
Yes, that was of great help. Thank you!!! Much easier now, and I really do like this until Final Draft gets their app out.
Mitch

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2173 Biagio Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:54:15 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2173 Sorry Mitch...like writing with most word processors, you'd have to import it into Final Draft...same as working with Microsoft word or any other program. This article should help: http://support.finaldraft.com/article.aspx?cid=1001&aid=1532 Keep in mind, I created this as a hack before there was true screenwriting software for the iPad, so you might want something a bit more sophisticated now. I still use this from time to time, and use the steps in the article above to get scripts in. Best, Biagio Sorry Mitch…like writing with most word processors, you’d have to import it into Final Draft…same as working with Microsoft word or any other program. This article should help:

http://support.finaldraft.com/article.aspx?cid=1001&aid=1532

Keep in mind, I created this as a hack before there was true screenwriting software for the iPad, so you might want something a bit more sophisticated now. I still use this from time to time, and use the steps in the article above to get scripts in.

Best,
Biagio

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2172 Mitch Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:42:01 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2172 NO... Never did get the page numbers but my more urgent matter is it's great, I love it, but you cannot put it into Final Draft because I can't figure out a way to keep the formatting, not even some of it. It all gets lost. :( Am I doing something wrong? NO… Never did get the page numbers but my more urgent matter is it’s great, I love it, but you cannot put it into Final Draft because I can’t figure out a way to keep the formatting, not even some of it. It all gets lost. :( Am I doing something wrong?

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2171 Mitch Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:26:36 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2171 Now when all is said and done, if you transferred this to Final Draft - which most writers use - you LOSE ALL THE FORMATING and basically have to start over. Any ideas? Now when all is said and done, if you transferred this to Final Draft – which most writers use – you LOSE ALL THE FORMATING and basically have to start over. Any ideas?

]]> By: Justin http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2128 Justin Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:50:50 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2128 Yeah, I don't see page numbers on the page. I don't have the latest pages on the Mac so I don't know if it works there. I was lost at figuring out what page I was on but I saw that when you touch the right side of the page a sroll bar comes up that shows mini versions of the pages as well as their numbers. Yeah, I don’t see page numbers on the page. I don’t have the latest pages on the Mac so I don’t know if it works there. I was lost at figuring out what page I was on but I saw that when you touch the right side of the page a sroll bar comes up that shows mini versions of the pages as well as their numbers.

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2127 Biagio Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:44:57 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2127 Mitch! Thanks for trying it out. Hope you find it helpful. I believe it's structured so that page 1 has no number, but page 2 and beyond do, per standard screenplay conventions. Let me know if that ends up working. Best, Biagio Mitch!

Thanks for trying it out. Hope you find it helpful. I believe it’s structured so that page 1 has no number, but page 2 and beyond do, per standard screenplay conventions. Let me know if that ends up working.
Best,
Biagio

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2126 Mitch Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:14:39 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2126 Okay... I got it. I guess there are no page numbers listed but other than that - it seems to be working. THANKS! Okay… I got it. I guess there are no page numbers listed but other than that – it seems to be working. THANKS!

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2125 Mitch Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:00:19 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2125 Hey Justin.... Sorry to bother you. I think I got the template working, but how do I change the title of the document from their template name to a name I want? If you know --- thanks. Mitch Hey Justin….
Sorry to bother you. I think I got the template working, but how do I change the title of the document from their template name to a name I want? If you know — thanks. Mitch

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2124 Mitch Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2124 Hey Justin. Thanks. But when you go to the email it's a zip file. When you unzip it there are a bunch of files but I have no idea how to open them. I also have no idea how to open Pages first and load up the blank templete... There is no file in the zip actually called "template". I wish I was as smart as you, Hey Justin. Thanks. But when you go to the email it’s a zip file. When you unzip it there are a bunch of files but I have no idea how to open them. I also have no idea how to open Pages first and load up the blank templete… There is no file in the zip actually called “template”. I wish I was as smart as you,

]]> By: Justin http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2120 Justin Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:10:25 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2120 Biagio! Great hack! So for this is working great for me. Of course hotkeys and "auto tabbing" would be great, but I find this to be a better solution than the rest for now. I'm not into Celtix yet. I've yet to send the script to Screenwriter or Final Draft, but it's good to just write on the ipad when needed - which is what I would like to do more often. Bravo! Biagio!
Great hack!

