UPDATED FOR AUGUST 2017
(SEE ATTACHMENT ON WRITER'S ROLE AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE)
First step in Scriptwriting by Richard Walter...
Meet the Reader: How to Write a Screenplay in Nine (Not So) Easy Steps
Top 10 Screenwriting Tips from British dramatist John Yorke
NEW SCREENWRITING APP SLUGLINE
I would suggest that if you are serious about scriptwriting, or writing more widely (novels, plays etc) then begin by reading the highly insightful, seminal book, Story by Robert MCKee:
Whilst good, keep in mind that the advice of McKee is specific to feature length scripts. For the benefit of this course, an even better recommendation is:
Writing the Short Film (3rd ed)
By Pat Cooper & Ken Dancyger
(SEE ATTACHMENT ON WRITER'S ROLE AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE)
First step in Scriptwriting by Richard Walter...
Meet the Reader: How to Write a Screenplay in Nine (Not So) Easy Steps
Top 10 Screenwriting Tips from British dramatist John Yorke
NEW SCREENWRITING APP SLUGLINE
I would suggest that if you are serious about scriptwriting, or writing more widely (novels, plays etc) then begin by reading the highly insightful, seminal book, Story by Robert MCKee:
Whilst good, keep in mind that the advice of McKee is specific to feature length scripts. For the benefit of this course, an even better recommendation is:
Writing the Short Film (3rd ed)
By Pat Cooper & Ken Dancyger