Internet Resources for Media Writing & Production
This is not a comprehensive listing of all the subject resources in this area but merely a brief guide to some of them.
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Subject Search Engines
Voice of the Shuttle: Media Studies page
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2720|
Covers TV, Video, Film, Journalism etc.
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General Media Writing and Production Resources
Broadcast now
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/|
Broadcast now is the online service from Broadcast, the weekly publication for the UK television and radio industry. Features include a daily industry news headline update, events listings and a jobs database, searchable by job category, location or organisation name. There is also a links page, providing links to television organisations.
Film Four
http://www.film4.com/|
Provides news, reviews and information on the film industry.
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
http://uk.imdb.com/|
Database covering more than 150,000 films. Easy to search and includes reviews, technical information and images.
Teaching Film, Media and Filmmaking
http://mediaed.org.uk/|
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Screenwriting
Virtual Script Workshop
http://www.xerif.com/|
Provides free information on screenwriting, courses, competitions and opportunities.
Drew's Script-O-Rama
http://www.script-o-rama.com/|
Provides access to transcripts, drafts and scripts of many films.
P.O.V. (Danish Journal of Film Studies)
http://imv.au.dk/publikationer/pov/POV.html|
POV is an online English language film studies magazine from Aarhus University in Denmark. It specialises in short film and often contains short film scripts and storyboards, as well as writer/director interviews and critical analyses of the films. A very useful resource.
Simply Scripts
http://www.simplyscripts.com/|
Links to hundreds of Scripts, Screenplays, and Transcripts of Current, Classic and maybe a few Soon-to-be-Released Movies, Television, Anime, and Radio Shows.
Movie-Page
http://www.movie-page.com/movie_scripts.htm|
Scripts from various films online. You can also email the website to submit your own script.
The Writers Room
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/|
Provides guidelines for writing for radio and television, and also provides access to scripts and transcripts and information on how to submit scripts to the BBC.
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British Film
Creative England
http://www.creativeengland.org.uk/film-support|
A dedicated support agency for creative industries outside London. A BFI delegated body for the distribution of lottery funded film activity.
Cybercinema
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/series/cybercinema|
A selection of downloadable short films, frequently updated, representing the Guardian's idea of what is best in recent short film releases.
Film Network
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/|
Film Network is designed to showcase new UK film talent by screening short films and profiling the people who made them.
Luxonline
http://www.luxonline.org.uk/|
Luxonline provides a useful web resource for exploring British based artists' film and video in-depth.
Short Film Studio
http://www.britshorts.com/|
Website focusing on British and European short films.
Raindance
http://www.raindance.co.uk/|
Promotes independent film in the UK and round the world by combining film training courses, raw talent productions and festivals as part of it's aims. Host of the Independent Film Awards.
Shooting People- UK Filmmakers Network
http://shootingpeople.org/|
You will need to register to get full use of the information available on this website. Once registered you can get in touch with thousands of other people working in the independent film industry.
http://www.visionandmedia.co.uk/|
North West regional organisation for digital and creative industries.
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Radio, Film and Television
FourDocs
http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs|
Upload or download four minute documentaries at FourDocs.
Independent Radio Drama Productions Ltd
http://www.irdp.co.uk/|
Information on writing radio drama news and reviews and scripts also available.
North West Vision
http://www.northwestvision.co.uk/|
Screen and media agency for the North west which covers film, radio and televison.
Performing Arts Data Service- PADS
http://www.pads.ahds.ac.uk/|
A large database of internet resources covering all areas of performing arts including film, television and theatre.
Talent Circle
http://www.talentcircle.co.uk/|
UK Film & TV Jobs, industry news and resources for filmmakers, writers, crew and actors.
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Professional Bodies and Organisations
UK Film Council
http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/|
Website of the Film Council which is an agency for developing film industry and culture in the UK. It lists information on the film industry, details of film initiatives and also job vacancies at the Film Council.
British Film Institute
http://www.bfi.org.uk/|
Website of the British Film Institute British Universities Film & Video Council
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/|
The Writers Guild of Great Britain
http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/index.html|
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