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About Anthony T. Carter
Expertise
I am an active screenwriter/playwright/lyricist, director, and scenic designer...so I can answer questions in those areas. I write in the genres of serio-comedy, farce, satire, drama.

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I am a playwright in residence for a few local theatres in my town. I have also written an produced a few screenplays and have written and produced a television pilot.

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Method Machine (Playwright in Residence) Nuts and Bolts (Improv Story Editor) Associate Member of the Dramatist Guild of America Radworks (Associate Artist) Royal Autumn Entertainment (Founder)

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Reaping Folk (2006) The Nutty and the Profound (2007)

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B.A. Theatre Arts, Nazareth College of Rochester 2007

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Nazareth College of Rochester Method Lab Nuts and Bolts Radworks Wilson Magnet High School

 
   

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Writing Plays/Screenwriting - Questions on finding a screenwriting software program


Expert: Anthony T. Carter - 7/4/2009

Question
Hello Anthony.

I'm an aspiring screenwriter. I have a screenwriter software program called,
Movie Magic Screenwriter and it's great, however, I noticed that it does not
show me how to create outlines for my prospective screenplays and I know
how important outlines are, they're like the frame of a house, without it, the
house will collapse. Years ago, I attended college and during my computer
lab, I came across a software program that showed me how to create an
outline. All it did was asked me countless of questions about my story idea.
The questions were quite engaging and psychological, and at the end, it
created an outline for me! It was fantastic! I wrote down the name of the
software program on a piece of paper, only to lose it! Ever since then, I've
been trying to locate it or find another similar program.

1. What are some of the screenwriting software programs that show you how
to write outlines by asking you a series of questions?

2. Are there any screenwriting software programs that show you how to write
both outlines and screenplays?


Best regards,

Julian

Answer
Okay, I will say right off the bat, that I don't know which program you mean. I use Final Draft. And as for outlining or story building...Final Draft's website has a few links.

http://finaldraft.com/writers-resources/tips-and-articles.php

As for personally, I just make a bullet list outline of what happens in my script, usually scene by scene or moment.

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