So for this is working great for me. Of course hotkeys and “auto tabbing” would be great, but I find this to be a better solution than the rest for now. I’m not into Celtix yet. I’ve yet to send the script to Screenwriter or Final Draft, but it’s good to just write on the ipad when needed – which is what I would like to do more often.

Bravo!

]]> By: Justin http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2119 Justin Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:05:39 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2119 Mitch, After you mail it to yourself, find the mail on your ipad, and open up the file in Pages. Then you have that file to start your script. From what I understand you'll have to either email yourself another one of Biagio's "blank" templets or duplicate the blank templates in your ipad Pages each time you write a fresh script. Mitch,
After you mail it to yourself, find the mail on your ipad, and open up the file in Pages. Then you have that file to start your script. From what I understand you’ll have to either email yourself another one of Biagio’s “blank” templets or duplicate the blank templates in your ipad Pages each time you write a fresh script.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2073 Mitch Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2073 Call me silly, but not everyone is as clever as this... first of all when you email it to yourself - then what??? Did you unzip it first... and if so what is the name of the file? There's a lot taken for granted here and a lot of people - especially writers - who are not computer savvy who can stare at these instructions for 5 days and not make heads or tails of it. What if I just file shared it from iTunes and sync with the Ipad... in either case there is nothing here on these pages that tell you what in the zip file is actually supposed to be put into the Pages on the Ipad. Us writers are completely stumped. Call me silly, but not everyone is as clever as this… first of all when you email it to yourself – then what??? Did you unzip it first… and if so what is the name of the file? There’s a lot taken for granted here and a lot of people – especially writers – who are not computer savvy who can stare at these instructions for 5 days and not make heads or tails of it. What if I just file shared it from iTunes and sync with the Ipad… in either case there is nothing here on these pages that tell you what in the zip file is actually supposed to be put into the Pages on the Ipad. Us writers are completely stumped.

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2032 Biagio Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:20:58 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2032 Brian: no need to anymore...when we put up this post, there wasn't yet a single screenwriting app for the iPad. This was a hack/workaround (and I think it worked pretty well at the time.) Now, it would be silly to use this option if you didn't already have pages for the iPad. Thanks for the question, and hope to see you around. Brian: no need to anymore…when we put up this post, there wasn’t yet a single screenwriting app for the iPad. This was a hack/workaround (and I think it worked pretty well at the time.) Now, it would be silly to use this option if you didn’t already have pages for the iPad. Thanks for the question, and hope to see you around.

]]> By: Brian http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-2#comment-2028 Brian Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:45:01 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2028 So why should i sent $5 for this when i have Screenwriting for iPad? Screenwriting does exactly what a writer needs in terms of his masterpiece work. For a cost of $3 it is somewhat really useful from my aspect. Just have a look http://bit.ly/eewmaK So why should i sent $5 for this when i have Screenwriting for iPad? Screenwriting does exactly what a writer needs in terms of his masterpiece work. For a cost of $3 it is somewhat really useful from my aspect. Just have a look http://bit.ly/eewmaK

]]> By: Cut Notes for Final Cut Pro Rocks Post Production | Joke and Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-2025 Cut Notes for Final Cut Pro Rocks Post Production | Joke and Biagio Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-2025 [...] and I even put together a short video showing how to write a screenplay on an iPad using Pages and a screenwriting template we made (this [...] [...] and I even put together a short video showing how to write a screenplay on an iPad using Pages and a screenwriting template we made (this [...]

]]> By: Smart Phones Advancing FILM? | Connect. Create. Conquer. http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1674 Smart Phones Advancing FILM? | Connect. Create. Conquer. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:46:42 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1674 [...] via @ http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad [...] [...] via @ http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad [...]

]]> By: Biagio http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1212 Biagio Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:06:38 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1212 @ F. -- Thanks. Glad the template has proved helpful. It's good to hear that it's working for you in the "real world" beyond all the testing and hypothesizing. @ F. — Thanks. Glad the template has proved helpful. It’s good to hear that it’s working for you in the “real world” beyond all the testing and hypothesizing.

