- AFI Screen Nation
"AFI ScreenNation features the best films and videos from young filmmakers on the web as well video tips and contests. If you're 11-19 years old, send a link to your YouTube film or video to screennation@afi.com." From the American Film Institute.
- BAFTA Guru
From the British Academy of Film and Television Arts website, articles, interviews, and tips.
- Celtx
"Celtx is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production system. It replaces 'paper & binder' pre-production with a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share." Comes in Free and Pro editions.
- The Playwriting Seminars
Playwriting and screenwriting resources and tips.
- RawScripts.com
"RawScripts is online screenwriting software. Scripts are private, secure and accessible from any computer. Nothing to install. You can try out the application, or login with your Google or Yahoo account and get working on your screenplay."
- Screenwriting.info
"This overview will begin acquaint you with the screenplay format writing rules and screenwriting etiquette you'll need to know about, and as you browse the following material you may notice the words 'don't', 'avoid' and '...' unless you are directing the movie.' Take that advice to heart. As you become more familiar with the world of screenwriting you'll understand why but for now the scope of this document prohibits a deeper explanation."
- Script Magazine
An online magazine with news, writing advice, reviews, and further resources for scriptwriters.
- Scriptwriting (AFI's Lights, Camera, Education)
"Sean Astin hosts AFI's filmmaking tutorial series, LIGHTS, CAMERA, EDUCATION! In this segment, we explore the basics of scriptwriting."
- Simply Scripts
"Links to hundreds of free, downloadable scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current, classic and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows."
- Writing for Stage/Screen
"Are you interested in writing for television, theatre, or big screen? You'll find advice here on all the basics of writing plays, screenplays, and television scripts for single teleplays or TV series and serials. Do you want to be a playwright, a movie screenwriter or television scriptwriter? Find out about the different jobs for dramatists from creator through storyliner to script editor or show runner."
this page last updated December 21, 2011