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Here are some useful screenwriting (& WP) URLs and telephone numbers:
The Screenwright(R) Book Nook
Screenwright(R) Screenplay Formatting Shareware
Screenwright(R) WORDS - Thesaurus, Dictionary, Quotations,
Translator, Pronouncer, Acronyms, Clichés, Credits, and Oscars
Screenwright(R) Communications - International Telephone Dialing Codes,
Area Codes, Reverse/Prefix Lookup, Phone Directory, ZIP+4 Codes, etc.
Screenwright(R) Sample Submission Agreement + Other Form 1, 2, 3
Screenwright(R) Sample Collaboration Agreement
SCRNWRiT Internet Mailing List Instructions (listservs, newsgroups, IRC)
SITCOM Internet Mailing List Instructions (TV listservs, newsgroups, IRC)
Screenwright(R) WPWin 6.1 Tips (WordPerfect listserv, newsgroup, links)
Library of Congress, U.S. Copyright Office (Form PA) +1 (202) 707-3000
Writers Guild of America, west +1 (323) 951-4000
Registration: +1 (323) 782-4540 Agency: +1 (323) 782-4502
Writers Guild Minimum Rates (5/97): Week-to-week US$3,456;
Story (high budget - over $2.5M) $21,244; Treatment (hb) $31,865;
Screenplay (hb) $58,411; Option (18 months) 10%;
Rewrite (hb) $21,244; Polish (hb) $10,620
WGA Links, Signatory Agents + HFI (Blue Book) Agents + Agent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Writers Guild of America, East Online Registration +1 (212) 767-7800
Directors Guild of America +1 (310) 289-2000
Agency: +1 (323) 851-3671 NY: +1 (212) 581-0370
Screen Actors Guild +1 (323) 954-1600 Agency: +1 (323) 549-6737 NY: +1 (212) 944-1030
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences +1 (310) 247-3000
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (no website - eMail) +1 (800) 310-3378
Kingman Films King Arthur Screenwriters Award (eMail) +1 (818) 548-3456
Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab +1 (310) 394-4662
Chesterfield Film Company Writer's Film Project Fellowships +1 (213) 683-3977
Walt Disney Studio Fellowships +1 (818) 560-6894
Fade In: Screenwriting Awards (eMail) +1 (800) 646-3896
CineStory Screenwriting Awards +1 (800) 678-6796
Monterey County Film Commission Screenwriting Competition
Other Contests
Workshops: Zoetrope:S + Zoe:N + Zoe:A-S + Del Rey:SF/F + Dublin + London
Attorney Search Engine - Martindale-Hubbell www.martindale.com
Universal color sequence for script revision pages: White, Blue, Pink, Yellow,
Green, Goldenrod, Buff, Salmon, Cherry, Tan, Gray, Ivory; White, etc.
Acco #5 Brads (1-1/4 inch Brass Fasteners) + Enterprise + Ken Hecker's Brad Page
Staples supply store (special order ACC 71505 - Acco #5 Brads) +1 (800) 333-3330
A&B stationery store (71505 Brads, 71511 Washers) +1 (818) 760-0244
Accent Keyboards + Screenwriter Fonts + Other Fonts
Hollywood Poster + Posteritati + Rick's + Cinema City + Cohen
Yahoo Film Indices
Internet Movie Database + Today In Movie History + Hollywood Stock Exchange
Mandy's Production Directory + Hollywood Creative Directory + Moviepitch.com
American Film Institute + CineMedia-AFI + American Cinematheque
The Hollywood Reporter + Variety + Premiere Magazine + Fade In: Magazine
Studio Briefing + Ain't It Cool News + Coming Attractions + Drudge Report
Drew's Script-O-Rama + HFI Scripts + Script Shop + WW Scripts + SyberSites
Script Sales 1, 2, 3, 4 + Spec Sales Book + Spec Script Library + E-script
SCREENsite + Cinema Sites + Wordplay + Screenwriters & Playwrights Home Page
Writers' Computer Store + StarComp + Azimuth Arts + Software 1, 2
Etymology of Names + Hall of Names + Random Names + PopularNames
Your Name + Name Origin + Census + Eponym + Babynamer, 2 + Nomenia
Greek Mythology + Greek/Roman Classics + Shakespeare's Works + CIA Factbook
Research-It + Reference Desk + Virtual Reference Desk + Yahoo's Search List
Search w/ MetaCrawler + Search listservs + Search newsgroups + Search shareware
Amazon.com + CDnow + Tower + Virgin Megastore
The Hungarian Alchemist - Anikó J. Bartos (conversion & divination)
Synopses: I figure it can't
do any harm to engage in a little self-promotion... you may read an
interview
(w/photo) which was recently published in Australia, or a
bio on Francis Ford Coppola's website, and here
are three synopses of my latest spec scripts (producers/investors -
contact me if you'd like to read one, or to
request my agent's number):
THE
FALL IN BUDAPEST: Vitaly, a former KGB operative, takes a
nasty tumble in Budapest's late autumn, and he's aided in his struggle
back to health by the Hungarian nurse Erzsébet. The course
of their blossoming romance is marred by ugly memories of the
past, involving their own personal experiences, as well as the
violent intersection in the chronicles of their two countries. Jared,
an American undercover agent, is convinced that Vitaly's sinister
"business" partners plan to wreak havoc on a cataclysmic scale,
and he's willing to risk everything, including his own relationship
with Colette, to stop the Russian. This action-packed romantic
thriller is also an unforgettable meditation on the contemporary issue
of forgiveness: cultural and historical, among individuals as well as
nation-states.
MERLINSKY:
The endless hordes of Hollywood tourists in the late 1940's are easy
marks for a con-man magician like Harry Merlinsky. He knows how to
sucker the rubes and flash the ol' hamster-outta-the-fedora every now
and then, to baffle 'em and dazzle 'em. But he didn't expect a naive fan
like Jake, who wants to learn Harry's Old Knowledge - "real"
magic. Harry's arch-enemy obliterates Jake's girlfriend, forcing Jake
to become a wizard, just to stay alive. Will Jake use his newly-found
powers for vengeance? The timeless myth of the Sorcerer's
Apprentice unfolds against the backdrop of the Magic Castle and
the "Hollywoodland" sign.
ELEVEN
THOUSAND VIRGINS: This feature screenplay has been described
as "Field of Dreams with medieval chant music in place of
baseball". Alex Barnett has a comfortable life in Los Angeles and San
Francisco; it's probably too comfortable, although he can't quite
admit to himself that an extended separation from his wife Nicole
eats at his soul. An unusual set of seemingly unrelated circumstances
impels him to seek out a centuries-abandoned monastery in
southwest Germany, where he confronts the animate image of
Hildegard von Bingen, the legendary twelfth-century mystic, prophet,
and composer of ravishing liturgical chants.
Although
his friend Lars believes it's a bona-fide vision, much like the visions
that fueled Hildegard's own creativity, Alex cynically distrusts his
deepest instincts and drives himself to search for a more acceptable
answer. His quest guides him on the path toward self-awareness,
through experiences both sacred and profane. One man's inner and
outer pilgrimages take him to the depths of uncertainty, and, almost
inexorably, to the peak of actualization.
However,
lest you think this film is impossibly high-minded, rest assured
that there are generous, steamy helpings of undelayed gratification
and downright debauchery... the final blackout scene alone is
guaranteed to keep the audience riveted to their seats long
enough to read the entire credit crawl!
As
in all my projects this past year, the above were formatted with
Screenwright(R).