Celtx Open Source Screenriting Beginner's Guide [Paperback]

Celtx won't write your script for you, but it will ensure it has the format and features demanded by the film industry. Learn to use Celtx along with insider secrets of screenwriting and script-marketing into the bargain.

Overview

• An illustrative guide to writing and formatting professional scripts and screenplays in the only way acceptable to Hollywood producers and agents.
• Work with all the powerful tools of Celtx to come up with brilliant scripts for films, documentaries, stage plays, even comic book scripts
• Master other pre-production planning features including storyboarding, scheduling, and casting
• Maximize the power of Celtx with helpful tips about both the software and how to sell your completed work
• Part of Packt's beginner's guide series  pratical, simple, and illustrative

What you will learn from this book

• Obtain and install Celtx and get started with it
• Get acquainted with all the writing features of Celtx
• Work with tools to organize your writing prowess
• Learn how to write a brilliant feature movie
• Write gripping documentaries and other audio-visual projects
• Learn how to present excellent stage plays, podcasts, comic books, and other great scripts
• Market your scripts so that they reach the right people and you get due credit

Approach

This is a beginner's guide  a hand-holding fun ride with step-by-step instructions and illustrative screenshots

Who this book is written for

If you want to write a professional script or screenplay using the open source tool Celtx, this book is for you. You need not have any previous knowledge of Celtx or any other writing software.

In Detail

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