Chapter 7. Writing Movies with Celtx

This chapter is what I call the money chapter! A money chapter is the chapter or topic which, when I am standing in a bookstore paging through a book or checking its table of contents on Amazon.com, pushes me into buying the book. Most computer books on a topic of interest will have good stuff in it but there is that one topic that sizzles like a delicious meal just set before you—something that really makes sense and you know you just got to learn how to do.

In these pages, we will use the features of Celtx for outlining and writing an entertainment industry standard feature movie script, short film, or animation—all properly formatted and ready to market. I enthusiastically encourage you to actually start a script of your own and follow along with all the practical, real-world examples. There is no better way to learn and become comfortable with using Celtx.

If you want to write and sell spec scripts, this chapter will be more than exciting. If you are...