June 2012
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albuspercivaldumbledore-deactiv asked: hey celtx! do you have a word count feature?
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Anonymous asked: I came up with an idea for a show. I will not be specific other than to say that most of the characters are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. How can I make sure that the show does not revolve solely around LGBT issues? After all, LGBT peoples' lives are not just influenced by their sexualities and gender identities. How do I create a balance?
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Anonymous asked: ¿Are you going to develop Celtx Shots for Android? I´m an Android tablet user and I am really expecting that.
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Chris Is Abed Now: Just watched the scene from my... →
Huzzah! I even get excited listening to a table read of my scripts. I think, “Oh, so this is how Zeus feels!”
chris-is-abed-now:
OH MY GOD I AM SO EXCITED.
They somehow have made it even *more* amazing :D
Oh my Christ :D
I don’t care if no-one shows up today. I was smiling throughout their performance and that was only a rehearsal :D
I nearly cried :P I mean, I’ll never be a...
May 2012
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tomroberts1988 asked: Hi, I am writing a screenplay that has jumps in time, (It starts in the modern time and then jumps back 2 years and then it jumps forward again to present time.) What is the correct way of writing this in a script. Thanks
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Does anyone have a theory about the ending? →
Personally, I like cultivating little mysteries in my life. I could ask Thomas for the answer — I think it does the video respect to instead wonder.
Anonymous asked: is there a way to export more info when i export a master catalog?
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ellisanthonyandysuttonjr asked: How can I depict depict subject matter that is often accused of being trashy or lurid without being sensationalism or melodramatic? In telling my script ideas to people on the web and in real life I was warned against certain using subject matters like out of control teens and sexual infidelity because they are generally portrayed in a shallow manner that seeks to shock people. You once said on...
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theunknownwriter-rises asked: When I finish my script, What can I do to promote it well? If I don't live in the U.S or Europe...?
ellisanthonyandysuttonjr asked: Would it be a bad idea to make a bogus claim of child abuse the premise of a comedy plot? I came up with such an idea. My dad told me that such subject matter would be poorly received if played comically. Although, I kind of disagree because there was an episode of Family Guy where Meg pretended that Stewie was her baby and this led to him getting taken my Children's Services. I also want...
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Anonymous asked: I am working on a screenplay; sometimes on my laptop, sometimes on my tablet. When on the laptop, using the desktop app, I click Services > Save to Celtx, I see a list of my projects so I can select the current one and save the updated version. I created this project May 7 and have updated it many, many times, but the "Modified" column on the "save to Celtx" form still shows...
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ellisanthonyandysuttonjr asked: Is it a bad idea to make a teen-targeted piece of media dark in tone on the grounds that teens have enough to deal with? My dad said that if I write something about teens and targeted towards teens, I shouldn't be too dark in tone. The reason being that teens already have enough bad tings in their lives and hardships and struggles and challenges and they would be alienated by a show or book...
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ellisanthonyandysuttonjr asked: I have a question about narration. I know that in a screenplay narration should be kept as minimal as possible and should add to the story without telling the audience things they can already see. How do I format narration in a script and how do I combine it with the actions I'm writing?
