Your No Budget Screenplay, Free Software

    Your No Budget Screenplay, Free Software

    There are any number of books that teach the basics of formatting a screenplay.  There are many very good software programs that will aid you.  If you can afford Final Draft then by all means buy it.  If you have absolutely no money to spend then I would like to offer you advice on three software programs that are free and will get the job done.
    The first of these three programs is a very good online service named Scripped.
Sign up for Scripped and you will be able to write, edit and save your script online at the Scripped site.  Later when your script is finished you can even register it there for a small yearly fee.  This site allows you to transfer the finished file to your computer and print it if you wish.  It’s a solid site and the screenwriting program itself is pretty solid.  Try Scripped especially if you are one of those people who are worried about losing your work.  It is saved online and I personally have partial scripts saved there for over a year. It does not work well with every browser, but I use Firefox and it has never crashed.
    The second program is called Celtx.  It has a full version that can be used for full film production.  The free version of Celtx has a great little screen writing program.  There is nothing fancy about it, but it will get you from beginning to end.  For about twenty dollars more you can upgrade the program.  (Note: At the moment there is a holiday sale on this program, you can get the full version for 9.99)
    The third program is named Roughdraft, if you have trouble finding it just google Roughdraft software.  It is a bare bones basic program.  Once I got the hang of it I have to admit that it is my favorite of the programs largely due to the fact that it is so basic.  This program never gets in the way of itself.
    There are many other free programs and templates available for word perfect.  You can get basic instructions on how to create a screenplay template at any number of sites if you do not wish to download a template or free software.  Your options are many and when it comes to creating your no budget screenplay I believe that the best place to start is with free software.

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