It starts on the page
Every film in Mosaic began as a document nobody was waiting for. Here are the tools we actually use, and the screenplays worth reading twice.
Write it somewhere good
A free, industry-standard formatted template for Google Docs. No subscription required — just make a copy and start writing.
Make a copyScript + full pre-production suite.
Real-time co-writing in the browser.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Pro standard.
Outlining, beat boards, and drafts in one place.
The industry default.
Plain-text Fountain writing for Mac.
The open markup format — write a screenplay in any text editor.
Free, open-source Fountain editor for macOS.
Screenplays worth studying
Five Academy Award–winning features you can read in full, and five Oscar-winning shorts to watch with a notebook open. Links go to the publishers and filmmakers hosting them.
- Read →Parasite (2019)Bong Joon Ho & Han Jin-wonBest Original Screenplay
- Read →Moonlight (2016)Barry Jenkins & Tarell Alvin McCraneyBest Adapted Screenplay
- Read →Get Out (2017)Jordan PeeleBest Original Screenplay
- Read →Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Daniel Kwan & Daniel ScheinertBest Original Screenplay
- Read →Spotlight (2015)Josh Singer & Tom McCarthyBest Original Screenplay
- Watch →The Neighbors' Window (2020)Marshall CurryBest Live Action Short
- Watch →Hair Love (2020)Matthew A. CherryBest Animated Short
- Watch →Skin (2019)Guy NattivBest Live Action Short
- Watch →Two Distant Strangers (2021)Travon Free & Martin Desmond RoeBest Live Action Short
- Watch →Curfew (2013)Shawn ChristensenBest Live Action Short