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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by Joeboy on Saturday October 31, 2015 @10:41AM (#10482761)
> This looks like a standardization of the way that screenwriting is done

I don't think many people have written scripts in plain text since they stopped using typewriters.

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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by scandox on Saturday October 31, 2015 @12:37PM (#10483167)
Tarantino writes in long hand

http://allwomenstalk.com/interview-with-grindhouse-director-...

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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by omaranto on Saturday October 31, 2015 @01:08PM (#10483281)
So you're saying he's yet another example of a screenwriter who doesn't use plain text computer files for his screenplays?
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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by scandox on Saturday October 31, 2015 @03:00PM (#10483697)
What I'm saying is that the process doesn't matter.
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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by toyg on Saturday October 31, 2015 @08:57PM (#10484949)
I Am Not A Screenwriter, but from what I've seen circulating in fandom over the years, most professionals write plaintext-over-MSWord or plaintext-over-FinalDraft. The result is pretty much just plaintext, once it's printed out (which it will be).
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Re:Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting by Joeboy on Sunday November 01, 2015 @02:45AM (#10485736)
Oh yes, what screenplays look like is very standardized and hasn't changed much for the best part of a century.
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