Final Draft also includes features that allow
writing partners to collaborate—even on different
screens.
The next figure shows a few of the program’s
other features. The Navigator Window shows
every scene in the script. Scenes can be sorted
by number, location, or page color.
The Scene Properties box (on top of the
Navigator Window) includes essential information
and allows you to summarize the content of the
screen. These boxes can be viewed collectively,
either as an outline or as a group of index cards.
This is especially useful because the index
card view presents an outline of the entire story.
In professional scripts each revision is assigned
a different page color. Pages 21–23, for example,
might go from white to blue to green colored paper
as they are repeatedly revised. Notice the green
tint on page 21, to match the script revision code.
On this view, you can drag scene cards to
different locations and the script will automatically
adjust scene order to match. Since fiction scripts
depend so heavily on their dramatic structures,
the ability to try different scene orders is
amazingly valuable.
Final Draft AV
The audiovisual (AV) version of Final Draft is
intended for scripts of commercials, documentaries,
training programs, and other videos requiring
a two-column layout. It is especially convenient
because nonfiction videos use so many different
formats and conventions, and because they are
typically difficult to lay out.
The Navigator Window and Scene Properties box.
(Final Draft)
The first page of an AV script.
(Final Draft)
Scene properties boxes assembled.
(Final Draft)
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