Venice Arts e-Screenwriting

SCREENWRITING SERVICES AND PRODUCTS

AcademyWriters.com screenplay evaluation and consulting services, including coverage, notes, and phone consultations by industry professionals.

Advice Squad Complete Police Technical Advisor for writers, actors, filmmakers and others.

AllAboutTheScript.com offers reasonable, prompt, and professional script coverage packages.

AshleyWilde publishers of Plots Unlimited and StoryBase software

BeverlyHillsLit.com is set up to package screenplays with a budget, marketing breakdown, a short list of actors/directors foreign and/or domestic distribution, and production/distribution company submissions.

bigscreenbiz.com All business all the time for film distribution, exhibition, filmmakers, concession, manufacturers, film festivals, and interested players. "We're not for the general public."

The Complete Screenplay & More - Sally B. Merlin works with writers in a one on one nurturing environment to help each individual find their authentic voice.

Deep Feed-Back - Robert Flaxman "the Rolls Royce of screenplay analysts" (Creative Screenwriting) is offering $50.00 off his famous DEEP FEED-BACK demo when you mention the Venice Arts website. The DEMO covers the first fifteen pages of your script. Discover the most in-depth, intensive, and engaging analysis available.

E-Script online courses and workshops for playwrights and screen & TV writers

The Global Literary Marketplace an inexpensive subscription gives you access to their database of contact info for indie producers and agents, a Buyer's Board, Hollywood Internet, Writers Directory, and Stars Agents Directory.

Gotham Writers' Workshop offers an extensive array of online creative writing classes, as well as classes in New York City. Includes the Zoetrope: All Story Screenwriting Workshop in Belize, July 8-15 2001.

Hollywood Film Festival offers not just a festival but an ongoing series of seminars and pitch sessions, as well as an annual conference ("Opening Doors to Hollywood") and the "Hollywood Discovery Awards"

The Hollywood Creative Directory online version of the popular book series.

Hollywood Script Analysis A film industry veteran offers screenplay coverage that allows you to see your script as the studios see it, plus insider tips.

Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute online screenwriting courses

HollywoodScript.com LLC preeminent screenplay consultation firm, offers free query letter composition and script doctoring services.

HowToWriteScripts.com - Hollywood Script Writing provides insider tips and a simple step-by-step method to transform your ideas into a bankable screenplay.

Leslie Kallen Management & Seminars screenwriting workshops in the Los Angeles area.

Let's Do Lunch offers an excellent series of lunch pitch sessions in the L.A. area.

Mad Film Productions - create a sample reel or trailer tape of your screenplay; also high impact/low cost script coverage

Pitchmart Run by Ken Rotcop, Pitchmart offers screenwriter's workshops in the San Fernando Valley area for beginning and intermediate screenwriters; the Workshop also holds a bi-annual Pitchmart, where current members are given the opportunity to pitch the scripts that have gone through the workshop, to Studio and Production company executives on a one-on-one basis. Contact Ken at pitchmart@script-solutions.com.

Plots Inc. Productions Screenplay Seminars by Linda Cowgill.

PracticalParadox.com offers marketing services to screenwriters in the form of "Promo Packets"

Richwood Script Consultants Script Solutions and Development-by-the-hour for writers, directors, producers, and executives.

Robert McKee's Story Seminar "The World's Ultimate Screenwriting & Storytelling Class"

Screenplay Mastery Michael Hauge's site (author of "Writing Screenplays That Sell"); includes his seminar schedule

ScreenplayNotes Feedback or Complete Notes, by award-winning producer/director/screenwriter Gordy Hoffman

Screenstyle "The Screenwriters Store" - software, books, magazines, etc.

Screenwriters Bootcamp workshops given by screenwriter/story editor Robert Jordan

Screenwriters Forum Articles & Tips, Script Services including coverage, script notes, analysis, format/grammar check, query submissions, etc.

ScreenwritingCourse.com Reasonably priced online screenwriting courses offered by an experienced Hollywood pro.

The Screenwriting Professor Richard Krevolin, author of Screenwriting from the Soul, offers script consulting and seminars.

Screenbrokers.com Complete script evaluation and analysis service; Guaranteed Hollywood Agency Representation for exceptional scripts.

Screenwriters Group Screenwriting classes in Los Angeles and Chicago; also distance learning

Script Cop Law Enforcement script analysis by former FBI Agent and staff of police/law enforcement professionals. Also available: Script General, for military script analysis.

Script AssistA software package to assist with formatting, story and character cevelopment, structure, grammar, character, plot, genre and genre conventions, development, inside tips on "The Biz", even an Industry-Speak Glossary - whatever you need to know, you'll find it in ScriptAssist�.

ScriptForSale.com offers articles, interviews, great classes and a free newsletter, all focused on helping screenwriters improve their craft and market their scripts to producers.

Script P.I.M.P. connects unsold writers to producers, providing writers with an opportunity to sell their material. Script P.I.M.P. recognizes a script on quality, content, genre, and budget, and filters it to the appropriate producer.

