This page serves as an ongoing depository of any screenwriting/scriptwriting related resources I have found useful or think others may find useful
Books
- The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats: The Screenplay
- The Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film and Television Writers
- The Craft of the Screenwriter
Favorite Scripts: These are produced scripts that I believe are exemplary and illustrative of good screenwriting.
Breaking_Bad_1x01 (Pilot) (PDF)
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This page is an ongoing depository for resources and services that I have used. You may find these links very helpful. (Job Listings, List Servs, Vendors, Unions, etc)
Job Listings/Networking
- Mandy.com – Great site that features full production job listings, casting calls, classified ads for equipment, noticeboards.
- Infolist.com – Entertainment Industry Opportunities, Events and Information
- MediaBistro.com – Mainly a new media/PR site, but has television and radio job listings
- The Biz – Variety – A treasure trove of jobs across “the biz.” Check out the listings for New York alone.
- Production Hub – Production Jobs listings
- KEMPS (Kftv.com) – Resources/production services directory
- Craigslist tv/film/video/radio jobs (New York)
- Reel Jobs at the New York Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting
- Entertainment Careers
- Lost Remote – has a modest listing of TV related jobs
Equipment, Media and Services
- B and H Photo Video – excellent all around video/audio store. I’ve patronized B & H for years, very happy with their shipping and services.
- Abel Cinetech – Film/Video rental and sales
- Barbizon Lighting – Lighting rental and sales
- Total Media – Great bulk media sales. Digital tapes, DVDs/Blu-Ray
- New York 411 – “The industry’s one stop production resource”
Books
- How NOT to make a short film – excellent book by former Sundance Programmer Roberta Munroe.