Screenwriting Resources

In this article, I’ll be talking about a few sites just for screenwriting. You can go to them anytime and find what you are looking for, whether that be the right way to format or which companies are buying what.

First thing’s first. What’s the right way to format a screenplay?

Tip: Producers love to see a lot of white in scripts (keep your writing brief)

If you want all the information on how to format your script, go to www.scriptologist.com Here you’ll not only learn how to format your screenplay, but you’ll learn about character development and dialogue. There’s everything you need to know about screenwriting and there’s also a listing of production companies.

Now, if you’ve read all those articles and books and still don’t know how to format a screenplay, why not just purchase screenwriting software. From $150 to $250, it saves you a lot of time dealing with margins. There are plenty of sites that try to sell writing software. And there’s a lot of screenwriting software on the market but which one? Final Draft and Movie Magic Screenwriter are the leading sellers. You can get a free demo of both here http://www.finaldraft.com/downloads/demo-final-draft.php, and here http://www.screenplay.com/t-MMS-Demo.aspx. Try it out and see which one suits you.

How you do know what material a production company is looking for? Moviebytes, of course. Their subscription fee is $20/year. http://www.moviebytes.com/index.cfm?&browsercheck=complete. They’re a directory of script sales in Hollywood so you know what which company is buying what.

Here are a list of newsletters that are free to subscribe to for screenwriting tips.

Creative Screenwriting – www.creativescreenwriting.com

Screenwriting Goldmine – www.screenwritinggoldmine.com

Screenwriting /Movie Producer/ Success Secrets – http://garywgoldstein.com