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    This page deals with the writing of SCRIPTS, Screenplays, Pilots, Treatments, Log-lines, Music Video Treatments,  Commercial Advertisement Treatments & general Pitch presentations. You will find a section for each discipline and also **Links to other resources about these items.  

Free Screenwriting Software 

Celtx: https://www.celtx.com/index.html

Trelby http://www.trelby.org/

Adobe Story: https://story.adobe.com/en-us/index.html

Amazon Storywriter https://storywriter.amazon.com/?tag=nofilmschool-20

Writing 

How to Copyrite & Protect Your Ideas http://goodinaroom.com/blog/how-to-copyright-protect-your-ideas

U.S. Copyrite Office  http://www.copyright.gov.

5 Key Turning Points of All Successful Screenplays http://www.storymastery.com/story/screenplay-structure-five-key-turning-points-successful-scripts

7 Qualities of High Concept Stories  http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/write-better-the-7-qualities-of-high-concept-stories

10 Golden Rules of Screenwriting http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/articles/joe-eszterhas-ten-golden-rules-of-moviemaking

11 Principals of Feature Screenwriting That Will Help You Sell Your Script: http://filmescape.com/11-principles-of-feature-screenwriting-that-will-help-you-sell-your-script

22 Rules of Storytelling, -Pixar   http://imgur.com/a/fPLnM?w24ql

Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet (Save The Cat)  https://timstout.wordpress.com/story-structure/blake-snyders-beat-sheet

FilmEscape.com  Writing Articles: http://filmescape.com/category/writing

How to Create a Masterful Outline:  https://screencraft.org/2017/05/22/create-masterful-outline/

How to Write a Screenplay You Can Sell, goodinaroom.com: http://goodinaroom.com/blog/how-to-write-a-screenplay-sell

Scriptmag.com, Screenwriter Blogs: http://www.scriptmag.com/features/columns

Pixar in a Box, FREE Screenwriting course: https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling/we-are-all-storytellers/v/storytelling-introb

Raindance.org, Screenwriting https://www.raindance.org/6-tips-get-pilot-script-noticed/

*ScriptNotes, PODCAST*   Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law. : http://johnaugust.com/podcast

Screenwriting 101, Thescriptlab.com: http://thescriptlab.com/screenwriting-101/screenplay/home#

Word Play, wordplayer.com: http://wordplayer.com

LOGLINE

7 Crucial Logline Mistakes  http://www.scriptmag.com/features/7-crucial-logline-mistakes-fix

How Not to Write a Logline  http://www.scriptmag.com/features/write-logline

I Wrote a 120 Page Script but I Cant Write a Logline  http://twoadverbs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/i-wrote-120-page-script-but-cant-write.html

TV 

Five Act 60 Minute Drama http://resources.screenwritersuniversity.com/resources/the-five-act-60-minute-drama-script

Simple Guide to Formatting TV Scripts  https://screencraft.org/2016/01/05/the-screenwriters-guide-to-formatting-television-scripts/

TV Writing, Google site: https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/home

TVtropes.org: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage

Poking A Dead Frog, 22 Top TV Comedy Writers http://goodinaroom.com/blog/poking-a-dead-frog-career-advice-from-top-tv-comedy-writers

Whole Crazy Process of Creating TV, Pitch to Pilot  http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-do-so-many-tv-shows-get-greenlit-but-then-never-1681405688

Pitching 

Goodinaroom.com, A site that specializes in Development & Pitching for professional writers is "Good in a room" :  https://goodinaroom.com/category/blog/

*TV treatment EXAMPLE* Johnaugust.com: http://johnaugust.com/downloads_ripley/dc-what-it-is.pdf

Tips for Pitching Your Pilot, Jengrisanti.com: http://www.jengrisanti.com/services/tips-for-writers/

