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Resources

Books


Craft

Brady, John. The Craft of the Screenwriter; New York: Simon and Schuster (1981), Interviews with top screenwriters

Froug, William The New Screenwriter Looks at the New Screenwriter ; Los Angeles: Silman- James Press, (1992)

Froug, William Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade; Los Angeles; Silman- James Press, (1993)

Hauge Michael Writing Screenplays That Sell ; New York: Harper Collins, (1990)

Seger, Linda The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film; New York: Henry Holt, (1992)

Seger, Linda Creating Unforgettable Characters; New York: Henry Holt, (1990)

Seger, Linda Making a Good Script Great ; Los Angeles: Samuel French Trade, (1988)


Legal

Appleton, Dina. & Yankelevits, Daniel. Hollywood Dealmaking : Negotiating Talent Agreements; New York: Allworth Press, (2002)

Litwak, Mark. Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry From Negotiations Through Final Contracts: , 2nd Edition; Los Angeles: Silman- James Press (1994)

Miller. R, Arthur and Davis. H, Michael, Intellectual Property-Patents, Trademarks And Copyright in a Nutshell ; St Paul: West Group Publishers (2002)

Moore, M Schuyler. The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry ; Los Angeles: Silman – James Press (2000)


Narrative

Buzzell, Linda. How to Make it in Hollywood, (second edition); New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc. (1996)

Eyman, Scott. Lion of Hollywood ; New York: Simon and Schuster, (2005)

Goldman, William. Adventures in the Screen Trade ; New York: Warner Books, Inc. (1969)

Goldman, William. Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade New York: Vintage Books (2000)

Lumet, Sidney. Making Movies ; New York: Vintage Book, (1995)

Obst, Lynda. Hello, He Lied -- and Other Tales from the Hollywood Trenches ;New York: Broadway Books (1996)

Rensin, David. The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up ; New York: (2003)

Squire. E. David. The Movie Business Book; New York: Fireside Books (1983)

Vachon, Christine. A Killer Life: How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond ; New York; Simon and Schuster, (2006)


Useful Online Publications

www.entertainmentweekly.com
Popular weekly magazine on entertainment.

www.moviemaker.com
Info on filmmakers and current projects.

www.screendaily.com
Daily info on entertainment news around the world.

www.thehollywoodreporter.com
A daily newspaper providing up-to-date info on the business. Commonly referred to as “the trades.”

www.variety.com
A daily newspaper providing up-to-date info on the business. Commonly referred to as “the trades.”


Websites to Help Develop Scripts

www.cinestory.com
A non-profit screenwriters organization, where writers can help each other.

www.creativescreenwriting.com
A magazine for screenwriters about the craft of writing.

www.donedealpro.com
The business and craft of screenwriting, examples of treatments and agreements.

www.screenwritingexpo.com
Screenwriting guidelines and courses.

http://scriptlist.oscars.org
Motion picture script database.

http://www.wordplayer.com
Offers info in all areas of screenwriting. Includes a forum for answering questions from writers.

http://www.wrpress.com
Provides professional motion picture and script translations.

Film/Writing Festivals and Competitions

www.austinfestival.com
Highly regarded film festival for emerging writers and directors.

www.insidefilm.com
Film Festival Directory.

www.lafilmfest.com
Popular film festival for up-and-coming filmmakers and writers.

www.oscars.org/nicholl
The most prestigious screenwriting competitions.

www.sundance.org
Sundance Film Festival.

Movie Data and Info

www.copyright.gov
The U.S. Copyright Office.

www.FilmIndependant.org
Leading independent filmmakers site; provides links in regards to finding work.

www.filmforum.org/
Website for independent theatre in New York.

www.ffi-web.com/
Completion bond guarantors.

http://www.ffi-web.com/
Completion bond guarantors.

http://www.ffi-web.com/
Information on film rights.

www.ifp.org/
Leading independent filmmakers site; provides access to hiring affordable equipment.

www.imdb.com
Movie database with general facts and stats on movie information past, present and future.

www.indiefilms.com
A detailed guide on independent filmmaking.

www.jumptheshark.com
Movie and TV headlines and info.

www.masterguide.com
Producers guide in all areas of the filmmaking process.

www.microspace.com
Information Digital distribution.

www.movieclicks.com
Provides a link to official websites.

www.releaseguide.com
A calendar for all studio movies being released.

www.releaseguide.com
Box office data.

www.nbcuni.com/studio
NBC’s production and studio lot services.

www.pw.org
Provides information and support for creative writers and poets.

www.sagindie.com/
Screen Writers Guild information for independent projects.

Organizations

www.aivf.com
Association of Independent Videos and Filmmakers.

www.calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts.

www.emmys.org
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

www.ifta-online.org
Independent Film and Television Alliance – representing producers and distributors.

www.mpaa.org
Motion Picture Association of America.

www.natpe.org
National Association of Television Execs.

www.nwu.com
National Writers Union.

www.producersguild.org
Producers Guild.

www.wga.org
The Writers Guild of America.

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