Tip: Remote Screenwriting

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Celtx screenwriting software
http://celtx.com/index.html

Fade In screenwriting software
http://www.fadeinpro.com/

Dropbox online storage
https://www.dropbox.com/

Prolost: Screenplay Markdown Lives!
http://prolost.com/spmdlives

DV Rebel's Guide
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321413644/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=t...

Screenplain
http://screenplain.appspot.com/

Test Script:

INT. SMALLISH APARTMENT - DAY

A tall and lanky SCOTT EGGLESTON (40s), sits at a cluttered countertop feverishly pecking away at his laptop. A small cell phone with a cracked screen sits next to the computer.

The phone vibrates and begins a slow creep toward the edge of the countertop. It falls and is caught in mid-air by a bony hand.

SCOTT
(into phone)
Yello! No, I'm not here. Call me back and leave a voicemail, k? I'm right in the middle of something.

The phone hits the counter with a crack. The typing resumes.

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[shapeworkstudios1]

I love celtex

[jackmcmorrow]

@alansolis751 I guess you can use Google Docs, but sometimes you want to share other files (maybe images, stills and whatnot). And, since with Dropbox you can keep the file updated as you save it in your PC, maybe it's not a bad idea to use db.

[Trethero]

hey, an even better screen writing software is

Adobe Story - and its even FREE! and its online as well, it saves your scripts on a cloud.

you can download the full client free to! it saves it on your computer until you plug it into the internet.

you can collaborate with someone across the world with the browser client.

all you need to do is create an adobe account and it makes you aloud to use adobe story in browser wherever you are. just sign in and your work is there.

its absolutely great

[hwugh1]

@ippky Then it looks "right" when viewed in my browser-Firefox. However if you use the browser to save the "page" as a txt file and then open the txt file with notepad, it goes wonky again. IE: some of the letters which were captialized are now lowercase and vice versa....

[ippky]

You can export it as HTML out from Celtx.

[EdEditz]

Very usefull video! I downloaded Celtx and am using it now. It's great. Really easy to use and intuitive.

[fallg51]

Spending a bit I use Final Draft ($99 or student copy for $49, MAC or PC), Dropbox (Free), and Screenplay (iPhone or Android App for $5) for my on the go set up. Works great.

[alansolis751]

Is there any specific reason you use Dropbox? i have a Google account and have found Google Docs extremely useful to be able to save and edit all kinds of files wherever i can go online as well as keep different schedules on Google Calendar and obviously Gmail is great. Because i do like having everything in one place; would it make any difference if i used my Google account as opposed to Dropbox?

[TheGoodBadBringers]

Nice Broseph!!

[BassRockSet]

Its an awesome program. We are using it in my film class.