Script breakdown, scheduling and budgeting -- Tutorial 1 of 4

This video was made to help demystify the script breakdown, scheduling and budgeting process for current and aspiring filmmakers. It's a basic overview of the tools used to prepare a feature by examining the flow from Final Draft to Movie Magic Scheduling to Movie Magic Budgeting. By no means is it complete, as the real lessons takes years, but perhaps this can be a starting point for some. 4 parts, approx 10 mins each.

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• film
• tutorial
• budgeting
• scheduling
• breakdown
• upm
• line
• producer
• movie
• magic
• EP
• final
• draft

[ddpaw7]

too blurry?

[elgatonegro13]

UPM on an indie. There are thousands of factors to consider. Just got a copy of Movie Magic 5 and this tutorial is bring additional elements into consideration. Thanks :D

[wenwenlin2046]

i like this demo-- except the screen is blurring. thanks.

[CelosTV]

@AmericanPowerBase lol. u know what i meant my g.

[xlr8up]

@Paropa

Sure, I don't NEED WordPerfect, as you say, and YES I could be using a Typewriter, but then how would I use my custom WP Spell Checker?

Plotlines, parallel action and cinematic prose are my strengths... spelling is my weakness.

And please don't suggest I use a professional screenplay preparation service to manually spell check my scripts, I'm not a 70's throwback retroist.

I'm simply a realist who sees marketing hype used by companies like Screenplay Systems in order generate more sales.

[Paropa]

@xlr8up I think you're right about final draft not making you a better writer but for me personally final draft lets me get ideas out quickly.

I don't think the tab, caps, and spell check works for everybody. I find the automation helps me out quite a bit and for me it actually is a key tool in my creative process. I mean, you don't even need Word Perfect really, you could use a typewriter if you wanted to.

[xlr8up]

Final Draft?!

LOL!

Yeah, let's teach 'em to use a crutch like this shitware.

I've written 26 original features, 2 mini-series, 4 pilots, had 7 optioned, landed an agent with ICM and secured two development deals using a very outdated installation of Word Perfect v6.0 for Windows.

Final Draft makes not a better writer nor crew head, but simply sterilizes and detaches writer and revisionist from the creative process through clunky hot-key automation.

TAB, CAPS and Spell Check is all you need.

[Shadowgod707]

Where can I purchase a copy of this software?

[CelosTV]

i learned it hands on..its not really that hard

[dannydanny62]

Thank you so much.

Ben.