Screenwriting Guides
Writing for the Screen
“Writing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of screenwriting. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives from industry insiders on topics such as breaking in; pitching; developing and nurturing business relationships; juggling multiple projects; and more.”
Screenwriting Software Tutorials
Final Draft 11
“Final Draft 11 gives you powerful outlining, story structure, collaboration, and tagging tools in a friendly user interface that makes writing your screenplay effortless” (Final Draft, n.d.).
Writers Speak
A selection of interviews with screenwriters, conducted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Hear screenwriters break down their scripts and gain an insight into their creative writing process.
References:
BAFTA. (2011, February 1). Peter Weir: Q&A with Mark Kermode [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_QhhYv4sH0&t=7s
BAFTA. (2011, July 29). The truth is out there: Writing from real life [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N8W2_TAXdA&t=4s
Final Draft. (n.d.). Final Draft 11 quick start. Retrieved January 19, 2021 from https://www.finaldraft.com/learn/final-draft-11-quick-start/
Screenplayed. (2020, January 6). ‘Uncut Gems’ writers & directors breakdown the script [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZnBXHHTro&t=1s
screenwriting [Illustration], by ProSymbols, n.d. Noun Project. CC BY 2.0
Vanity Fair. (2020, February 25). Director Rian Johnson breaks down a scene from ‘Knives Out’ [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69GjaVWeGQM
Weinstein, A. (2017). Writing for the screen. Routledge.