Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum

We realize that there are many valuable screenwriting sites floating out on the great wide web. WSF provides these links without necessarily endorsing them. Whenever checking out a website, exercise common sense.

If you have something to add, please send the link to: webmaster@wiscreenwritersforum.org

Recent Links:

http://screenwritingu.com/ – ScreenwritingU: online courses. Also offers free access to articles, interviews, and videos.

www.statonrabin.com – Staton Rabin has worked as a script reader for WB, New Line, and the former William Morris Agency. She now read scripts for writers, provides critiques, and helps writers practice their pitches and craft their query letters.

www.norcalscreenwriters.com - Screenwriters & Filmmakers Expo taking place March 26, 27, 28, 2010 at the Silverado Resort in Napa, CA.

StudentFilmmakers.com – “The #1 educational resource for film & video makers”
Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat - A Wisconsin perspective on Hollywood and independent film
Film Script Writing - Jon Rhodes – Free screenwriting site
Semper Editing - Editing and proofreading, by Rebekah Hendershot
Emotional Toolbox - Get to the Heart of the Story, by Laurie Hutzler
Script Coach - David Kohner Zuckerman
Virtual Pitchfest - David Kohner Zuckerman

And if you can’t find what your looking for, you’ll probably be able to purchase it from
Script City

Marketing/Research:

The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
The Daily Variety
Done Deal
Hollywood Creative Directory
Creative Screenwriting’s Resource Page
Hollywoodlitsales.com
TVWriter.com
Netflix
Uemedia
Aristotle’s Poetics
The Global Producer
MovieBytes.com
TMe 1000 Film-Video Contacts
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Kathie Fong Yoneda, Script Consultant
Dave Trottier
The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.entdata.com
Hollywood Stock Exchange
http://www.hollywood.com
http://www.movies.go.com
E! Online

Networking:

Scriptwriters Network
Women in Film
Organization of Black Screenwriters
Sisters in Cinema
The Tennessee Screenwriting Association
The Hollywood Network

Recommended Screenwriting Books

Making a Good Script Great
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger
Dr. Format Answers Your Questions by David Trottier
Writing Screenplays That Sell by Michael Hauge
The Screenwriter’s Workbook by Syd Field, Dell Publishing Co.
The Idiot’s Guide to Screenwriting by Skip Press
Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact & Fiction into Film by Linda Seger
Selling Your Screenplay by Cynthia Whitcomb
The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier
The Script Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look At Getting Your Script Sold And Produced by Kathie Fong Yoneda
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias
Clause by Clause: The Screenwriter’s Legal Guide by Stephen F. Breimer
Me and You and Memento and Fargo: How Independent Screenplays Work by JJ Murphy

Screenwriting Workshops:

Screenwriting: Write Your First Draft Fast

FADE IN: “Formula” marathons for writing often yield an unsatisfying script. Pour a cup of java and let’s make writing fast mesh with writing quality. We cover: 1) making a script effective from the start; 2) developing story structure; 3) deepening characterization; 4) enriching scenes; 5) discovering the secrets of middles; 6) finding endings with fast finish techniques.

Level I features optional, basic-level exercises, $195
Level III Be-A-Pro & Script Critique, includes feedback on all exercises and a critique of your finished draft, $395.

SPECIAL BENEFIT OF THIS COURSE: All levels give you a professional mentor who won’t disappear after you finish the workshop. Create dynamic stories all the way to FADE OUT. Work at your own pace. Noncredit.

Sponsored by UW-Madison Liberal Studies & the Arts.
You can register by calling (608) 262-7942, or visit the website for more details on the course: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/online/writing/screenwriting.htm

Christine DeSmet is an award-winning screenwriter, member of Writers Guild of America, East, a novelist, a fellowship graduate of the Warner Bros. TV Sitcom Workshop, and has a project at New Line Cinema. She writes screenplays with Peggy Williams, Madison web maven of the WSF site. You can contact Christine at cdesmet@dcs.wisc.edu or visit the UW website at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writin

ScreenwritingU

http://screenwritingu.com/

Online classes, newsletters, plus new services and alliances to serve the screenwriting community. Also offers free access to articles, interviews, and videos.

UCLA Extension Writers’ Program

The UCLA Extension Writers’ Program is the nation’s largest university-related writing program, offering 550 courses annually in screenwriting and creative writing. Designed to meet the needs of sophisticated adult learners worldwide, the Writers’ Program features 250 individual feature film and television writing courses each year (onsite and online), a teaching staff of 80-plus professional screenwriters, agents, and executives, two results-oriented certificate programs in feature film and television writing, a nine-month Master Class in Feature Film Writing, a Script Consultation Service, and a Screenplay Competition.

Visit http://www.uclaextension.edu writers for more information.

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