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Online
The web is riddled with useful sites for writers. Below you'll find a list of some of our recommendations,
First, you may want to check out our own online extracts from previous Script Factory Masterclasses with some of the world's top filmmakers. Learn from the masters!
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Online Networking:
Shooting People's Screenwriters Network
The Script Factory is a huge fan of Shooting People: an online filmmaking community which organises bulletins for filmmakers across the UK and US 
including the excellent daily Screenwriters Network and the weekly Script Pitch list. You can join these email networks to get news, views and information about screenwriting, and have the opportunity to ask screenwriter-related questions and pitch projects - and you can currently get a fiver of the £30 membership fee by joing through us - click here for more info.
A new Script Factory partner for 2010, Circalit is a revolutionary free service enabling writers to market their screenplays to industry professionals. 
By showcasing your work online, Circalit allows writers to build up a fanbase, receive feedback, and become part of an ever-growing network of writers, critics and industry professionals. You can also take part in group discussions, collaborate with other writers and receive advice on writing, formatting and marketing your film script. Whether you are a first time writer or an experienced professional, Circalit seems like a must-have tool for screenwriters - and members even get the chance to win a Script Factory Feedback report, with one offered for the top rated screenplay on the site each month.
Other ways to read and download feature film scripts:
www.scriptpimp.com
This site features a searchable database of 1000’s of downloadable screenplays; an annual screenwriting competition; and most impressively, a brand new Writers’ Database. The Database is the only compressive database of its kind...still a work in progress, but already it lists the submission guidelines for over 400 US-based production & management companies, literary agencies, independent producers and creative executives searching for new material. Along with contact information, it lists what types of projects they are looking for, and who to contact at each company - a brilliant resource for UK-based writers wanting to submit work to companies in the US.
www.dailyscript.com
Another great site for downloading film scripts - and on this one they are in their original form! This site features a 'script of the day' on their home page, and a A-Z list of all the others they have available. In many cases, they have multiple drafts of the same screenplay so you can compare and contrast to get a glimpse into the development process of your favourite films...a fantastic screenwriters resource!
www.simplyscripts.com
Extensive database of scripts and transcripts of feature films both produced and unproduced available to view and print. Collates its library from a number of online databases so covers scripts from classics like Chinatown to the latest releases such as Minority Report. Clearly states if it is a shooting script or transcript and occasionally holds early drafts of new classics such as Three Kings and American Beauty. Has sections specifically for TV and Radio scripts and a good links section.
www.script-o-rama.com
If you want to know more about writing screenplays you can download your favourite film screenplays here. This is a real film fansite and does much of the trawling for you for the latest and most authentic scripts for films from Hollywood classics to cult classics.
www.iscriptdb.com
Large movie script database. The site also contains a database of screenwriters and interviews with screenwriters. Prides itself on being the first to have many scripts online and has a section dedicated to screenwriters reviewing the latest scripts doing the rounds of Hollywood.
www.imsdb.com
The Internet Movie Script Database is a useful free resource with a very big library of scripts, both contemporary and classic, available for download (everything from The Panic Room and Troy, to 2001 and Casablanca. The scripts themselves are of variable quality – some are stored as PDFs which download quickly and look like the real thing while others are more text versions of something found on the internet. This is definitely worth a look.
To submit your own script:
New for 2010, see Circalit above.
www.zoetrope.com
The Virtual Studio section of this website is a submission destination and collaboration tool for filmmakers — a community where artists can submit and workshop original work and where producers can make movies using built-in production tools. Membership is free but you have to sign up before gaining access to the virtual development section and area dedicated to new screenwriters.
www.triggerstreet.com
New site and offshoot of Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti’s Triggerstreet production company. If scripts get into the sites’ top 10 they automatically enter into a 90 day fisrt-look agreement with Triggerstreet. A new site which needs time to develop but a good source of reviewing unproduced scripts.
www.praxisfilm.com
www.thesource.com.au
www.screenscripts.com/browsing.html
These are a selection of script sale sites, essentially these are platforms for new writers to present their scripts to industry executives.
For information about Treatments:
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Article on a US screenwriter’s site that explores the function of treatments from a specifically Hollywood point of view but does have links to treatments for three Hollywood features.
The rest of the Web:
www.euroscript.co.uk
Offers support for EU filmmakers, including feedback on scripts and the chance to develop scripts with a script editor.
www.imdb.com
The International Movie Database is the most comprehensive movie database available online and contains basic information about films, writers, directors and actors.
www.TheMegahitMovies.com
As the title says…this website is for writers and directors who want to create a commercial megahit! Examines story, scene breakdown, structure etc, but huge swathes are only available in the book of the web site.
www.screenwriterstore.co.uk
As Europe’s largest authorised reseller and distributor of screenwriting andproduction software, The Screenwriter’s Store provides filmmakers with a wide choice of film making resources available for purchase.
www.scriptfly.com
Formerly known as the writerswebsite.com, this site aims to provide information about development and marketing for screenwriters. The site also provides an extensive range of international contacts.
www.scriptsecrets.net
Script guru William C. Martell’s tips on screenwriting, includes an ever-changing daily script tip.
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/
BBC writersroom - The BBC's online resource for writing for television, radio and film. writersroom brings you information about writing opportunities and events, along with useful tips and advice from, and interviews with professional writers and other industry experts.
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting
Get Writing is the BBC’s comprehensive writing website, supporting and advising audiences who want to develop their creative writing skills. Get Writing hosts a plethora of competitions often linked to BBC Dramas, an ever-growing online community network of writers across the UK, an online writer’s circle and discussion space for critical debate of writing across all genres.
www.creativescreenwriting.com
Bi-monthly American magazine with limited/paid for online content and a free daily email bulleting with screenwriting news, interviews and reviews. Hollywood-centric but informative nonetheless.
www.writing.org.uk
Robin Kelly's humourous and wide-ranging site covering most aspects of creative writing. Lots of handy links.
Not found what you're looking for? Try our Other Organisations section for more on-line information.