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TheBigDreamer

Hey Guys,

I was thinking the other day: It would be cool to make a big thread about all different kinds of software that could help us all.
So if you know some film related software, feel free to post it as a comment on this message.
Let me get started:

  • Adobe Story
  • Hitfilm Ultimate
  • Adobe CC

Know any more?
 
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Blender has editing, CG/animation and compositing capabilities.
Audacity is a fairly popular sound editor.
GIMP is a great alternative to PhotoShop for image editing

All three are open source.
 
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You can get a free student license for all autodesk 3d apps.

Autodesk Maya (general 3d)
Autodesk 3ds Max (general 3d)
Autodesk Mudbox (texturing and 3d sculpting)
 
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Scrivener for writing & pre-production planning (don't like Celtx because the free version doesn't support Mac retina screens and I won't buy the paid-for version because I don't like subscription-based software).

PowerPoint for storyboarding. (Keynote works as well, but my collaborators are on Windows machines).

Dropbox for sharing production files.

Movie*Slate app on the iPad to use as a clapper & shot log.

Final Draft 9 for final script creation (tried Fade-In, which is much cheaper, but didn't take to it), plus free FD Reader app on the iPad so I always have a copy of the script with me.

PDF Reader app on the iPad, so I have copies of all the other production docs with me. I prefer using paper copies on set, because it's easy to scribble notes on them, but having backups on the iPad means that, if I forget something, I know I have a copy I can refer to. (We never forget the iPad because it's our clapper and is on the equipment checklist).
 
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I've recently started using Production Minds for all-round-prep. Also love WriterDuet for screenwriting. A friend and I did a screenplay together in WD, writing different scenes while sitting at two adjacent desks, and stopped to discuss and cross-read from time-to-time. Then we did the same for production design, casting and storyboards in PM. Best collaboration experience I had so far (and the script ended up being awesome ;)). We slowly transitioned to pre-production now, while waiting for the funds to come in.
 
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Sony Movie Studio, Sound Forge, Final Draft, Movie Magic Scheduling and Budgeting, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, Boris Fx, Particle Illusion, Video Co-Pilot, and Red Giant.

There is also Sound Soap.

Since I haven't used them in years, I am forgetting Imovie and Final Cut.

And, there is Protools for audio editing.
 
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