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are so many diferent sites that are pertinent
to Screenwriting that we have broken the
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WRITING
FOR EPISODIC TV - FROM FREELANCE TO SHOWRUNNER.
The WGA
has recently published a booklet on the
practical ins and outs of TV writing. It
was gang-written by a number of writer-producers
and was just this month sent to all WGA
members. The booklet is called "WRITING
FOR EPISODIC TV: From Freelance to Showrunner"
and the best thing is, you can print yourself
a copy for free.
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SCRIPTSALES.
ScriptSales
is made up of over 350 pages of sales, examples,
interviews, contact information for agents
& production companies, columns, contest
info, advice and more..
Go
to Website |
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SCREENWRITERS
UTOPIA.
"The
Ultimate Screenwriting Experience",
serving Screenwriters since 1996. It is
a veritable plethora of screenwriting information.
Go
to Website |
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THE
WRITERS STORE.
This is
truly a plethora of information. This site
is broken into major categories: Software,
Books, Supplies, and even Courses &
Seminars.
Some of the Sub-Categories include Character
& Plot Development, Creative Inspiration,
Formatting Guidelines, Journaling, Poetry,
Research & Information, Screenplays,
Self-Publishing, Selling Your Works, Sitcom
& Television, Terminology & Words,
Writer Interviews, Writing as a Business,
Writing Comedy & Romance, etc... etc...
etc...
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to Website |
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WRITE-BROTHERS.
The Write
Brothers' site(s) is the hub of their collected
sites that offer(s) a range of information
and websites for the screenwriter.
Their screenwriting software, however, is
their true specialty, and has been embraced
as the official screenwriting software of
such prestigious institutions as The Writers
Guild and Project Greenlight.
Since 1990, over 80% of the Academy Award®
nominations and 95% of the Emmy® awards
went to productions that used software developed
by Write Brothers* -- the only creative
team ever to receive an Academy Technical
Achievement Award for screenwriting software.
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MOVIE
MAGIC.
Movie
Magic is the Official Screenwriting Software
of the Writers Guild of America and Project
Greenlight! Award-winning. Movie Magic Screenwriter
is unsurpassed in features and flexibility.
Whether you write novels, plays or movies
this will format for you, leaving you to
think about only the story. The power feature,
SmartCheck™, even finds and corrects common
formatting errors before you print or send
your story.
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to Website |
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FINAL
DRAFT.
Final
Draft, the number-one selling word processor
specifically designed for writing movie
scripts, television episodics and stage
plays, combines powerful word processing
with professional script formatting in one
self-contained, easy-to-use package.
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to Website |
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HOLLYWOOD
SCREENWRITER.
For those
who are on a tight budget and need a software
product that gets the job done-cheaply,
without all the bells and whistles that
come with Movie Magic and Final Draft, you
should check out Hollywood Screenwriter.
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to Website |
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DRAMATICA.
Dramatica
is both a series of software products for
writers and a relatively unique perspective
of how stories work. This site is the home
of hundreds of pages of materials and tools
for anyone interested in creating, critiquing,
analyzing, writing, or otherwise working
with stories.
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to Website |
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PROJECT
GREENLIGHT.
Miramax
and Bravo are now the industry heavyweights
partnering with Project Greenlight, which
conducts an extensive contest in search
of one unproduced feature-length screenplay
and one amateur director. The Winning Director
helms the production of the Winning Screenplay.
Go
to Website |
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SCRIPT
SHARK.
"ScriptShark
is your connection to Hollywood agents,
managers, studio and development executives
currently searching for new talent and material.
ScriptShark.com is a service of Baseline/FilmTracker."
" With over twenty years of experience,
as well as thousands of subscribers in film,
television, and print, Baseline/FilmTracker's
customized on-line applications for the
entertainment professional are the premiere
technology resource for the Industry."
" Baseline/Filmtracker boasts millions
of records in its historical database, as
well as the most up-to-date film and television
development information offered anywhere."
" With major studio clients, as well
as hundreds of production companies and
print service subscribers, Baseline/FilmTracker
is the top on-line destination for Hollywood.".
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to Website |
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SCREENWRITING
EXPO.
The largest
conference and trade show, for screenwriters,
in the world.
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to Website |
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WRITERS
GUILD.
"The
online-registration section of the Writers
Guild of America, west Registry, the number
one screenplay registration service in the
world."
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to Website |
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UNITED
STATES
PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE.
The United
States Government's Office of Patents and
Trademarks, which also handles copyrights.
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to Website |
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UNITED
STATES
COPYRIGHT OFFICE.
The United
States Government's Office of Copyrights.
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to Website |
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NATIONAL
CREATIVE REGISTRY.
National
Creative Registry was initially founded
in 1994 to serve the intellectual property
protection needs of writers, helping them
to protect their screenplays, novels, outlines,
treatments, ideas, poetry, articles,
stories and rough drafts. ProtectRite was
formed in 1999 to expand our services globally
to other fields.
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to Website |
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If there is a site that you think would be a fantastic
addition to our carefully selected list,
then please make sure to submit it:
NewSite@GoodSynergy.com
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