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 the screenplay here.
A real screenplay editor inside Mosaic. Type and the format follows. The page count is the page count — the same pages your readers see and the same pages that print. Export a proper PDF, Fountain or Final Draft file whenever you want it. Your first two screenplays are free.
- · Guided mode labels every element and tells you what to press next.
- · Scene navigator, live page and word count, and a true page view.
- · Autosave that survives a dropped connection. Nothing is ever overwritten.
- · No AI. Not a word of it. The writing is yours.
Why you might not want it: it's built for desktop and tablet, production revision workflow is still coming, and if your team lives in Final Draft you may prefer to stay there. Import and export both work, so you can try it without committing.
Other tools worth knowing
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

