HOW TO / Writer:
The film_script workflow in Libreoffice Writer
Before anything, get your first Writer template for screenplays, I offer one here: artreboot.eu/film_script/downloads/
Open it AND THEN save it as a template.
Creating a document (my_screenplay.odt)
1. Create a new document from the template:
File / New / Templates / ... (select it, then right click, and “open”).
2. Save it as my_screenplay.odt. This is your working document, your screenplay. You’ll keep saving it as .odt. Markdown comes into play when exporting (saving a copy as markdown). But your document is in .odt file-format.
3. As you write,
◦ Add an action description: CTRL+0
◦ Add a CHARACTER NAME (for a dialogue) CTRL+3
◦ Add a parenthetical: CTRL+4
◦ add dialogue text: CTRL+5
4. To “export” it to Markdown, you go: “File -> Save a copy -> Markdown”.
Importing an .md file (with film_script_h formatting)
This .md file may have been exported from Writer as in “step 4” above, or from a film sript i formatted .md file, using fsc-convert.
1. Create a new document from the screenwriting template
2. “import” the .md file like this:
TOP MENU: Insert / Content from Document
3. Save it under any name you like.
4. Start writing (as in Step 3 above).
Where do you want to go next?
