Resources
Industry Resources
Academy
of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS)
Broadcast Education Association
Banff Television Festival
Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.
Federal Communications Commission
International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences
National Association of Broadcasters
National Cable Television Association (NCTA)
ProductionHub.com
PROMAX International
Radio - Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
Rose d'Or International contest for television light entertainment programmes
TVB - Television Bureau of Advertising site
TV Predictions.com
United States Telecom Association
The Webby Awards: annual awards for Web site design and development.
Industry Publications
Animation World Network
Baseline
Broadcast
Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcast International
Digitrends
Hollywood Reporter
Kidscreen
Television Week
The Knowledge Online
Produccion & Distribucion
Producer's Source
Realscreen
Screen International
Variety
Video Age International
World Research Group
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Screenwriting
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- Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences --Presenters of the Emmys.
- American Film Institute
(AFI) --Organization dedicated to
the preservation, education and advancement of the craft
of the moving image.
- Ballantine Films --A growing portal into all
that's film-related on the Internet.
- Communicator--see Online
Communicator, The
- Create Your Screenplay--Screenwriting seminars and
more from Canadian screenwriter, producer and writer Barry
Pearson.
- Creative Screenwriting--The Creative Screenwriting
magazine online.
- Done Deal--Lots of information on the
logistics and business side of screenwriting.
- Easy Budget--Following the template approach
proven by Script Werx, this software customizes Microsoft
Excel for budgeting films and TV commercials.
- eMovie Business--An "outsider's view
of Hollywood" from Don Lemmon.
- Filmmakers Magazine--The online version of this
magazine, featuring a database of Screenwriting contests,
add a log line, a screenwriting contest sponsored by The
Radmin Company, Indies Film and shorts for sale, and more.
- Fundraising--Morrie Warshawski's advice
on funding films and nonprofit projects.
- Hollywood Network--A themed community that includes
chat lounges, message boards, directories, job desks, web
pages, shopping, real-time live shows and more.
- The Hollywood Reporter--Trade magazine for the entertainment
industry.
- Indiewire.com--An on-line magazine dedicated
to independent film production.
- The Mad Screenwriter--The ongoing adventures of
Landyn Parker, burnt-out Hollywood screenwriter.
- Mandy's International
Film and Television Production Directory--A web-database of film and
television producers, technicians and facilities around
the world; includes a resume posting service.
- Media Match--A completely free online
directory of 3000+ Film and TV professionals and facilities
used by over 600 US production companies and broadcasters
when crewing up.
- Motion Picture Association
of America--The
voice of the American motion picture industry.
- Movie-Making.Net--Filmmaking books written
for the pros by the pros, soon to include Screenwriting 101,
by Neill Hicks.
- MovieBytes--Information on film and screenwriting
contests.
- Movieprop.com--An online resource dedicated
to the hobby of collecting memorabilia used in Hollywood
productions, including celebrity wardrobe, movie guns, movie
cars and custom-made replicas.
- The National Creative Registry
OnlineŠ--ProtectRite, an alternative to the Writer's Guild for registering
screenplays and treatments.
- National Film Board of Canada--Public Agency that produces
and distributes film and video.
- New York Screenwriter--The online presence of the
New York Screenwriter Magazine. "All anyone needs to
know."
- Script-o-rama--AKA Drew's Script-o-rama,
a great clearinghouse for sites from which you can download
film and TV scripts.
- Scriptshack--A source for screenplays.
- "Screen & Stage Marketing Secrets" book--Tips on marketing your screenwriting.
- Screenwriter's Utopia--Advice, interviews and discussion
groups for screenwriters, along with a directory of links
to many more web sites.
- Scr(i)pt Magazine--The online presence for Scr(i)pt
Magazine.
- Script Nurse--Professional help with ensuring
that your script makes the best impression when seen by script
readers, producers and other movieland gatekeepers; includes
script breakdown and coverage services.
- Script Services--Script analysis and online
resources for screenwriters.
- Scriptapalooza--With a name like that it's
gotta be a big screenwriting competition.
- Society of Motion Picture & Television
Engineers (SMPTE)
- Writer Network --Resources for freelance
writers and screenwriters. Weekly job/grant/prize list. New
opportunity for screenwriters in New Features.
- Writers Guild of America--Screenwriter's guild.
- Wordplay--Encouragement and advice
to screenwriters from Terry Rossio, co-writer of Disney's
Aladdin; with additional writing credits on Little Monsters
and The Puppet Masters.
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Television...
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Training...
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Corporate Script Writing...
- IABC--International Association
of Business Communicators
- STC--Society for Technical Communication
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The Printed Page ...
- SPAWN--Small Publishers, Artists
and Writers Network.
- Writers Write--News and chat on the writing
and publishing biz; offers a free newsletter.
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Internet and Multimedia...
- Association of Internet Professionals --Online classes for web development and e-commerce.
- Computer virus myths & hoaxes--If
you have a fear of viruses, check this page out! Learn about
the myths, the hoaxes, the urban legends, and the implications
of computer virus myths.
- Fraud Prevention Tips--Tips for e-commerce sites
on how to prevent credit card fraud.
- Killer Sites--David Siegel is the acknowledged
grand master of web site designers. This is the web site
from which he plugs his book and dispenses free tips on design,
HTML, GIFs, tables, frames and other design issues.
- Hoax Alert Page--A list and history of time-
and bandwidth-wasting Internet hoaxes. Check this one out
before falling for anyone's plea to "forward this to
everyone you know."
- NetworkSolutions -- Assigns domain names for
web sites. The Who Is page on this site will tell you if
a domain name is already taken. It could save you a lot of
guessing and wondering.
- Jupiter Communications--A new-media research company
specializing in emerging consumer online and interactive
technologies. The cornerstone of the company's offerings,
Strategic Planning Services (SPS), provides in-depth research
and strategic planning support for companies developing interactive
products and services. This is the place to look for definitive
information on what the big advertisers and web sites are
doing with advertising.
- Lynda's Homegurrrl Page--Lynda Weinman's web site,
intended to support and update her book Designing Web
Graphics, it offers a wealth of tips and examples of
good web design and graphics.
- Ted Goff Cartoons--Cartoons, available for a
fee, for use in web sites and other publications.
- Virtual Promote--If you build it will they
come. If it's a web site that is, and you follow the advice
from Virtual Promote. This is the best source out there of
advice and resources on promoting web sites.
- Webreference.com--A clearing house of information
for webmasters. Includes information on site design, browsing,
authoring and HTML; along with links to many other sites.
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Grammar and Style References...
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General...
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