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	WGA screenwriting credit system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The system is seen as important to writers primarily for reputational purposes.
		The WGA refused, however, because "it 'diminished the value' of the show and basically made light of the studio" said Straczynski.
		Legally Blonde 2 (2003) gives credit to Amanda Brown for creating the characters as she wrote the novel the first film was based upon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WGA_screenwriting_credit_system (1912 words)

	screenwriting
		Despite the fact that a screenwriter is often the genesis of a project, director â” not writers â” frequently get their names associated with the films they make (as in, "a film by...").
		Recently, the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the labor union representing writers in the American film and television industries, has made great efforts to limit the use of the "a film by" title in the credits of motion pictures, to preserve the respect for level of input made by the writers.
		Screenwriter William Goldman is widely quoted as saying "Screenplays are structure." The first, most basic theory of screenwriting is Aristotle's Poetics, which explains the Three Act Structure.
	www.ringtoneshoppe.com /wiki/?title=Screenwriting (2789 words)

	Credits Forum: Opinions - Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO, WGAE, WGA East, Movie Scripts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		In fact, I would propose a "Created By" credit for the author of an original screenplay, except that would only serve to enrage the DGA and we have enough problems with them over credit as it is. Now I recognize that this only addresses the issue of original screenplays, not adaptations.
		The current credit guidelines should be retained and strengthened with the clear language (taken out surreptitiously in the last credit referendum) of the TV credits manual for what constitutes the writing of a script.
		This system would be much easier to live with, when one is secure in the fact that these arbiters are pros, and would not be swayed by some well wrought letter, as they are now.
	www.wgaeast.org /features/cf/letters.html (8459 words)

	Closing credits - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Closing credits, in a television program or motion picture, come at the end of a show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production.
		On some shows, the credits are reduced to either a rapid-fire crawl, or quick-flashing cards; either way, each credit would appear on-screen for less than one second.
		The use of closing credits in film to list complete production crew and cast was not firmly established in American film until the 1960s.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Closing_credits (365 words)

	Writers Guild of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States.
		In addition to establishing minimum employment standards for its members, the WGA is the final arbiter of screenwriting credit for film and television programs made under its jurisdiction.
		For historical reasons, the WGA is divided into two separate unions, the Writers Guild of America, east and Writers Guild of America, west.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Writers_Guild_of_America (682 words)

	Screenwriters Resources on Red Inkworks
		Screenwriting: If you are new to screenwriting, planning to write a screenplay or script of any kind, the good news is that writing in screenplay format is easier and more intuitive today than at any time since first Lanier Word Processing Machine.
		American Screenwriters Association: The ASA is organized for educational purposes, including the promotion of and encouragement of the public’s participation in and knowledge of screenwriting as a literary art form.
		Screenwriters INSIDER REPORT: This is considered by many to be the most valuable and important resource on the internet for professional screenwriters, students, serious beginners and lovers of movies.
	www.redinkworks.com /screenwriter.htm (5114 words)

	johnaugust.com » Good discussion on end credits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Currently in American movies, screenwriters are listed in the opening credits, with the wording "Written by," "Screenplay by." or "Story by." (Check here for what these terms mean.) These screen credits are meant to denote the "author" of the script.
		Under the current system, a writer who's spent several months working on a given film may find her name is nowhere on the final product.
		Whatever the title of the credit is, as long as someone worked on the movie in some fashion and was paid for it, they should be in the credits.
	johnaugust.com /archives/2005/good-discussion-on-end-credits (900 words)

	The Artful Writer: Credits Archives
		From the WGA’s point of view, they must consider the non-sig script to be source material, because its ability to assign screenplay credit is entirely a function of its collective bargaining agreement, and the non-sig script doesn’t fall under that.
		While the architects of the WGA credits guidelines may have been motivated by prosocial concerns or dramaturgical theory, it’s always safest to assume that the participants in arbitrations will be motivated by self-interest.
		Reach a separate agreement on credits with the other participating writers, which then becomes the final credits for the film (as long as the credits are MBA legal).
	www.artfulwriter.com /archives/credits (7891 words)

