Tony, you wrote:
"Anyhow, I spent my Stimulus Money to buy an Apple Laptop to use to publish my book, and to make or sell my movie script, but I do not know how to use it and I do not have the right programs on it, and also I need to get a wireless router, I am using a 20 year old dsl for my internet connection on a 20 year old HP computer."
Clearly, the Apple laptop was a mistake, but it doesn't have to be permanent.
1) What software do you need/want to use?
2) What aspects of using it do you not currently understand?
Thanks Josh.
My first goals are to be able to share my movie script that I already wrote, and to be able to publish my poetry book with Barnes and Noble. So, I need some type of word processor to put the script onto the computer, and then some program to send it, and then to be able to share it. And I need to be able to put my poetry book onto the computer, and then I need to be able to publish my poetry book with Barnes and Noble.
Chapman film school said that the programs to make movies are...
Final Draft Pro - Screenwriting
Entertainment Partners Movie Magic - Budgeting and Scheduling
Adobe Premier, Avid Media Composer, Black Magic, Davinci Resolve - Editing
Avid Pro Tools - Sound Design
Mac Pages, PDF - To Publish with Barnes and Noble
Those are what the film students are using at Chapman film school.
The studio pros are all using Final Draft Pro for Screenwriting.
I was thinking about going to the film school and hiring a tutor to help me. I feel so silly, owning this Apple is like owning a beautiful bicycle and not knowing how to ride a bicycle. I want to learn how to use this computer, and my script and my poetry book are like money in the bank I just need to share my script to get it made, and publish my book.
And I had dreams of sitting around with a team eating pizza writing stuff, and I would like to find a girlfriend who wants to write with me, and we can produce, and publish, etc.
I saved my money for a long time and then used all of the stimulus on my Apple lap top, and I need to learn how to use it, and I need to get the right programs put onto it. It is like learning how to ride a bicycle.
Salute,
Tony V.
For learning about your Mac, I recommend a trip to the Anaheim Public Library.
When there, ask about Digitallearn.org - they have training for you in the MacOS and should be able to bring you up to speed with it.
They also have access to all the CourseRA courses, for other subjects.
What format is your script in, currently?
Libreoffice works on both PC and Mac systems and it's free.
Failing that, if you send it to me, I can turn it into something Mac Pages can read.
The same applies to your poetry book.
Apple Mail should work for you to be able to send it, whether to me or elsewhere.
[email protected] is my email address.
Final Draft 12 has a free trial copy you can download and experiment with. It's good for 30 days. There is a set of 48 training videos for Final Draft 12, free on YouTube, if you want them.
I'm going to suggest we stop there for the moment - you don't need the budgeting or film editing software at this stage. Let's see about your getting your Mac Legs under you and your script and book into useful formats for you, while you learn to use Final Draft 12.
You and I can discuss how to get your hands on your own copy of that software between now and when your trial copy expires.
Okay?
