bp12_Review1_20091115_Plotbot Screenwriting Tool

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Plotbot Collaborative Screenwriting

Web 2.0 Tools
Plotbot

Plotbot is a powerful full-featured Web 2.0 tool for script writing. The reviews on Plotbot were extremely positive, emphasizing Plotbot as a very good script-writing tool for both beginners and experienced writers.
First of all, Plotbot is a stand-alone script-writing tool that formats scripts into industry standards. Plotbot can also take scripts written in word processing programs like Microsoft Word to convert and format scripts into industry standard scripts.
Plotbot is also a collaboration site where screenwriters can invite other screenwriters to edit, write or even add ideas to an existing script, which to my knowledge is the only scriptwriting software that offers this feature. Changes made in the script are tracked with a color-coding system that assigns a color to each of the invited screenwriter’s changes. Changes in the script can always be undone using the revert tab changing the script back to it’s original state.
There are a couple of really brief overviews or tutorials on Youtube but Plot is a very straightforward program that is as simple as using a word processor. Signing up for Plotbot is easy, all you need is a screen name, an email account and a password. When you get your Plotbot account you have the choice of diving into your project or use the option of taking a basic step-by-step tutorial.
Plotbot is all based on the Internet and there is no downloading to your computer. The site is free to use and with the ability to collaborate with others this could be a powerful tool for students working together to develop a script. Plotbot is a Web 2.0 tool for student screenwriters and filmmakers that want to share and work collaboratively.


Reference:

Plotbot, (2009) Retrieved November 14, 2009, from website: http://www.plotbot.com/

Phillips, C (2006) Plotbot collaborative screenwriting, Retrieved November 14, 2009, from

website: http://underdog.typepad.com/wandering_outloud_/2006/06/plotbot_collabo.html

(2009) [Plotbot logo] Retrieved November 14, 2009, from Plotbot website:

http://www.plotbot.com/

1 comments:

ks reyes said...

Thanks for the insight into Plotbot, I am working on developing a spring screening for my students, they will need to develop their own scripts and have them reviewed before beginning their filming. This might be a great tool for that, thanks for putting it out there. With so many to choose from having one that has in-depth insights helps shorten the list.

November 15, 2009 8:43 AM