New Screenplay Template for iWork: Free.

There are some great screenwriting programs out there, both free and paid. Final Draft is known to be the Hollywood standard for paid apps, and the do-it-all-in-one-app-for-free phenom Celtx is a must try. It’s free, after all, and it works like a real screenwriting program (if not feeling the most “Mac” like.)

Here’s another option you might like to try, that turned out a little better than I expected.

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HDRI Light Kit Pro: Make Gorgeous Graphics with a Gorilla

One of the things we talk about a lot on this blog is the importance of being a Hands-On Producer.

A major reason we broke into the business as quickly as we did was the fact that we produced “great tape.” Video pitches for our TV and film ideas that looked and felt like professional promos. Since we couldn’t afford to pay people to make our promos, we learned programs like Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D so that we could make “pretty graphics” on our own.

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