Film school scripts and thesis chapters deserve real version control — not duplicated filenames and vague “v2” attachments. Verified students and educators get 50% off Pro after beta. Plot handles screenplay format; Canvas extends the same substrate to long-form academic work.
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MAYA (30s) sits alone, laptop open — three empty cups, one story that refuses to land.
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What if the ending was the setup? — Inkwell ghost text suggests the end of the line as you type. Press Right Arrow to accept the suggestion, Escape to dismiss it.
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Screenplay element types in Plot
Tab cycles screenplay element types; Fountain stays under the hood for portability. You learn structure by writing — scene headings, action, dialogue — not by fighting markup or a format menu.
Critique rounds are the core student workflow. Freeze the pre-workshop draft, apply notes, diff for your revision memo or advisor check-in — exact change, not “I reworked the second act.” When an assignment allows AI, skills propose edits students accept or reject in the draft, so instructors grade the screenplay a student kept — not a chat transcript on the side.
After beta, verified students and educators receive 50% off Pro with an institutional email. Educators running cohort workshops should contact us for classroom patterns on Team.
Inkwell — workshop critique is version control training — save points teach the same history model professional rooms use, without the industry price tag.
The three primitives that do the heavy lifting in this workflow.
Assignments that require industry screenplay format — without a $200 license before you have a credit. Export PDF or FDX for submission; history for your portfolio.
Long-form academic work on the same save-point model when Canvas early access opens — chapter structure, advisor diffs, markdown export for committee handoff.
Workshop cohorts align on save-point naming — pre-critique and post-critique — so peer feedback references the same baseline everyone diffed against.
Skills and diffs run on your draft — nothing lands until you accept it. Every accepted change can become a save point.
The rhythm film school and MFA workshops repeat every two weeks.
Freeze what the room will read; keep writing on main only after critique if policy allows.
Apply feedback on the draft; comment threads on specific scenes or paragraphs.
Diff against pre-workshop for your revision memo or instructor check-in.
Export milestone snapshots for portfolio or grade submission with clear history.
Migration, granularity, pricing, and feature status — the concrete questions buyers raise before they switch.
Email education@inkwell.software from your institutional address (.edu or equivalent). We verify student and educator status manually during beta — the discount applies to Pro after beta.
You control exports and sharing. Save points help you document revision for grading — export diffs or milestone PDFs you choose to submit. Inkwell does not auto-share history with instructors unless your institution sets up a Team workspace with explicit permissions.
When a course permits AI, Inkwell skills propose edits as a reviewable diff the student accepts or rejects inside the draft — not a paste from a chat window. Instructors grade the screenplay the student kept and can ask for the save-point history that shows what changed and when.
No for daily writing — Tab cycles element types and the editor formats as you go. Fountain is the portable file format under the hood; learning raw Fountain is optional and useful for git-oriented workflows, not a prerequisite.
Canvas is in development. Students on Pro or Team will receive early access when it opens. Until then, Plot covers screenplay coursework; use save points and export for any long-form experiments you run in beta.
Working screenwriters
The draft is structured data from the first keystroke
Read the guide →Novelists & long-form writers
Chapters as structure — revisions you can navigate
Read the guide →Researchers & technical writers
Citations, structure, and history — not one undiffable blob
Read the guide →Full editor, save points, and AI skill passes — real version control for your drafts.
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