If I'm understanding the question correctly, my personal favourite is dramatica pro.

It has an EXTREMELY high learning curve though. It's probably easier writing scripts than it is working out dramatica, but I find it a useful tool.

It's very good for analysing your stories.

You basically have a thing called Story Form, where you input info. about your main character..whether they are steadfast or change, what their central issue is, whether they are a doer or a thinker......in the end it creates a story outline for you.

It's not a script writing software, it's just for structure but I find it useful..and of course you are under no obligation to follow it.

It's based on the dramatica theory which is similar to most templates, but has an extra layer which is the spiritual (the designers said they found that most successful films also spoke to people's spiritual side...and that's missing in most paradigms).

The idea is essentially that all stories are arguments.

The premise is essentially the theme, or central question : EG unconditional sacrifice leads to freedom.

All the characters should represent some aspect of that question (the antagonist will probably argue the opposite etc) and the outcome of the film essentially answers that central question.

The software has story points that list your character arcs and such, as well as plot points, so that you can make sure all the characters and such are leading to the same place.

It's a very useful tool IMO, even if you just use it when you are struggling with a script that isn't working properly. It allows you to get a glimpse into what's missing.

I bought Contour a while ago for plotting. It seems pretty good and the website has excellent plotting tutorials.

I haven't used it yet, though. It's designed for features and I'm yet to write one.

Just had a look at contour.

Seems OK, but it also seems a little too simple for my tastes.

It tells you your main character has to be sympathetic for instance and gives you ways of makingthem so...like making them an orphan, or hae sometihng bad happen to them like a divorce.

Really don't agree that your mian character has to be like that.

You can have nasty main characters, as long as they're interesting.

I have Dramatica, Contour and Save The Cat. I don't use any of them except for STC occasionally. Maybe it shows in my poor attempts at features, but I just can't write like that. As long as I know the ending, the story will take its own journey to get there. And that, IMHO is what makes writing fun.  

Yeah thats fair enough I'm just finishing up a feature and realizing that the 'easiest' parts were those where I knew generally what was gonna happen (whether a significant plot point or a scene that served a specific purpose or whatever). Looking back on it, I could've saved myself heaps of time if only I'd been a little more organized.

Still, I guess that's the thing about hindsight...

I have FD8.  I am getting ready to upgrade to version 9 so I can get version 10 free.  The new version looks like FD is coming out of the dark ages.  It has story mapping and looks freaking awesome. It is supposed to be realeased this fall.   I also use Fade In.  I like it a lot as well.

Plot Control.  I love it for outlining!!  My only complaint is that it's online.  I like a program installed on my computer.  They have great support too.  I got mine for 69.00.  Just contact support and they'll give you a deal.  Seriously..