See also General Filmmaker page.
Links
The websites that hold the articles here, may also be of interest.
Writing:
Celtx:
Script Format | A Beginner’s Guide to Screenplay Writing
Final Draft
Screenwriting Software
Freshmen Screenplay:
Screenwriting Tone: The Definitive Guide
Go Into the Story
https://gointothestory.blcklst.com
Industrial Scripts:
How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide
Nashville Film Institute:
Structure of a Screenplay: Everything You Need to Know
Oxford Royale:
10 Tips for Writing Your Own Screenplay
Screencraft:
The Simple Guide to Writing Animated Screenplays
Everything Screenwriters Need to Know About Transitions
Screenplay Readers:
How to Write Screenplay Action & Description Text
StudioBinder
Film Theory
The Script Lab.:
Mastering the Art of Revising & Editing Your Screenplays
Script Reader Pro.:
16 Screenwriting Tips that Will Improve Your Script Today
Selling:
BBC:
Getting Your Screenplay Ready to Be Submitted
Filmmaker Magazine:
15 Steps to Take After You Finish Your Script
Film on a Shoesting:
How to Sell Your Story to Netflicks
Final Draft:
You’ve Finished Your Screenplay. Now What?
Raindance:
What to Do Once the Screenplay is Written
Rave Scripts:
What to Do with a Finished Screenplay
Screencraft:
How to Create the Ultimate Screenplay Pitch Deck
Script Mag.:
7 Steps to Take Once You Finish Your First Screenplay
Script Mailer:
How to Submit Your Script to Agents & Producers
Databases
The Black List
Black List Screenplay pool that gets ranked by film executives.
Raindance Screenplay Reading Service
Raindance offer a screenplay reading service and will provide you with feedback.
Shooting People Screenplay Database
ShootingPeople.org offer a screenplay database which members can submit scripts to for consideration by indie. film producers.
Fora
BBC Writers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers
The Black Board
https://theblackboard.blcklst.com
Done Deal Pro.
https://www.donedealpro.com
Film School
https://www.filmschool.org/forums/screenwriting-discussions.190
Indie Talk Screenwriting Forum
https://www.indietalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43
Reddit>Screenwriting
https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting
Scribe Lounge
https://scribelounge.com
Screenwriters’ Forum
http://screenwritersforum.org
Script Chat
https://scriptchat.blogspot.ca
Script Mother
https://www.scriptmother.com/screenwriting-forum
Script Shadow
https://scriptshadow.net
Simply Scripts
https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl
Stage 32 Lounge
https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting
Write to Reel
https://writetoreel.com/forum/forum
Writing Forums
https://www.writingforums.org
Screenwriting Contests
Winning a screenplay contest can help to get your work noticed.
Austin Film Festival
https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions-2
Final Draft Big Break
https://www.finaldraft.com/products/bb-contest-info
Launchpad
https://tblaunchpad.com
Nicholl Fellowship
https://www.oscars.org/nicholl
Screencraft
https://screencraft.org
Script Pipeline
https://scriptpipeline.com
We Screenplay
https://www.wescreenplay.com/contests
Books
BORK, Erik:
The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction
(Overfall Press, 2018)
BOUTROS, Mark:
The Craft of Character: How to create deep and engaging characters your audience will never forget
(Mark Boutros, 2020)
DANCYGER, Ken et al:
Alternative Scriptwriting: Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen
(Rouledge, 2023)
DUNNIGAN, Brian:
Screenwriting is Filmmaking: The Theory and Practice of Writing for the Screen
(The Crowood Press, 2019)
FIELD, Syd:
The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting
(Ebury Press, 2003)
FIELD, Syd:
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
(Random House, 2005)
FIELD, Syd:
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problem
(Delta, 1998)
FIELD, Syd:
The Screenwriter’s Workbook: Excercises and Step-By-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay
(Delta, 2007)
FULLER, Claire:
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
(Bloomsbury, 2023) (check for current year)
GULINO, Paul:
Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach
(Continuum International Publishing, 2004)
GUYOT, Paul:
Kill the Dog: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth
(Domestique Inc., 2023)
HARRIS, Charles:
Complete Screenwriting Course: A complete guide to writing, developing and marketing a script for TV or film
(Teach Yourself, 2014)
HICKS, Will:
The Screenwriter’s Workout: Screenwriting Exercises and Activities to Stretch Your Creativity, Enhance Your Script, Strengthen Your Craft and Sell Your Screenplay
(independently published, 2019)
HOWARD, David & MABLEY, Edward:
The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer’s Guide to the Craft & Elements of a Screenplay
(St Martin’s Press, 1996)
JEFFREYS, Stephen:
Playwriting: Structure, Character, How and What to Write
(Nick Hern Books, 2019)
McKEE, Robert:
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
(Methuen, 1999)
OBERG, Emmanuel:
Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure: Book 1 (With The Story-Type Method)
(Screenplay Unlimited Publishing, 2019)
OBERG, Emmanuel:
The Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter: The Most Common Screenwriting Problems and How to Solve Them: Book 2 (With the Story-Type Method)
(Screenplay Unlimited Publishing, 2019)
POWIS, Kevin:
Screenwriting Structure and Paradigms Broken Apart: A guide to the dark arts of screenplay structure
(independently published, 2023)
ROGAN, Michael:
Book 1: How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn’t Suck and Will Actually Sell: Your Ultimate, No-Nonsense Screenwriting 101 for Writing a Screenplay
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 2: How to Write a Movie Script with Characters that Don’t Suck
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 3: How to Write a Script With Dialogue That Doesn’t Suck: Your Ultimate, No-Nonsense Screenwriting 101 for Writing Screenplay Dialogue
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 4: Screenplay Format Made (Stupidly) Easy
(Scriptbully, 2018)
Book 5: How to Sell a Screenplay in the 21st Century: Your No-Nonsense Screenwriter’s Guide to Launching a Film Career
(Scriptbully, 2018)
SCHNELLHARDT, Laura:
Screenwriting for Dummies
(For Summies, 2022)
SMITH, Perry & SANDERS, Eric:
SceneWriting: The Missing Manual for Screenwriters
(Bloomsbury, 2022)
SNYDER, Blake:
Save the Cat!: The Only Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2005)
STRUNK, William:
The Elements of Style
(Pearson, 1999)
TROTTIER, David:
The Screenwriter’s Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
(Silman-James, 2019)
WRITERS’ JOURNALS:
Screenwriting Prompts: Inspiring Prompts to Spark Your Next Masterpiece: Screenwriting Inspiration Journal/Notebook for Writers and Film Students
(independently published, 2021)
YORKE, John:
Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
(Penguin, 2014)
