There comes a time in a young filmmaker's life when he or she must abide by the traditional methods, set down the camera and devise a plan. In such industry that plan is also called preproduction. I'm sure many of you knew that already. I'm also pretty sure that if your like me you don't like the early process of script writting and storyboarding. However the importance of preproduction will never be undermined in an industry that requires presicion, accuracy and efficacy in an minute to minute basis.

This is where Celtx comes along. An extremely simple, yet efficient program which allows you to write scripts as fast as your imagination can dictate. The program automatically formats the text into script format. Keyboard keys such as Enter and Tab allow you to quickly switch back and forth between scene heading, action and character dialog formats enabling some serious script writting flows. You can also storyboard and sketch set-ups in Celtx using simple graphic elements such as cameras, actors, cars, arrows and even furniture. The program is multi-platform and is free of charge.

Sounds cool right? Well here's my favorite part about Celtx. For $1 a user a month you can have a team create, share, review and edit project files through an online interface which eliminates clutters of separate files or even paper stacks. I am currently experimenting with Celtx with a team of four writters. We rarely see one another but the content we have uploaded to our network gives each of us an immediate feedback on what the other is doing.

I strongly reccomend this program to amatuers and pros alike.

For more information visit www.celtx.com