]]> By: F. Lagnab http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1198 F. Lagnab Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:35:49 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1198 I expected the iPad's keyboard to be a pain, but I was surprised ... it's *easier* to type on than a physical keyboard. Consequently, I do way more writing on the iPad than on my desktop PC, which means I'm writing in more idyllic places than ever -- e.g., my back patio, the park, etc. There's no way, after 6 weeks with this device, that I'd ever go back to a laptop, even a MacBook. And a netbook --? Pshaw! That teensy screen? Those awful keys? That anemic CPU? That antediluvian OS?? I'd rather get scrofula. Just to stay on topic: your Pages template is also pretty keen. I expected the iPad’s keyboard to be a pain, but I was surprised … it’s *easier* to type on than a physical keyboard. Consequently, I do way more writing on the iPad than on my desktop PC, which means I’m writing in more idyllic places than ever — e.g., my back patio, the park, etc. There’s no way, after 6 weeks with this device, that I’d ever go back to a laptop, even a MacBook.

And a netbook –? Pshaw! That teensy screen? Those awful keys? That anemic CPU? That antediluvian OS?? I’d rather get scrofula.

Just to stay on topic: your Pages template is also pretty keen.

]]> By: How to Make the Move to Hollywood http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1113 How to Make the Move to Hollywood Thu, 20 May 2010 01:48:59 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1113 [...] Nate Orloff, our new lead AE and star of our How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad video. I found Nate on Twitter. He was answering Final Cut Pro questions (quite passionately!) So I [...] [...] Nate Orloff, our new lead AE and star of our How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad video. I found Nate on Twitter. He was answering Final Cut Pro questions (quite passionately!) So I [...]

]]> By: New Screenplay Template for iWork: Free. http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1112 New Screenplay Template for iWork: Free. Thu, 20 May 2010 01:47:23 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1112 [...] You may have heard about the geeky shenanigans my lead assistant editor and myself have been up to, figuring out ways to use the iPad for film and TV production. On of those experiments was finding a way to write screenplays on the iPad. [...] [...] You may have heard about the geeky shenanigans my lead assistant editor and myself have been up to, figuring out ways to use the iPad for film and TV production. On of those experiments was finding a way to write screenplays on the iPad. [...]

]]> By: Kimo http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1105 Kimo Tue, 18 May 2010 21:58:42 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1105 You guys rock! I just downloaded the template straight to my Pad and it works fine. Thank you so much. Hope to see you some day in Hollywood. You guys rock! I just downloaded the template straight to my Pad and it works fine. Thank you so much. Hope to see you some day in Hollywood.

]]> By: dlw http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1095 dlw Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:26:15 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1095 Erik- Thanks! That worked a charm. I'm going on a trip - with a script due in 2 weeks - and want to use it as a test for an iPad-only journey. Though I continue to salivate over the FD iPad release, this seems like it will do just fine in the short term. Erik-

Thanks! That worked a charm. I’m going on a trip – with a script due in 2 weeks – and want to use it as a test for an iPad-only journey. Though I continue to salivate over the FD iPad release, this seems like it will do just fine in the short term.

]]> By: Erik http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1094 Erik Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:39:26 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1094 DLW, Export/email it to yourself as a .DOC file, open in Word, save as a .RTF then open in Final Draft. I do it all the time, works great! DLW,

Export/email it to yourself as a .DOC file, open in Word, save as a .RTF then open in Final Draft.

I do it all the time, works great!

]]> By: dlw http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1093 dlw Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:09:41 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1093 It's not the intuitive ease of the Final Draft I've gotten so used to (strung out on) over the last 15 years, but it's better than nothing. Has anyone figured out how to drop something written on the Pages template into a FD document and hold the margins/elements? I honestly couldn't care less how much a FD iPad app costs as long as it allows me to work on the fly with the little tablet. As for why I don't just use a windows netbook, my answer is based more on taste and comfort than logic. I found it challenging to migrate off the PC/Dos/Windows platform years ago and just don't want to deal with the hassle of going back. I like the Mac aesthetic and the ease of synching with my desktop and laptop. However, I'm tired of lugging around the old Powerbook and if a FD/iPad combo gives me function and super-lightweight portability, along with 10 hours of battery life, email, websurfing, vid, music and photo consumption, what's' not to like? It’s not the intuitive ease of the Final Draft I’ve gotten so used to (strung out on) over the last 15 years, but it’s better than nothing. Has anyone figured out how to drop something written on the Pages template into a FD document and hold the margins/elements?

