Amazon Studio, the film and production branch of Amazon.com has come up with a new tool to aid writers in content creation. The company announced the launch of "Storybuilder" that will allow writers to create series and movie outlines more conveniently.
Amazon, the world's leading online retailer, has taken the notion of paper notecards that screenwriters use while outlining a screenplay and made it digital. Writers can now use the new tool to embed digital notecards on a virtual corkboard that acts like a guide to their story plot. These notecards get stored online and are available to the writer whenever he gets a new idea or wants to add important information related to the story. Storybuilder is currently available in its beta version. It allows writers to add images and text to their notecards. Writers can also invite private reviewers to take a look at their notecards to get a response to their story outline.
"Technology is already transforming how filmed entertainment is produced and distributed, and many of the tools writers use to craft stories could become more accessible with a technology update-paper notecards are a perfect example," said Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios in a press release.
"With Amazon Storybuilder, we are translating a writer's physical index cards and corkboard into the digital world and giving them access to their ideas anywhere they are-if an idea pops up writers can edit their digital corkboard instantly on any mobile device. We can't wait to hear what creators think of Amazon Storybuilder."
The tool is available for download on the website and is free of cost.
Amazon revealed that it will not acquire any ownership of the projects created with the help of this tool. This is the second tool Amazon has launched to aid storywriters in simplifying the writing process. In June, the company launched Amazon Storyteller, another tool that turns scripts into storyboards, complete with characters and dialogue.