My Screenwriting Odyssey
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Miss Caroline Brandt
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When I started out, it was with the clear intention of becoming established as an avid exponent of wordsmithy; the handiwork being either a screenplay or a novel. Yet, as the struggle developed, it became apparent to me that in these post-modern times, there's more to being a Writer than merely posting a screenplay, or publishing a novel.

Truly, the Nobel laurete Sir Vidia is a genius. For, in the myriad convolutions I underwent for the sake of my love of writing, it became all too clear to me that his perspicacious observations on the demise of the novel, or of all fiction for that matter, were smack on target.

Hence, now onwards, everything is in a flux. It is like the battlefield, with a shifting scenario full of self-contradictions; where the only certainty is challenge.

So, when I speak of my screenwriting career, it is not in the conventional sense of minting screenplays on my laser printer in industrial terms. Rather, like post-modern war, I am a screenwriter who must use my talent in any and every way possible, through creative brainstorming.

Therefore, even as you observe how my situation develops, and follow my futures through their intricacies; you will be able to trace a discernable pattern through all these convolutions, and finally comprehend that at the root of all that effort is the genius of a screenwriter at work.



Great Resources for Screenwriting Research:

The Internet Movie Database
This is the place where you check out any movie. More than that, nowadays they have branched out into details of production, as well as acting as an industry guide. But, this latter part is a premium paid service.

Writers Guild of America, west
The official site of the WGA contains valuable links to several important resources.

dmoz directory resources
The dmoz open directory has several useful links related to screenplay and screenwriting activities.

University of Bolton
Here's a great site for screenwriting education, the University of Bolton.

USC School of Cinema
The USC School of Cinema-Television is bursting with resources and screenwriting information.

Film Studies at UC Berkeley
Here is a great resource in the form of undergraduate and graduate studies at UC Berkeley.

Google's Screenwriting Directory
The Google Directory has several valuable links for every sort of screenwriting need or resource.

Hollins University
Hollins University has a great Film Studies and Screenwriting Master's Degree Program.


UCLA Screenwriting
This is the homepage of the University of California, Los Angeles, especially if you wish to train in an academic milieu.

FSU Film School
The Florida State University's Film School has a great program.

misc.writing.screenplays.moderated
This is the sanitised version of misc.writing.screenplays, the precursor group that fell prey to the vagaries of the unbridled Usenet and its marauding trolls. However, don't forget to look up the great archives of misc.writing.screenplays; you can search for them at Google groups.

UCSB Film Studies Department
This is the homepage of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with its great Film Studies program.

How to write a Screenplay
As the title suggests, this site provides regular links to great information.

McKee Seminar
Robert McKee's "Story" is one great screenwriting book. His Story seminar's are an elaboration of that theme. Dont' miss out on this one if you are serious about screenwriting.

Articles and Resources on Screenwriting
Here's another collection of resources on screenwriting.

Done Deal Screenwriting Links"
Done Deal has a great collection of links to screenwriting resources.

Inkpot Movie Links
This Inkpot site has lots of useful links to screenwriting resources.

National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School of the United Kingdom has a great scene going on. Don't forget to check out its vast resources.

APA International Film School
Located in Australia, the Academy of Photogenic Art's International Film School is surely worth looking over for its great site feel.