	Screen Credits Manual - Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO, WGAE, WGA East, Movie Scripts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The administration of an accurate and equitable system of determining credits is therefore one of the most important services the Guild performs for writers, and it is to a better understanding of this important responsibility that this Manual is dedicated.
		The guiding principle of this system of credit determination is that the writing credits should be a true and accurate statement of authorship as determined by the rules of this Manual.
		Fortunately, the written material provides a definite basis for credit determination, and the willingness of experienced writers to read this material carefully and weigh the contributions of the participants ensures a fair and impartial decision arrived at by qualified persons.
	www.wgaeast.org /mba/credits/screen/2003/10/07/screenpreface (324 words)

	The Artful Writer: WGA Members: Your Chance To Be Heard On Credits
		Our mandate is improve the process of credit arbitration in the hopes of reducing the level of emotional trauma that seems to go hand in hand with credits determination.
		Luckily, one of the credits worked in my favor and the other is going to make my lawyer work for his 5 percent to correct.
		At the end of the day when a writer’s livihood is based on produced credits, and not all the expensive paper weights littering executives offices across town, there is something wrong with the system.
	artfulwriter.com /archives/2005/02/wga_members_you.html (1018 words)

	Columbia College Chicago :::: Fiction Writing Department
		This class critically explores the elements of fiction writing as they are translated to film with an emphasis on foreign and international stories: voice, point of view, dialogue, scene, structure, and other fictional forms.
		Screenwriting Workshop: Coverage of Adapted Screenplays in LA 55-4325-01 (undergrads) and 55-5325-01 (grads) and 24-2732-01 (Film department course number) Students will read and analyze a variety of novels that have been adapted into films.
		If a student's first choice falls through (the work is already optioned, tied up in legalities or the rights simply cost too much) they will move on to their second choice and so on.
	fiction.colum.edu /program/CoursesES.html (2074 words)

	united we stand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The two found new strength as a duo and went from expecting at best to see only vestiges of their work in the final product, to authoring the film from draft one to final cut.
		At the end of this, we won a lot more battles than we lost and that's a pretty rare thing for screenwriters on a big studio movie; just the battle of being the first writers and the last writers.
		That was a victory for writers in the studio system.
	www.wga.org /subpage.aspx?id=1984 (1427 words)

	"Best Screenwriting Magazine" -- LA Times
		Named "Best Screenwriting Magazine" by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, Creative Screenwriting brings you the finest articles on the craft and business of screenwriting 6 times a year.
		However, because the contest is geared toward offering access into the world of screenwriting, we do have to limit applicants to those who have made less than $10,000 on feature options or sales.
		We recommend that all scripts be registered with the WGA or copyrighted through the U.S. Copyright Office.
	creativescreenwriting.com /aaa/faq.html (843 words)

	Credit, Money Management, Personal Finance and Home Directory Categories and Links @ Deserves.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
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		The Credit Report Site - Non-profit organization assists schools, businesses and civic groups to promote financial literacy and the wise use of consumer credit.
		Credit Reports - Provides multi-media presentations to help college students understand how they can take control of their credit cards and finances.
	www.deserves.org /dir/Home/Personal_Finance/Money_Management/Credit (654 words)

	ScreenplayWriter.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Creative Screenwriting was named "the best magazine about screenwriting" by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
		You received story credit for Godzilla even though your script wasn’t used, but you weren’t credited on Men in Black even though you wrote a lot of it.
		Rossio: Either we’re completely clueless as to how credits should be arbitrated, and completely misunderstand the WGA guidelines for arbitration, or we’ve been screwed on every movie we’ve ever had arbitration on.
	www.creativescreenwriting.com /spw/telliott3.cfm (433 words)

