Movie Outline 3

I am using Movie Outline for everything but typing the actual script. The format of the screenplay is far too complicated for a novice. If one has actual formatting and computer skills, it is easier to just type the script. As for all the other parts of Movie Outline -- Character development, Notes, Outline, submitting and registering the script, the MO Guide, etc. -- I like it very much and am using the MO 3 for those purposes. I am a novice at writing screenplays and I needed all the assistance I could get. I believe MO 3 does that. I just don't use it for formatting my screenplay.

I have owned Movie Outline from nearly its inception - 1.0, 2.0 and now 3.0. I have upgraded every time the company released a newer version. With the 3.0 version, which I purchased a year ago, I found there was no other writing software I needed so I sold all of mine -- Dramatica, Final Draft, Story View -- the Truby stuff, etc.

With Movie Outline 3.0 you have EVERYTHING you need to write an excellent screenplay WITH EASE, STEP BY STEP. The step-outlining is a precise way to create a screenplay using step by step construction. It is also fantastic way to LEARN how excellent films are written and created through the process of deconstruction.

Movie Outline 3.0 provides an excellent platform for doing this using blockbuster films and very successful films with the entire film laid out according to scene, structure and turning points.

If you are attempting to write a film like "Die Hard," for example, Movie Outline 3.0 has deconstructed the entire film, scene by scene, plot point by plot point, act by act so you can lay out your screenplay side by side to see how it is progressing. If you have too much in Act I, it will show in a second.

This step by step deconstruction is, by iself, a fantastic way to see exactly what you have in your film -- what you don't have and how to fix it at a glance.

Movie Outline 3.0 also comes with all of the other essentials other writing software programs offer -- spell check, thesaurus, interfacing within different sections, collating, keeping notes together, etc --

BUT, it has a built in module that allows so much more than the essentials -- for example, one can have an interview with the characters during the developmental stage and then if you want to see what is said to whom later on, you can have the module display and isolate dialogue between any two characters anywhere it is written.

A FeelFactor feature the software offes allows you to see the tension of your film in graphic display, step by step or scene by scene -- if the tension falls flat, you will see it in a heart beat and can fix it.

Movie Outline 3.0 keeps track of everything -- It has a script writing tool as well. When you are ready to write your script, you can toggle back and forth between your notes, characters, outline and any other feature in the software and put together your script.

Movie Outline offers PURE EASE in the construction of your finished screenplay step by step.

It also exports cross-platform keeping your script and formatting intact -- to Mac or PDF, etc without having to do any reformatting.

Now, perhaps you can understand why I sold nearly all of my other screenwriting, outlining, character developing software. MOVIE OUTLINE 3.0 has it ALL in one program.

Erik Sonne

I've been using Movie Outline for a few months now and am so pleased I made the switch from Final Draft. The software is well designed and intuitive, making it easy to plan my script scene by scene and keep track of all my notes. I'm a big one for lists when writing and rewriting and thankfully this software catered to my needs. Rather than having post-its all over the place I can now collate all my ideas for the story and characters into one place while I'm working on the script. The auto-formatting works with tab and enter shortcuts (like FD) so you don't have to worry about the layout as you type. I haven't used the FeelFactor graphs yet which allow you to track the highs and lows of elements such as tension, scares and romance etc but plan to do so once I get the feedback on my last script and dive in for the rewrite. I did however use the character development tools a great deal to flesh out the main parts and their arcs throughout the story. I've only had to contact technical support once when I needed to reactivate my machine after a lighting strike and they were very helpful and prompt with their reply. All in all a great package with everything I need and more yet to discover.

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