Dudefilms.tex

What follows is a concise, practical guide to creating and using dudefilms.tex — a small LaTeX document/class/template for typesetting a film catalogue, movie notes, or zine-style film writeups. Assumptions made: you want a standalone .tex template that compiles with pdfLaTeX or LuaLaTeX and produces title, metadata, poster image, synopsis, credits, technical details, and optional review/rating blocks.

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How to compile

dudefilms.tex (single-file template)

% dudefilms.tex — film catalogue template
\documentclass[11pt]article
\usepackage[margin=1in]geometry
\usepackagegraphicx
\usepackageragged2e
\usepackagemicrotype
\usepackageparacol % two-column flexible layout
\usepackagetitling
\usepackagehyperref
\usepackageenumitem
\usepackagexcolor
\usepackagefontspec % optional: for XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX; safe with LuaLaTeX
% Fonts: comment out if using pdfLaTeX
\defaultfontfeaturesLigatures=TeX
\setmainfontTeX Gyre Termes
% ---- Document metadata ----
\titleDudeFilms — Short Catalogue
\authorYour Name
\date\today
% ---- Helper commands ----
\newcommand\FilmEntry[9]%
  % args: 1=title, 2=year, 3=poster path, 4=directors, 5=cast, 6=runtime, 7=tech details, 8=synopsis, 9=rating/comments
  \begincenter
    \beginminipage0.32\textwidth
      \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]#3
    \endminipage\hfill
    \beginminipage0.62\textwidth
      \Large\textbf#1 (\textit#2)\\[4pt]
      \textbfDirector: #4\\
      \textbfCast: #5\\
      \textbfRuntime: #6\\
      \textbfTech: \small #7\\[6pt]
      \justifying #8
      \vspace6pt
      \par\noindent\textbfNotes / Rating: #9
    \endminipage
  \endcenter
  \vspace12pt\hrule\vspace10pt
\begindocument
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\bigskip
% Example entries
\section*Catalogue
\addcontentslinetocsectionCatalogue
\FilmEntryExample Movie2020assets/example-poster.jpgJane DoeJohn Actor, Ann Actor95 minColor, 2.35:1, DCPA brisk, witty indie about...4/5 — Sharp pacing, strong score.
\FilmEntryAnother Film2018assets/another.jpgA. DirectorLead, Support112 minB&W, 1.85:1, 35mmA contemplative road movie...3.5/5 — Great visuals.
% Add as many \FilmEntry calls as you like.
\enddocument

Customization tips

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Accessibility & print

Quick checklist before distributing

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Once compiled, the PDF from dudefilms.tex can be:

Because LaTeX produces print-ready PDFs, dudefilms.tex shines for applications requiring exact styles (e.g., WGA screenplay format).

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