I honestly couldn’t care less how much a FD iPad app costs as long as it allows me to work on the fly with the little tablet. As for why I don’t just use a windows netbook, my answer is based more on taste and comfort than logic. I found it challenging to migrate off the PC/Dos/Windows platform years ago and just don’t want to deal with the hassle of going back. I like the Mac aesthetic and the ease of synching with my desktop and laptop. However, I’m tired of lugging around the old Powerbook and if a FD/iPad combo gives me function and super-lightweight portability, along with 10 hours of battery life, email, websurfing, vid, music and photo consumption, what’s’ not to like?

]]> By: Mike Halleen http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1081 Mike Halleen Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:40:34 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1081 Biagio, I'm fine reading on in. (I've posted longer review on my blog, just click on my name) I do have two sets of glasses, one for far distances which I wear all the time, and one for close range that I rarely use. I found it difficult to read using my distance specs so I pulled out the reading set and now it's very comfortable. I have the same issue with my pc screen, so I don't blame the pad. I have not tried a Kindle or Nook extensively to see how it compares. Biagio, I’m fine reading on in. (I’ve posted longer review on my blog, just click on my name)

I do have two sets of glasses, one for far distances which I wear all the time, and one for close range that I rarely use. I found it difficult to read using my distance specs so I pulled out the reading set and now it’s very comfortable.

I have the same issue with my pc screen, so I don’t blame the pad. I have not tried a Kindle or Nook extensively to see how it compares.

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | iPod/iPhone Forum http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1079 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | iPod/iPhone Forum Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:00:38 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1079 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Travis Legge http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1077 Travis Legge Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:27:12 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1077 Hey all, Just a quick note: I just downloaded the pages template directly onto my iPad. Seems to work just fine. As long as you have Pages on the iPad it will open it right up from safari and you can copy the doc, delete the exsisting text in the template copy and you are good to go! I look forward to testing this template out! Thanks, Travis Hey all,
Just a quick note: I just downloaded the pages template directly onto my iPad. Seems to work just fine. As long as you have Pages on the iPad it will open it right up from safari and you can copy the doc, delete the exsisting text in the template copy and you are good to go!

I look forward to testing this template out!

Thanks,
Travis

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad - A Collection of Latest Happening in Technology Field http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1074 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad - A Collection of Latest Happening in Technology Field Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:42:42 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1074 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | ipad Planet http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1073 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | ipad Planet Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:15:54 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1073 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad « http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1071 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad « Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:26:44 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1071 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad · computer hardware prices http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1070 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad · computer hardware prices Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:55:57 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1070 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Free Ipad Me! The Best Source for Ipads! http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1069 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Free Ipad Me! The Best Source for Ipads! Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:47:30 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1069 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Mobile Press http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1068 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Mobile Press Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:21:06 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1068 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad : iBrowzz http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1064 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad : iBrowzz Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:33:34 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1064 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: iPad Screenplay Love: Thank You http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1063 iPad Screenplay Love: Thank You Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:24:08 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1063 [...] on April 12, 2010 Well, we’ve been blown away with the attention we got on our last post, How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad, getting shout outs from The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Filmmaker Magazine, Prolost, and [...] [...] on April 12, 2010 Well, we’ve been blown away with the attention we got on our last post, How to Write a Screenplay on the iPad, getting shout outs from The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Filmmaker Magazine, Prolost, and [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Free iPad - One Time Offer! http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1062 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Free iPad - One Time Offer! Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:07:57 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1062 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Forum on Cameras http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1061 Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad | Forum on Cameras Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:08:58 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1061 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

]]> By: Stuart Benedict http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1060 Stuart Benedict Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:58:14 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1060 What are you using as a stand for the iPad? What are you using as a stand for the iPad?

]]> By: » Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-on-the-ipad/comment-page-1#comment-1059 » Found Footage: How to write a screenplay on the iPad Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:26:24 +0000 http://www.jokeandbiagio.com/?p=1945#comment-1059 [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...] [...] and Biagio over at jokeandbiagio.com have come up with a Pages hack for writing screenplays on the iPad. At this time, there are a few iPhone apps for writing screenplays, but none of them exist in an [...]

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