Domain Name Com's Software Hollywood Screenwriter

Software Hollywood Screenwriter

Domain Name Com's - Software : Hollywood Screenwriter

- Be Aware. Be Very Aware!

I returned this item because the manufacturer takes great pains to keep secret the fact that the application will not work unless you insert the CD every time you start the program. Not every time you want to install or modify the program, every time you want to use it.

Aside from the ethical questions this raises, it is infuriatingly inconvenient. The fact that this "feature" is nowhere mentioned on the packaging or in the company's advertising -- perhaps because no one would buy it if they knew? -- made me wonder what other surprises await the customer. I decided not to find out.

If you are a serious writer, you could create your own screenwriting template in a word processing application for free in a fraction of the time you will eventually spend fetching the CD, inserting the CD, waiting for the program to recognize the CD, removing the CD and filing the CD every single time you want to use this program.

Rating:

- Very good, reasonably priced product
OK, since we're corresponding here, I'll respond by saying I'm a professional filmmaker, and have actually used this software and bothered to figure out how to use it (all software involves a learning curve)

It's unfortunate that the neophyte M. Sindy Felin bashes this product. Among other baseless complaints, it's EASY to share scripts written with this product, if you save them to rich text format, which most writers DO ANYWAY because it's a common format that can be shared between different programs, including Microsoft Word.

So, M. Sindy, just click 'save as,' and then choose rich text format, which is simply a .txt document with formatting.

As for customer support, it's been great. The value of the help and support I've received far exceeds what I paid for the product in the first place.

The only reason I dock this a star is that, as noted by others, it's not convenient to insert the CD every time to boot the software, but it's really not that big a deal.

If you want a perfectly fine, basic scriptwriting software, that's intuitive and easy to use, this is it. I haven't used any of the other far-more-expensive programs, so I can't comment on the value of their bells 'n whistles.

Rating:

- An opinion on Hollywood Screenwriter
Briefly I would say that this product is worth the price, and it seems easy enough to follow the format. Although I have not needed any assistance at this time, an important part of using this product will be the technical support.

Rating:

- Very serviceable
One must remember what this product is... This is the equivalent to the ultra low budget film (<$1M). This will get the job done -- the quality of the script remains in the writer not the format.

If you're selling your Titantic to Paramount -- don't use this software. The only reason format really matters in screenwriting is for 'selective elimination'. There are simply too many scripts to be read out there... they drastically reduce headcount on format alone.

That being said... If you are a small time filmmaker and you aren't uptight about "how things have to be" than this will work fine for you. This is also a much better option for those who have a moral compass and do not like stealing more expensive software. Just use the cheaper alternative because guess why -- it works.

I'm glad to see tech services defneding their product -- the assault is not valid.

Rating:

- Response to M. Sindy Felin's Review
My name is Richard McClelland and I am the manager of Write Brothers Technical Support. I would like to take the time to respond M. Sindy Felin's harsh and inaccurate review of Hollywood Screenwriter.

Also, I am rating our product at 3 stars because I do not think it would be proper for me to rate it in a way that would affect the average rating.

First time I noticed a problem was when I tried to email my script to a friend for comments - you can't. Unless the other person has Hollywood Screenwriter, they won't be able to open it. The program doesn't even allow you to cut your text into a Word document (or any other application for that matter.)

ANSWER
You can copy or paste into other programs now and you could always save as an RTF file. Which would allow you to share your script.

Secondly, the top and bottom margins were set at 1.5 inches so for several weeks I thought my script was much longer than it actually was. The margins are easily corrected, but still, 1 inch is proper industry format - they should know that.

ANSWER
This has been corrected in all of the available formats.

Third, the spacing between scene headings is incorrect. Proper industry format says three spaces, this program gives you two. I had to go in and hit a hard return at the beginning of every scene heading in a hundred page script - very annoying.

ANSWER
Actually the program has always given you several different formats of screenplay to use, including one that gives you triple spaces.

Fourth, you can not incorporate a (beat) into the dialogue. As soon as you type a parantheses, the program thinks its acting instructions and formats whatever is in the () accordingly. On the online FAQ they recognize this problem and say to use [] or {} for beats!!! That's great, try to break into the business by having your script look different than other professional scripts. I don't think so. I makes me wonder what other formatting stlyle is incorrect.

ANSWER
By Holding the Control Key while typing the Parenthesis it will place it in your dialogue.

Finally, and this is a doozy, at any point you can go and try to open a script you've been working on forever and find that it isn't there. The program gives an Error 32, whatever that means, and opens up what it calls your script but is actually one blank page. The company's online help has an update you can download to fix this problem and after the download, you'll supposedly be able to recover your script. Didn't work for me. I opened an older version I had and then re-did my work to the best of my memory. Now, this morning, I popped the CD in and...nothing. The program won't open at all.

The Error 32 is absolutely fixed in the current version that is shipping, so this should not be a problem. If it did not work for this user, than more than likely the update was not installed correctly.

Most of these Reviewer's complaints could of been resolved with call to Technical Support or by simply spending some time exploring the program.

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