Script Launcher Guides writers through the basics

With all the amazing filmmaking tools out our disposal (and in our pocket), it’s easy to overlook the importance of the basics…like, how to tell a good story. Fortunately for us, there’s an app for that, and it’s called Syd Field Script Launcher ($7.99). Syd Field is one of the most respected screenwriting teachers of our age. If you’re an aspiring

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Apps

Cut Notes for iPad makes it easy to create… um… cut notes!

One of my responsibilities as a director is to watch lots of rough-cuts, and give change notes to my editor. My producer friends are often busy doing the same. It can be quite time consuming. Thankfully, an app has come along that simplifies the process. Say hello to Cut Notes ($7.99) from Digital Rebellion. This BRILLIANT iPad app has saved me lots of

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A screenshot of a script editing application on a tablet with various scene descriptions and dialogues, perfect for screenwriters.
Apps

Adobe Story lets screenwriters review script notes on iPhone

This app has been removed from the App Store One of the coolest web apps around is Adobe Story. Part of Adobe’s CSLive suite of applications, Story is Adobe’s online screenwriting tool that focuses on collaboration (using modern technologies like metadata). If you’re a screenwriter, its worth taking a look. Now, Adobe has expanded the Adobe Story universe by releasing a new

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Apps

Storyboard Composer HD Arrives for the iPad (and it’s on sale)!

I’ve said it more than once. Storyboard Composer is the reason Hand Held Hollywood was built. Using Storyboard Composer on my iPhone was such a mind-blowing experience, that I wanted to share it with people around the world…and that’s when I decided to create this site.  On a side note, I later learned I was the first person to buy

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A screenshot collage of the mobile app, RunPee, that advises users on optimal times to take bathroom breaks during movies.
Apps

Where did RunPee Run?

Imagine my horror when I discovered that one of the greatest apps to ever grace an iPhone has gone missing from the App Store! RunPee Mobile is the kind of application that filmmakers show off when trying to convince their friends to get a smartphone. In short, RunPee lets you know when it’s safe to run to the bathroom while

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Apps

FDX Reader brings Final Draft Documents to the iPad

No, Final Draft isn’t on the iPad yet… but that doesn’t mean you can’t read your Final Draft screenplays in the meantime. While there are many terrific apps available for reading scripts in the PDF format (i.e., GoodReader, PDF Expert), there’s only ONE app whose primary purpose is to read native Final Draft documents (.FDX) on the iPad. That app

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