Today I've upgraded from FD 9 to 12. I am excited about working with the beat board as I like to write from a set of images. I see it can also import those images into the script. I would love to see my scripts laden with images, but I have two questions.
1. Is the industry changing to accept images within the script? Or is that still a taboo as it (presumably) ruins the one page is one minute rule?
2. How useful do other writers find the beat board to be in real life?
Any thoughts welcome.
2 people like this
Images are for pitch decks and lookbooks. Script pages - all of them - are for words.
1 person likes this
Actually, you can just create a pitch deck or visual bible from the beat board! Everything is right there (outline, etc.). You've basically done all the work in FD12. You have an outline, beat board (for a visual bible), and a script when you've finished.
Ah ok - thanks very much for the clarifications everyone.
There's no substitute for good writing...and even good writing can't make up if there's no story...
4 people like this
While I find the beat board really clumsy in Final Draft, I use it to lay all the story structure out so anyone on the production can reference it.
I have illustrations on the front of most of my scripts but not the internal pages.
Only script I've ever had forwarded on to me by another producer was one that had images inserted that said producer thought was really cool.
It's an art form. It's subject. You have to get past that and just do you. Creating in fear is a great way to self sabotage and it's why most aspiring screenwriters are failing.
2 people like this
CJ Walley Good comment about just doing you. Well, I have been writing with numbered images in a folder which match the scenes. From now on I'll make two versions of the script, just words and the image version. I am a 3d animator, so I can take a frame and put it in the script now. Easy. :)