ScriptShark.com not only provides professional screenplay/manuscript coverage BUT, if they feel that your material is ready to hit the Hollywood circuit, will contact you. With your consent, they'll connect you with one of their many industry contacts.

Script-Solutions.com provides aspiring screenwriters with a legitimate shot at representation. Any script that receives a RECOMMEND through their coverage process will be represented by Hollywood Management Company International Artists. Their slogan is "We read it. We love it. We represent it." Script-Solutions.com also offers online screenwriting courses.

Script Zone (Literary & Screenplay Consultants) in-depth screenplay analysis provided by veteran screenwriter and screenplay consultant Paul Young, whose clients include academy award nominees for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay; and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

ShowBiz Seminars presents periodic seminars in the Los Angeles area with industry speakers.

Smart Girls Productions query letter mailings; script analysis and critique; typing, proofing, editing; other marketing services.

Story & Script Development - Award-winning screenwriter and script consultant provides in-depth evaluation and development notes to help you write - and sell - your screenplay.

StoryTech Christopher Vogler's site ("The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers"); top-notch literary consulting service on feature film screenplays and treatments, novel manuscripts, TV and animation scripts and concepts, interactive games and CD-ROM programs, any literary form or creative project; also present lectures, workshops, and seminars.

Studio Systems Inc. offers assistance to studios, directors, screenwriters in the form of talent-matching, searchable databases

SydField.com As Hollywood's preeminent authority on the art and craft of screenwriting, Syd Field offers the interactive exchange of courses, evaluations, one-on-one consultations, books and live discussions.

Take One! Film & Theater Books in W. Los Angeles offers a full range of books relating to filmmaking, screenwriting, acting, theater, dance, public relations, advertising, broadcast journalism, and the music industry, as well as lecture series and book signings.

UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting - A year-long Evening Certificate Program at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. This Graduate-level program is also available online.

UGO Screenwriters Voice designed to be as entertaining as it is informative. Covers what's happening in the industry, and success stories. Also includes writers profiles, script-to-screen articles, and script reviews.

The Vault - Variety.com and Studio System have partnered to create this definitive database of people, projects, and companies.

provides one-one-one script consultation and a screenwriter mentoring program designed to help the aspiring professional screenwriter break into the New York and Hollywood screenwriting communitites. The Writers Place also provides writer and filmmaker amenities, a talent and/or job bank for writers, actors, directors, and announcers, and market positioning.

Worldwide On LineCreator's Registry Helping writers, artists, inventors and creators affordably protect their works by providing a highly credible online Intellectual Property Date-stamping and Archiving Service.

WriteSafe A means of protecting and advertising your creative work. "WriteSafe establishes the existence of your material by dating the creation of the Webfile that holds it and posting it in a private directory on the WriteSafe website ... Should you so choose, WriteSafe will create a public Web page for your Webfile which will be available to WriteSafe's visitors."

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SCREENWRITING, OFFERED FOR FREE

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Screenplay Format Guide Indispensable guide to standard screenplay format.

Crafty Screenwriting (Muse of Fire Productions) Includes nuts and bolts basics on how to submit a script; also offers query letter evaluation and script evaluation services.

Create Your Screenplay includes an excellent guideline for formatting screenplays, as well as an index of articles about screenwriting.

Done Deal lists recent screenplay sales, as well as message board, chat, advice column, lists of agents and production companies and lots more.

Done Deal Examples worthy of its own link - examples of option agreements, release forms, treatments, queries, etc.

Drew's Script-o-Rama comprehensive index of movie and television scripts available for FREE downloading - also a new "Screenwriters on the Internet" section in which to post spec screenplays.

Entertainment Law Resources by Mark Litwak, attorney, producer's rep, and author

Helium Screenwriters Exchange Online screenwriting community focused on one thing: getting your script sold. By sharing feedback, knowledge, opinions and networking contacts, members help each other improve their work and get it into the right hands.

Hollywood Access Directory extensive "Hollydex" searchable database of agents, producers, etc.

Internet Movie Database a bookmark for any movie fan - a database of just about every movie ever made, actors and actresses, etc.

L.A. 411 Publishing listing of resources for film and video production.

LewHunter.com webpage of the former head of screenwriting program at UCLA, author of "Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434". Check out his annual two-week screenwriter's colony in Nebraska.

MovieBytes - Screenwriting Contests & Markets Online excellent resource for tracking contests; also WHO's BUYING WHAT - an extensive, searchable, and easy-to-use database of recent script sales.

Plots Inc. Productions home of Linda Cowgill's screenplay seminars and provides writers with useful information and advice on both feature and short film screenwriting.

Production Company Emails over 800 email addresses of production companies. Absolutely free.

Reelmind.com personal media websites, posting members' scripts, storyboards, job board, film festival calendar, film school database, and much more.

