Library : Screenwriting: Screenwriting Resources

Finding Filmmaking Resources in the Library

Use the LibrarySearch to search for filmmaking materials in the catalog, and our A-Z database List to browse electronic databases and collections.

On the third floor you can browse books about cinema and film studies under these headings:

PN 1992-1999 - Motion Pictures
PN 1993.5 - Film History
PN 1994.A1-.A5 - Laws, Regulations, etc
PN 1996 - Authorship, Scenario Writing, etc
PN 1997 - Individual Motion Pictures

You can also browse books about technical filmmaking under these headings:

TR 845 - 897.77 - Cinematography. Motion Pictures. Video Recording
TR 898 - Motion Pictures for Television, Editing Motion Pictures

Print Books and eBooks

These are a few examples of print and eBooks found in our catalog, by doing a search for terms like screenwriting or writing for film and television, defining the dates as between 2000-2023 and selecting books as the resource type.

Next Level Screenwriting : insights, ideas and inspiration for the intermediate screenwriter by David Landau; David Bennett Carren
ISBN: 9780429619380

Publication Date: 2019-05-23

Next Level Screenwriting is an intermediate screenwriting book, for those that have already learned the basics of screenwriting, written a screenplay or two and want to bring their writing and stories to the next level. Each chapter of the book examines a specific aspect of screenwriting, such as character, dialogue and theme, and then provides the reader with ideas, tips and inspiration to apply to their own writing.
Ethics in Screenwriting : New Perspectives by Steven Maras (Editor)
Call Number: 3rd Floor Stacks ; PN1996 .E83 2016

ISBN: 9781137544926

Publication Date: 2016-12-20

Going beyond the orthodox discussion of morality of film and television, the collection focuses on ethics in screenwriting. Building on a new wave of screenwriting research, as well as a 'turn to ethics' in humanities and media studies scholarship, this title forms a bridge between these areas in a unique analysis of a key area of media practice.
Blueprint for Screenwriting: A Complete Writer's Guide to Story Structure and Character Development by Rachel Friedman Ballon
ISBN: 1282321544

Publication Date: 2004-09-15

Author and international script consultant Dr. Rachel Ballon explores the writing craft and emphasizes creativity in the writing process. She blends her expertise in script analysis and writing coaching with her personal experience as a screenwriter to help writers construct their stories and characters.

Film Databases

Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism Collection
Why? To explore screenplays and supporting contextual material about dramatic themes, cinema, filmmaking, and screenwriting
What? Screenplays, eBooks, and articles
Bloomsbury Screen Studies: Filmmaking
Why? To search through an eBook collection dedicated to the practice of filmmaking including production, screenwriting, cinematography, direction, and the business of film
What? eBooks including practical handbooks and technical guides
Film Scripts Online
Why? To read authorized and accurate screenplays from the silent era to the present
What? Screenplays
When? 1903 - present
Film Index International
Why? To explore a major, international reference resource of entertainment films and personalities from 170+ countries produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute
What? Encyclopedias and reference materials
When? 1900 - present

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