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Rob van dam · Apr 6, 2005, 07:13 AM

I was wondering what you folks thought of apple branded screenwriting software.I personally used word and now pages since i cannot afford the $480 for final draft.Wasnt there an app with the code name Author that they were working on.Do you think that this would be a suitable avenue for them consider since macs are used widesapread in the filmbbiz.

Randman · Apr 6, 2005, 07:22 AM

There's a good Pages template floating around for screenwriting. Very nice.

There's been a few threads on various programs and what people use. Did you check those?

Rob van dam · Apr 6, 2005, 07:25 AM

which template is it? cause i just use the blank one.can u provide the link to the list please.never heard about it.

Randman · Apr 6, 2005, 07:27 AM

Here.

ManOfSteal · Apr 6, 2005, 07:33 AM

Here is the 'NN thread on the "Screenplay" Pages template...

Randman · Apr 6, 2005, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Here is the 'NN thread on the "Screenplay" Pages template...

The one from iWork looks a little more polished. Maybe it's the same one just tweaked.

Rob van dam · Apr 6, 2005, 08:06 AM

cool i couldnt find screenshots from the iworks community feedback. you think its worth sending feedback to apple about creating one.

Rob van dam · Apr 6, 2005, 07:36 PM

thanks for the help guys

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 6, 2005, 10:55 PM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
cool i couldnt find screenshots from the iworks community feedback. you think its worth sending feedback to apple about creating one.

Already sent Jobs an Email telling him to make one that ships with the app. Still, Final Draft is better.

Rob van dam · Apr 6, 2005, 11:10 PM

yeah but at 480 dollars australian.Thats way out of my reach. Did u really email him. wasnt there an app apple was working on called author. that would be a cool name for screenwriting app.

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 7, 2005, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
yeah but at 480 dollars australian.Thats way out of my reach. Did u really email him. wasnt there an app apple was working on called author. that would be a cool name for screenwriting app.

Well, think of it this way. If you're serious about making a living from writing isn't $480 a small investment? Yes, I Emailed him but he gets so many Emails so anything can happen. I basically said that many writers use Macs so why not include a professional template if the Mac is supposed to be geared towards media content production.

Chuckit · Apr 7, 2005, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by Rob van dam:
wasnt there an app apple was working on called author. that would be a cool name for screenwriting app.

It would be an equally cool name for, say, a word processor.

I find it very doubtful Apple would explicitly get into the screenwriting market. It's just not that big a niche.

Rob van dam · Apr 7, 2005, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by RonnieoftheRose:
Well, think of it this way. If you're serious about making a living from writing isn't $480 a small investment? Yes, I Emailed him but he gets so many Emails so anything can happen. I basically said that many writers use Macs so why not include a professional template if the Mac is supposed to be geared towards media content production.

i agree.Im not sure how things are in the states.But with he trememdous amount of lack of work in the biz down under and working a second job to make a living $480 is a bit of stretch.

by the way whats jobs actually email address.

Rob van dam · Apr 7, 2005, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by Chuckit:
It would be an equally cool name for, say, a word processor.

I find it very doubtful Apple would explicitly get into the screenwriting market. It's just not that big a niche.

yeah its not that big but it would be cool. call it author and have one of those old feather with ink icons in the dock.

Randman · Apr 7, 2005, 05:58 AM

You mean as opposed to pages and the pen dipped in the inkwell? A script writing app is too limited. You won't see anything like that from Apple with Pages.

Rob van dam · Apr 7, 2005, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
You mean as opposed to pages and the pen dipped in the inkwell? A script writing app is too limited. You won't see anything like that from Apple with Pages.

or a feather would be cool. ohhh well its an idea though. i guess ure right theyll probably never make it.

brettcamp · Apr 9, 2005, 07:12 PM

I don't have Pages yet, but I'd like to see a good playwriting template. I found one in MS Word, but I'd rather not use word unless I have to. couldn't find one for appleworks.

Randman · Apr 10, 2005, 01:28 AM

Originally posted by brettcamp:
I don't have Pages yet, but I'd like to see a good playwriting template.

Look at my first post in this thread near the top.