per Lus Martins (@ ChernoAlpha42)
Hollywood scripts have a traditional format and are always very similar to each other. This is based on maintaining a standard throughout the industry. The sheets, for example, have several blanks, which allows filmmakers and actors to make notes.
But this model does not help anyone who wants to read on a screen, especially on a small one like the iPhone. Most of the works available are in PDF, so the page occupies the entire screen and the letters are very small, and it sucks to have to keep zooming and focusing on different parts of the text all the time. Anyway, a cell phone is not the best way to read a text like that.
The app proposal Weekend Read improve that experience.
Its main function is to adapt the text to the limited space. The app adjusts the file so that the words are a good size and well distributed, similar to an ebook. Several formats are compatible with this function: PDF, Fountain, Final Draft, TXT and Markdown. Most of the time the formatting works very well, but if you want to check the original file there is a button in the corner of the screen that allows you to quickly change the viewing style. In addition, you can choose the fonts, their size and activate a night mode.
There is also the option of highlighting characters from the film, so it’s easier to focus on one specific. And a scroll bar allows you to navigate the pages with ease.
To add a library script, the user can choose to import directly from Dropbox, from an email or via a copied URL. Natively, the app also offers several popular movie scripts quickly and easily.
The free Weekend Read; there is a paid version ($ 10), but at no time does the basic app seem incomplete. Some users may think the upgrade is worthwhile, but the developer Quote-Unquote Apps is not appealing with advertisements or orders forcing the purchase. At features unlocked for ten dollars only: iCloud synchronization, storage of more than four scripts at a time and highlight more than one character.
Both the usual cinematographic readers and the novices (and even those who intend to start) can enjoy the Weekend Read. If you would like to read scripts on the iPhone, there is no reason to stop at least testing the application.
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Tip: who still doesn't know where to pick up scripts can get a little lost. The website Go Into The Story has a page with more than 100 free and legal works to download. a great starting point (in addition to the easy-to-access routes within the app). There are several films of many genres and styles. There is even available “Steve Jobs” the 2015 film, written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Michael Fassbender.
(I recommend downloading all files that interest you, as stadiums can take them off the air without warning.)