Rotten Tomatoes lively movie review website, with ratings based on average of scores submitted by users

Screenwriter's Utopia bookstore; chat room and message boards; free web pages; free newsletter; writers directory.

ScriptFly Articles and scripts.

ShowBizSearch.com - "Your entertainment search engine"

Studio Systems Inc. upcoming writing seminars and company events; download free demos of screenwriting software.

TriggerStreet.com - newly launched in 2003, a worthy contender for Zoetrope. Upload either your screenplay or short film for peer voting. The top ten screenwriters enter into a 90-day first look deal with Trigger Street (Kevin Spacey's company).

Who Represents ... ? Find the agent, manager, publicist, or attorney of various actors.

Wordplay Letters, columns (60 essays covering all facets of screenwriting), etc.

Words From Here set up after creation of Project Greenlight; meant as a meeting place for all kinds of writers. Includes review groups, links to agencies, prod. cos etc.

WriteWayIn.com - home of Eva Peel's established and successful pitch sessions and "Spec Script Marketplace" newsletter to producers and agents.

Zoetrope Screenplay Submissions In return for reading four screenplays by other writers; you may submit one screenplay for review by others.

Organizations

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences sponsors the Academy Awards, educational programs, seminars, Nicholl fellowships

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

American Film Institute school, seminars

American Screenwriters Association (nationwide chapters and affiliates: newsletter, conferences, resources, competitions

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers workshops, publications, resources, facilities

CineStory National non-profit screenwriter's organization

Film Arts Foundation seminars, screenings, resources for indie filmmakers

Filmmakers Collaborative facilities for independent filmmakers, seminars through The Reel School

Film Industry Network a non-profit, Los Angeles-based networking organization comprised of individuals from all facets of the entertainment industry. FIN meetings are typically held the second Sunday of every month from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Please see our Calendar for the latest information.

Independent Feature Project sponsors the Independent Feature Film Market, seminars, screenings, and other resources.

Organization of Black Screenwriters primary function is to assist screenwriters in the creation of works for film and television and to help them present their work. As a result of their great efforts and the continued growth of the organization, they have developed a network which includes the Writers Guild of America, many agents, producers, directors and studios.

Scriptwriters Network offers a potpourri of services, including meetings (at Universal Studios), staged readings, classes, workshops, retreats, even a holiday party. Also: a very inexpensive "producer's outreach". If your script gets a "recommend" by their trained readers, it is submitted to participating producers. The cost: a mere 20 bucks (for members).

The Sundance Institute sponsors Sundance Film Festival, writers fellowship program, events

UCLA Alumni Theater, Film and Television Network includes directory of Theater, Film and Television graduates as well as other Bruins involved in the entertainment industry.

Women in Film seminars, screenings

Writer's Guild of America union representing writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new media industries; includes list of guild signatory agents and agencies; research links; screenplay registration.

Just For Fun

BeInAMovie.com Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?

Coming Attractions the latest rumors about what's in development in Hollywood

The Cutting Room Floor Fun! See actual clips.

Hollywood Stock Exchange Dare we say - more lucrative than the actual stock market? Invest in movie stocks and star bonds. This is a BIG website. Really big.

The Movie Cliches List a list of common logic flaws

Movie Mistakes a continually updated list of over 1,000 films and the bloopers that make them endearingly less than perfect.

Plot-o-matic A very entertaining "automatic movie plot generator"

Press Kits Plus - your chance to buy - what else - press kits

The Trailer Park comprehensive index to movie trailers available online.

Upcoming Movies Movies in development, movies in production and movies prepped for release are rumor-milled, categorized by date, title, director, writer, actor, studio, genres, reviews, and video release.

International Screenwriting Resources and Organizations

Interdelfin - Filmmaking and film festival news and information, plus many discounts for members (membership is free). International scope, conceived and executed in Mexico.

TerrysWritingScreenplay.com From Eire the Emerald isle: James Kearney's succinct essays on genre, format, etc. as well as a unique relaxation process.

www.writershelp.net - First information service for screenwriters in East Europe. Markets for your work, books, trade publications, screenwriting software, contests and competitions for scriptwriters, seminars and courses and much more. Site is in Czech, English, and Russian languages.

The Script Factory - "one of the UK's leading script development organisations, working since 1996 to find and develop new screenwriting talent, support producers and development teams, and stage unique and un-missable live screenwriting events."

For the Auteur ... Filmmaking Resources

Filmmakers Central (Shoot Camp)

FILMSTEW.COM All the resources and databases one needs to conceive, sell, develop, finance, produce, distribute and release any form of film, television or visual media. FilmStew.com also posts a comprehensive listing of every screenplay competition world-wide.

FilmTracker "the premier licensor and syndicator of film and TV entertainment data and associated applications to professionals in the film, television, media and financial sectors."

Movie Partners extensive database of film industry info such as film investment coordination, business plan marketing and design, and contracts library.

ProductionHub.com "the information network for film, video, and digital media production"

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