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Recommended books
- Story: Substance, Structure,
Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting, by Robert
McKee, PhD
Robert McKee is the renown teacher of numerous screenwriters and
producers in Hollywood. His students have written, directed or
produced films and TV series such as Ally McBeal, The Brothers
McMullen, Cheers, The Color Purple, Courage Under Fire, The Elephant
Man, Eric Brokovich, A Fish Called Wanda, Forrest Gump, Frasier,
Friends, Gandhi, Northern Exposure, NYPD Blue, Of Mice And Men,
Seinfeld, The X-Files, You've Got Mail, and many others.
Writing guides
- Scriptologist.com
Magazine. How-to magazine for screenwriters that provides
weekly news articles, many of which contain free screenwriting
exercises. The site also has a sign-up form for a free e-mail
newsletter. (Recommended by tech2see)
- How
to Format a Screenplay. You've plotted your story, developed
your characters, and written a scene-by-scene outline of your
story. Now you're ready to write it in professional screenplay
format. (Recommended by scriptpro33)
- Paper Cuts
Singapore writers, here's how to package your work for overseas
screenwriting competitions.
Entertaining article by Anand Shiva, from personal experience.
Recommended writing software
Useful links
- Media Development Authority - MDA (www.mda.gov.sg)
Singapore's media regulator.
- Media Hive (www.digitalmediahub.org)
Offers film-related courses and workshops.
Office: (65) 62234420
- Objectifs (www.objectifs.com.sg)
Centre for Photography and Filmmaking.
Phone: Tel: (65) 6339 3068
Address: 12A Liang Seah Street, Singapore (189033)
- Singapore Film Society (www.sfs.org.sg)
Promotes appreciation of film as art and entertainment. Organizes
both members-only screenings and public film festivals throughout
the year.
- Singapore Film Commission (www.sfc.org.sg)
Provides support to film-makers.
- Singapore Infomap (www.sg)
Official source of information on Singapore, and a one-stop guide
to Singapore.
- Spectrum (www.starhub.com/spectrum)
StarHub's online community showcase where budding filmmakers,
artists, students and professionals come together to express and
embrace their artistic originalities
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