20 Things You Should Never Do in a Pitch Meeting: http://filmescape.com/20-things-you-should-never-do-in-a-pitch-meeting

10 Vital Pitching Tips from Austin Film Festivals, scriptmag.com: http://www.scriptmag.com/resources/film-festivals/10-vital-pitching-tips-austin-film-festival

Music Videos 

How to Write a Music Video Treatment  http://www.pyragraph.com/2013/02/how-to-write-a-music-video-treatment-ferraris-on-ice

How to Create a Treatment for a Music Video  http://filmmakinggist.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-create-treatment-for-music-video.html

Treatment Template  http://www.slideshare.net/jadajadajingjing/treatment-template-21761202

Commercial

 

Directors Treatment  http://www.slideshare.net/21grams/fun-notes2

How to Write a Commercial Treatment: http://georgeohan.blogspot.com/2012/05/advice-how-to-write-commercial.html

Treatment 101 http://ghosttreatments.com/treatment-101

Video Treatment Template  https://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/videotreatment.pdf

Contest 

Screenwriting Contest, Making the cut. Scriptmag.com: http://www.scriptmag.com/features/columns/script-angel-columns/screenwriting-contests-making-cut

Screencraft.org, Screenwriting contest:  https://screencraft.org/screenwriting-contests

10 Important Screenwriting Competitions & Deadlines  http://www.theafw.com/blog/10-upcoming-2015-competition-deadlines/#

Top 10 Screenwriting Contest, Filmmakingstuff.com: http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/screenplay-contests

Page International Screenwriting Awards, pageawards.com: http://pageawards.com

Contest in these Links, Jenchristini.com: http://www.jengrisanti.com/resources/links

Logline Contest, Screenwritersutopia.com: http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/loglines

*Article, SCREENWRITING CONTEST, twoadverbs.blogspot, The Inside Pitch: http://twoadverbs.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/screenwriting-contests.html

Find & Read Scripts 

Internet Movie Script Database: http://www.imsdb.com

The Black List, Find Scripts, blcklst.com: https://blcklst.com

10 Famous Film Scripts & what You Can Learn from Them, Flavorwire.com: http://flavorwire.com/441918/10-famous-film-scripts-and-what-you-can-learn-from-them

100 FREE Legal Movie Script PDF Downloads: http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/free-script-downloads

Loglinr.com: http://www.loglinr.com/

Simplyscripts.com: http://www.simplyscripts.com

ScriptCity.com: http://www.scriptcity.com

Places to get Scripts, Jengrisanti.com: http://www.jengrisanti.com/resources/links

Nofilmschool.com, Available Scripts from Fox Searchlight:  http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/birdman-grand-budapest-hotel-screenplays-available

Ideas & Inspiration 

Identifying Themes in Literature http://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/faculty/lcarothers/ModernLiterature/BluestEye/Identifying%20Themes%20in%20Literature.pdf

Themes Explained http://nofilmschool.com/2016/01/themes-explained-what-are-how-use-why-important

Literary Devices http://literarydevices.net/literary-devices

19 Great Ways to Brainstorm Short Film Ideas http://www.raindance.org/19-great-ways-to-brainstorm-short-film-ideas

25 Sources of Free Public Domain Books  http://ebookfriendly.com/free-public-domain-books-sources

101 Common Book Themes http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/themelist.htm

1001 Story Ideas http://www.writepop.com/category/1001-story-ideas

1 Million Story Ideas & Writing Prompts  http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2013/11/15/1-million-story-ideas-for-student-journalists-2

Forty Four Short Story Ideas http://www.creative-writing-now.com/short-story-ideas.html

One Hundred Short Story Basic Ideas https://billchance.org/2011/06/17/one-hundred-short-story-basic-ideas

Creative Writing Prompts http://www.writersdigest.com/prompts

Story Ideas Archive  http://www.scifiideas.com/category/sfi/story-ideas/ 

Genera, Plot & Story Prompt Generators  http://www.springhole.net/writing_roleplaying_randomators/plotgens.htm

Plot Generator http://www.plot-generator.org.uk