Section I Resources

Books

HOW TO WRITE FOR ANIMATION

by Jeffrey Scott

ANIMATION WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT: FROM SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT TO PITCH

by Jean Ann Wright

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING

by J. Michael Straczynski

TELEVISION WRITING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

by Larry Brody

GARDNER’S GUIDE TO FEATURE ANIMATION WRITING: THE WRITER’S ROAD MAP

by Marilyn Webber

Trades and Magazines

VARIETY

http://www.variety.com

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/index.jsp

ANIMATION MAGAZINE

http://www.animationmagazine.net

WRITTEN BY

WGA monthly magazine

7000 Third St.

Los Angeles, CA 90048

323-782-4522

http://www.wga.org

Organizations

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA

http://www.wga.org

ANIMATION WRITERS CAUCUS

http://www.wga.org/awc.aspx

LOCAL 839/THE ANIMATION GUILD

http://www.mpsc839.org

ASIFA (ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DU FILM D’ANIMATION)

http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/

Education

WORDS INTO PICTURES

http://www.wordsintopictures.org

WRITERS BOOT CAMP

http://www.writersbootcamp.com/index.asp

ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA

Santa Ana, CA

Conceptual Storytelling course.

http://www.education.org/artinstitutes/california_orange.php

Informational Sites

ANIMATION WORLD NETWORK

Overflowing with general industry news. Also has a database of job offerings.

http://www.awn.com

TOON ZONE

http://www.toonzone.net/

HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE DIRECTORY

http://www.hcdonline.com/

THE WRITERS STORE

Articles and other useful info about scriptwriting in general. http://www.writersstore.com/

U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE

Federal copyright and registration information.

http://www.copyright.gov/

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Federal regulations on children’s programming.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/childtv.html

Writers on Writing

STEPHEN J. CANNELL

Top TV writer lectures on scriptwriting (full of excellent tips).

http://www.writerswrite.com/screenwriting/lecture.htm

WORDPLAY

Excellent Web site of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, writers of Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, and other features.

http://www.wordplayer.com

JEFFREY SCOTT

Longtime animation writer.

http://users.adelphia.net/~getjeffrey/Home.htm

Obtaining Scripts

http://www.scriptcity.com

http://www.script-o-rama.com/table.shtml

http://www.movie-page.com/movie_scripts.htm

And of course, there are always writers’ personal Web sites and eBay.

Creating Machinima

http://www.machinima.com