Final Draft AV = other alternatives? at DVinfo.net

Tyson Persall · October 24th, 2007, 05:00 PM

Are there any alternative programs to Final Draft AV other than manually making dual collumns in MS word yourself?
For Audio Video scripts i mean... not regular scripts.

Eric Darling · October 24th, 2007, 09:07 PM

There is the Script Werks template for MS Word - haven't used it personally, but a friend of mine reports that it works well for him.
http://www.videouniversity.com/scriptwx/swerx.shtml

Then, there's Movie Magic Screenwriter, but that's probably not quite what you have in mind since it competes directly against Final Draft - not the AV version.
http://www.screenplay.com/products/mms/index.htm

Personally, I think that Final Draft AV, for its shortcomings, is still the best option out there for folks who just want two columns to work right.

Cole McDonald · October 25th, 2007, 03:28 PM

I believe CELTX will do that layout:

http://www.celtx.com

A/V script will print out that way when you go to the typeset tab at the bottom.

They have a sample A/V script that shows this specific thing when you go to the typeset for it.

Eric Darling · October 25th, 2007, 05:39 PM

Wow, Cole! I had never heard of Celtx. Thanks for posting that. It is much more intuitive to me than anything else I've used. Best of all, it's free!

Cole McDonald · October 26th, 2007, 12:06 AM

free is good...and it's cross platform and they have an online component which allows you to work cooperatively with folks from whereever in the world they happen to be. My production company has folks (specifically my AD, writer and script supe) who live 80+ miles away...so we can work on the script with Celtx and Skype (free Skype to Skype long distance telephony app) without leaving home. My AD and script supe are on windows, the writer and I are Mac folks...we have a linux based guy that works with us as well and we're all covered by it!

October 24th, 2007, 05:00 PM	#1
Tyson Persall Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Hollywood, Atlanta Posts: 437	Final Draft AV = other alternatives? Are there any alternative programs to Final Draft AV other than manually making dual collumns in MS word yourself? For Audio Video scripts i mean... not regular scripts. __________________ Tyson X Last edited by Tyson Persall; October 24th, 2007 at 05:52 PM.

October 25th, 2007, 03:28 PM	#3
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	I believe CELTX will do that layout: http://www.celtx.com A/V script will print out that way when you go to the typeset tab at the bottom. They have a sample A/V script that shows this specific thing when you go to the typeset for it. __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

October 26th, 2007, 12:06 AM	#5
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	free is good...and it's cross platform and they have an online component which allows you to work cooperatively with folks from whereever in the world they happen to be. My production company has folks (specifically my AD, writer and script supe) who live 80+ miles away...so we can work on the script with Celtx and Skype (free Skype to Skype long distance telephony app) without leaving home. My AD and script supe are on windows, the writer and I are Mac folks...we have a linux based guy that works with us as well and we're all covered by it! __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

October 24th, 2007, 09:07 PM	#2
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	There is the Script Werks template for MS Word - haven't used it personally, but a friend of mine reports that it works well for him. http://www.videouniversity.com/scriptwx/swerx.shtml Then, there's Movie Magic Screenwriter, but that's probably not quite what you have in mind since it competes directly against Final Draft - not the AV version. http://www.screenplay.com/products/mms/index.htm Personally, I think that Final Draft AV, for its shortcomings, is still the best option out there for folks who just want two columns to work right.

October 25th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#4
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	Wow, Cole! I had never heard of Celtx. Thanks for posting that. It is much more intuitive to me than anything else I've used. Best of all, it's free!