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ScriptBuddy
The first screenwriting tool built specifically for the 119 Minutes Challenge. It knows the rules. It watches the clock. It won't let you fail.
ScriptBuddy is currently in active development. It will live here, on this site, when it's ready. No email required. No signup. Just come back and it'll be here.
What ScriptBuddy Does
Rule Compliance Engine
Type your scene. ScriptBuddy checks it against all eight Flash Card rules in real time. You'll know before you shoot whether you're compliant.
Tₑ / Tᵣ Live Tracker
As you write, the clock runs. ScriptBuddy tracks your elapsed time (Tₑ) and remaining time (Tᵣ) side-by-side so you always know where you are in the formula.
Anomaly Placement Alerts
It knows when Anomaly 1 and Anomaly 2 are due. It tells you. It reminds you. It won't let you forget.
Intermission Lockdown
When you hit 59:30, ScriptBuddy locks an intermission block of exactly 119 seconds. Marty has gone to pee. The Muzak plays. You don't cut early.
Final Act Trim Assist
If your runtime is running long, the tool identifies trim candidates in the 107:00–117:00 window — breath moments before the sacred gag. The last two minutes are untouchable.
Export to Fountain / FDX
Write in ScriptBuddy, export as Fountain or Final Draft XML. All formatting preserved. Ready to shoot.
Why We're Building This
The 119 Minutes Challenge has a lot of rules. Not because rules are fun, but because rules create the creative pressure that produces interesting work.
The problem: nobody has the formula memorised. Nobody remembers exactly when Anomaly 1 needs to trigger. Nobody wants to do the Tₑ/Tᵣ arithmetic in the middle of a writing session.
ScriptBuddy absorbs all the math. You just write.
It's opinionated software — it was built to make one specific thing easier. It does not pretend to be Final Draft. It does not try to be a word processor. It is a 119 compliance engine with a text area.
Until ScriptBuddy is ready:
→ Use the Foundation Template from Make Your Own
→ Put a burn-in timer in your edit for the intermission
→ Memorise the three Tₑ timestamps: 31:00, 59:30, 107:00
→ Check the Flash Card before you wrap your shoot
119 Minutes
A public domain filmmaking challenge
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