LINKS OF INTEREST: ALSO SOME FILMS WORTH VIEWING

Right brain - Left brain:

News article RIGHT brain/LEFT brain

Jill Bolte Taylor's TED talk on the brain

GETTING STARTED:

Figuring out how to start can be tricky; especially if you've never READ a script. Check out some of these links to get you going & then watch the DVD!

Script READING suggestions:

TOY STORY / animation

http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/toy_story.html

IRON GIANT/ animation

http://web.archive.org

GHOST BUSTERS/ comedy

http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/Ghostbusters.txt

GROUND HOG DAY/ comedy  

very effective use of repetition

http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/groundhogday.pdf

JERRY MCGUIRE/ drama/comedy

http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/jerryMaguire.txt

MEN IN BLACK/ comedy - one of my FAVS!

http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/MIB_production.txt

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE / historical 

not a better writer in the world than Tom Stoppard

http://www.weeklyscript.com/Shakespeare%20In%20Love.txt 

STORY IDEA OR CONCEPT:                                                                  

GOOD ideas can come from nearly anywhere; but the criticial element will be - are you PASSIONATE ENOUGH about the  idea to spend 3 to 6 months developing it into your first draft?

http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Tips/Concept/concept.html

http://screenplay.lifetips.com/cat/64967/screenwriting-concepts

GENRE:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2122752_recognize-screenplay-genre.html

http://www.screenwriter-to-screenwriter.com/?tag=screenplay-genre

http://www.marilynhorowitz.com/pdf/How_To_Use_Genre.pdf

WORKING TITLES & LOGLINES:

http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/news/naming_your_baby.php

http://shermdonor.blogspot.com

http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Tips/Logline/logline.html

http://www.jonathancrossfield.col

WORLD BUILDING & INCITING INCIDENT:

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/32381  (podcast)

http://www.screenwritersutopia.com

http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Tips/Inciting/inciting.html

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/writing-act-i-of-your-screenplay.html

MAIN CHARACTER & SIGNIFICANT OTHERS:

http://www.wildsound-filmmaking

http://www.scriptfly.com/articles/developscreenplay.shtml

http://www.filmscriptwriting.com  (minor characters)

THREE ACT STRUCTURE:

http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/pruter/film/threeact.htm

STORY ARC & VISUALIZING STORY:

http://digitalworlds.wordpress.com

THE 5 PAGE TREATMENT:

http://screenplaytreatment.com/spt/index.cfm

http://www.stormforcepictures.com/writingascript-treatment.php

THE END & ASSORTED LINKS:

SCREENPLAY COPYRIGHT REGISTRIES -

1) American 

http://www.wgawregistry.org/webrss

2) Canadian  

http://www.writersguildofcanada.com

3) International

http://www.worldwideocr.com

4) United Kingdom  

http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk

5) International Affiliation of Writers Guilds

The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) is an international body representing guilds of professional screenwriters

INTERESTING SITES:

htttp://chicklitgurrl.blogspot.com

htttp://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com

http://www.marilynhorowitz.com

http://www.jonathancrossfield.com

http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/introtoscreenwriting

Michael Weise Publishing

WRITER'S BRA

 

Beautifl self-publishing site of interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALSO OF INTEREST (maybe!)

http://www.scriptsales.com

http://singlelane.com/escript

http://www.soyouwanna.com

http://www.screenwritersutopia.com

http://www.writerswebsite.com

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/5698/

http://hollywoodnet.com/scriptindex.html

http://www.tvwriter.com/indexindexa.html

http://www.scriptsales.com/DDFundCheck.html

http://www.scriptwritingsecrets.com

http://www.screentalk.org

http://www.thefirstdraftdoctor.co.uk/links/links.htm