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Screenwriting
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Business News: The Strike Zone: The Latest News, Blogs & Photos on the WGA Strike 
 Collection of news articles and analysis about the 2007 strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Features a description of the contested issues (such as about "residuals for shows and movies streamed over the Web and on cellphones"), a FAQ, and a blog. Also includes a table showing the status of television programming if the strike persists, and material about 1988 and 2001 writer strikes. Registration (free) required. From the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-writersguild-sg,1,6674562.storygallery?coll=la-home-center&ctrack=1&cset=true Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Labor, Writing Last updated Dec 5, 2007 Cinema: How Are Hollywood Films Made?
A basic overview of the components of movie-making including screenwriting, directing, producing, acting, and editing. There is some brief information about the blacklisting that occurred in the 1950's in the film industry. Related resources are provided. From Annenberg Media. http://www.learner.org/interactives/cinema/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Writing Last updated Dec 9, 2007 The Playwriting Seminars: The Full Length Play
"An opinionated web companion on the art and craft of playwriting." Includes "[q]uotes on Craft from 400 playwrights, screenwriters, and other professionals." From the Virginia Commonweath University, School of the Arts. http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Film, Movies, & Video, Literature & Books, Performing Arts, Writing Last updated Aug 2, 2004 Writers Guild of America
Resources for the general public, screenwriters, and for members of the Guild writing in film, radio, television, and now in interactive media. Features include: The Craft of Screenwriting; Tools of the (writing) Trade; and Interactive Writing - how it's done. http://www.wga.org/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Film, Movies, & Video, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Jul 11, 2002 Writers Guild of America: Contract 2007
Background and news about the 2007 negotiation for a new contract for television and movie writers and the strike arising from the negotiations. Includes a list of writer proposals, producer proposals, a narrative about the negotiations (including about writer demands "to win contractual residuals that grant ... compensation for the reuse of ... work"), strike rules, a list of picketing locations, and related material. From the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA). http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2204 Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Labor, Writing Last updated Nov 5, 2007 Writers Write
An all-purpose writers' resource and searchable database. Includes information on different markets for various writing types and genres (medical writing, poetry, e-publishing, technical writing, songwriting, screenwriting, fiction, greeting cards, business writing, research, journalism), news, author interviews, message boards, job listings, bestseller lists, writers groups, organizations, contests, conferences, and more. Browsable and searchable. http://www.writerswrite.com/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Film, Movies, & Video, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Apr 29, 2005 |
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