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Newest Links (updated 6-24-08):
Film Script Writing - Jon Rhodes - Free screenwriting site
Semper Editing - Editing and proofreading, by Rebekah Hendershot
Recent Links (updated 4-6-08):
Emotional Toolbox - Get to the Heart of the Story, by Laurie Hutzler
Script Coach - David Kohner Zuckerman
Virtual Pitchfest - David Kohner Zuckerman
Local (Midwest U.S.):
IFP/Chicago
Wisconsin Film Festival
Film Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Crews & News
Chicago Script Works
Wisconsin On The Reel
Milwaukee Independent Film Society
Minnesota Screenwriters' Workshop
Member Links
Peggy Williams' Hotels by City Blog
Screenwriting Publications:
Scr(i)pt Magazine
Creative Screenwriting
Written By
Writer's Guild of America:
Writer's Guild of America - West
Writer's Guild of America - East
Register Your Work:
U.S. Library of Congress Copyright Office
Craft:
Wordplay
Twoadverbs
How to craft a logline
BBC - Writersroom - Homepage
Screenwriters Eutopia
Zoetrope
Robert McKee's Ten Commandments
Writing Loglines that Sell
The UCLA Extension Writers' Program
Software:
Final Draft
Movie Magic Screenwriter
Script Right (for mobile devices)
Notable Events:
The Sundance Film Festival
The Screenwriting Expo
The Screenwriting Contest in Santa Fe
The Austin Film Festival
Notable Contests:
Slamdance
Scr(i)pt Magazine's Open Door
Scriptapalooza
Screenwriting Expo
Final Draft's Big Break Contest
Screenwriting Fellowships:
The Writer's Arc Fellowship
The Nicholl Fellowship
The Disney Fellowship
The Sundance Screenwriter's Lab
Screenwriting Blogs:
JohnAugust.com
The Inside Pitch
I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
Thing's They Won't Tell You in Film School
The Artful Writer
Man Bites Hollywood
Kung Fu Monkey
Danny Stack, Scriptwriting and Reading in the U.K.DISC-ontent
Ken Levine
The Thinking Writer
Query Letters I Love
Man Bytes Hollywood
Download Screenplays:
Script Crawler
Allmoviescripts.com
Awsomefilm.com
Dailyscript.com
Script-o-rama.com
Horrorlair.com
Joblo.com
Moviescriptsandscreenplays.com
Screentalk.biz
Simplyscripts.com
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
InkTip
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 by Linda Seger
- 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 (9009)
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, $175;
Level III Be-A-Pro & Script Critique, includes feedback on
all exercises and a critique of your finished draft, $375.
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/writing
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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