Movie Outline 3 is an innovative Screenplay Outlining Application for both the Amateur and Professional Screenwriter, allowing for simple cinematic story planning from scene to scene with flexible reorganization, a customizable color-coded structural overview and simultaneous reference to successful movies of all genres.

By streamlining the creation process of each scene and the outline structure as a whole, Movie Outline 3 gives the Screenwriter the space to think and view the full outline of their story while simultaneously working on individual scenes.

The unique Reference Outline and PowerView features gives the Screenwriter the added advantage of assessing their own structure and story pacing in comparison to successful movies in the same genre via an innovative and customizable color-coded visual display.

Story Tasks allows the Screenwriter to easily manage their ideas and SmartSearch provides the facility to track characters, plot devices and keywords through your entire outline.

FEATURES

Outline View
Creating your outline is easy. Simply write the title and content of your step and use the console to add a new step.

Each time a new step is added, it appears in your Outline List on the right hand side of the screen. You can use the console to navigate steps, delete steps or rearrange your outline.

You can choose the font, size, style and alignment you wish from the toolbar or from the handy right-click Contextual Menu which also has editing and advanced search options. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Script View
Now you can write your entire screenplay with ease by letting Movie Outline 3 automatically format it for you as you type!

Unlike regular word processors, Movie Outline 3 lays out your text to industry standard screenplay format by changing elements (scene heading, action, dialogue etc) as you type or via handy 'Tab and Enter' keyboard shortcuts.

Movie Outline 3 also guesses the next character when typing dialogue and suggests scene headings via Auto-Complete. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Notes View
When writing a screenplay or story you are bound to come up with ideas along the way and Movie Outline 3 can help.

You can write notes or copy and paste portions of text from your outline for each step and store them for future reference. You can also print and export your notes.

To view which steps have notes or script text simply toggle the outline content view via the options menu or toolbar. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Power View
PowerView enables the Screenwriter to view and customize the structure of their story in a color-coded visual manner alongside their selected Reference Outline.

You can save structure templates and choose colors to indicate the various sections of your story, enabling you to gauge your structure against your reference structure.

You can also expand and collapse the content of each step allowing you to view your outline in full or just by step titles. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Step Cards
Organizing your outline is as simple as 1-2-3 with Movie Outline's powerful new Drag 'n Drop index card feature!

Each step is represented by a card which can be color-coded to match PowerView's current structure template and repositioned in your outline by dragging it with your mouse.

You can also resize the cards, expand and collapse their content, change the font and text size, undo/redo any changes you make and navigate your outline with ease. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Feel Factor
A FeelFactor is an element of your story that evokes an emotional or intellectual response in your reader or audience.

Examples are: gore, shock, tension, conflict, action, mystery, comedy etc which can be analyzed through your outline via a visual graph. You can set the level of each FeelFactor for each step and gauge the pacing & development of your story.

You can also isolate factor graphs and simultaneously compare your FeelFactor progression with that of Reference Outlines. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Character Development
Creating three-dimensional characters and developing their story is simple with Movie Outline's Character Profile Wizard.

The Wizard allows you to enter detailed information about each character; including their biography, intended story arc and notes. You can also answer a series of probing interview style questions to further build your character's personality. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

You can define relationships with other characters and their story arc progression step by step throughout your outline.

Story Tasks
When writing a story, there are always bound to be ideas popping up along the way about character arcs, plot points and story objectives - that's where Story Tasks come in!

You can't control when inspiration strikes so this handy feature allows you to make a note of all those ideas and snippets of dialogue without hindering your creative flow.

With Story Tasks you can easily organize your "To Do" list, check/uncheck tasks and never forget a witty line again! [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Dialogue Spotlight
Dialogue Spotlight is a unique tool to help writers create unique voices for their characters and track their dialogue.

While writing your script you can use this handy feature to isolate a specific character's dialogue throughout your screenplay in order to maintain a consistent style of speech and avoid overusing or unintentionally repeating dialogue.

You can also isolate dialogue between two characters and even voice-over, helping you follow the path of narration. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Reference Library
Movie Outline 3 comes with 12 FREE outlines and comprehensive analyses of successful Hollywood Movies which can be viewed simultaneously to your own project for structure comparison.

What's more, you can also export your own outline and script into the library in order to compare multiple versions of your project, helping you track changes and plan rewrites. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Smart Search
SmartSearch is a powerful search facility that works in tandem with PowerView, enabling you to keep track of a character, plot device, keyword or phrase throughout your project.

Simply enter the character name or word you wish to track and if found an icon will appear beside every step that contains it and each occurrence will be highlighted.

This handy feature enables you to see all results in your Outline, Script, Notes and Reference Outline at a glance. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Import/Export
Transferring documents from and to other software is easier than ever with Movie Outline's import and export features.
Save your document in your usual word processor as a text file and Movie Outline 3 will automatically format your script, split it into steps and build character and auto-complete lists.

Export to multiple file formats such as text, rtf, html, PDF and directly into Movie Outline's Reference Library - the Export Wizard will guide you through the many options available.

Spell Check / Thesaurus
Now you can proof your project for presentation with Movie Outline's powerful Spell Check and Thesaurus with over 120,000 entries & definitions and 76,000 synonyms.

Live spell check as you type and right-click on a misspelled word for a list of relevant suggestions and synonyms.

You can also view word definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms of misspelled words and suggestions via the Spell Check window and create your own user dictionary. [ VIEW SCREEN SHOT ]

Windows / Macintosh
Movie Outline 3 project files are identical on Windows® and Macintosh® platforms and documents can be exchanged between both systems without losing any data.

The software's intuitive design and host of features are also identical making it easy for users to switch between platforms and collaborate with writing partners using different systems.