	Screenwriting Central - Script Magazine \| The Screenwriting Magazine
		If you approach a subject from an esoteric point of view, or a spiritual point of view, or even a highly intellectual point of view, and the project is given to a director who does not share those values, then the film is going to be destroyed and the audience is not going to respond.
		Oliver Stone is an Academy Award®-winning screenwriter, and it was a tremendously exciting and informative collaboration because he respects the writing process since he is a writer himself.
		The things that I object in the studio system are what the system is all about: a bureaucratic, consensus-driven, almost Soviet approach to making movies.
	www.scriptmag.com /articles/view_article.php?id=320 (6122 words)

	Done Deal FAQ Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Just saying something is wrong or does not work, or not offering a correction is rather counter productive and does not serve either one of us or your fellow screenwriters.
		There are a number of really terrific general film sites out there, but since our site is devoted to screenwriting then we like the links to focus on that.
		In a few cases we list sites that offer services to writers or are particularly good reference sources for screenwriting.
	www.scriptsales.com /DoneDFAQ.htm (3569 words)

	Credit, Money Management, Personal Finance and Home Directory Categories and Links @ Declaring.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		CBM Credit Education Foundation - Two biggest forums are dedicated to credit cards, and to general credit and debt management issues.
		Use Credit Wisely - Guide to shopping, applying for, and using credit, maintaining a good credit record, and complaining about an unfair deal, and discriminatory lending practices, from the Federal Reserve Board.
		Credit Reports - Resource for credit issues with news, views, statistics, tips and tools.
	www.declaring.org /dir/Home/Personal_Finance/Money_Management/Credit (665 words)

	film&video semester in los angeles
		Class also explores the various roles of executives in the film and television industries and their relationships with agents, legal entities and intellectual property.
		Use of specific industry databases and trade journals is covered as well as the use of primary and secondary source research.
		24-3732-01 Topics in Screenwriting: Techniques and Business of Adaptation in LA Students participating in the Los Angeles program will take part in a lecture series of prominent screenwriters and producers who have adapted material as well as lawyers, agents and producers who will discuss the legal and business side of optioning and adapting pre-existing material.
	www.filmatcolumbia.com /LA/LACourses.html (2030 words)

	written by guidelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Front of the Book: Columns that address the craft of screenwriting as well as opinion, technology, and business and legal issues.
		POV: Essay forum for WGA writers to discuss their views on anything related to writing, from the writerâs life to their opinions regarding the industry climate, subject to legal rules governing all submissions.
		The average department length story (1,200 words) pays about $500 and the average feature length story (2,000-3,000 words) pays from $1,000 to $3,000, depending on the story and your experience.
	www.wga.org /writtenby/writtenbysub.aspx?id=1046 (2052 words)

	film&video semester in los angeles
		Some of the lectures will be prominent screenwriters, agents, and producers.
		Based on feedback from a Story Editor, the students will revise their Outline and write a Visual Treatment to be pitched to Development Executives at the end of the program.
		Students participating in the Los Angeles program will take part in a lecture series of prominent screenwriters and producers who have adapted material as well as lawyers, agents and producers who will discuss the legal and business side of optioning and adapting pre-existing material.
	www.colum.edu /undergraduate/filmvideo/producing/LA/LACourses.html (1224 words)

	Diphy - Digital Philately - View Stamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Perhaps the most daunting theory of screenwriting comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter David Mamet, who has advised that a screenwriter should simply read Aristotle'sPoetics and write a lot until they get good at it.
		Scene headings have a margin of 1.5 inches (37 mm) from the left, 1 inch (25 mm) from the right.
		Various pieces of software are available to help screenwriters adhere to the strict formatting conventions (as described above):
	www.diphy.com /stamp/US2003.007 (3071 words)

	Screenwriting, Writing Contests \| Script Magazine
		Screenwriting conferences, festivals, workshops, panels, classes and events.
		Find the screenwriting software that you need to write your screenplay.
		Join our screenwriting forum to talk about everything related to screenwriting, meet new friends and chat about the business.
	www.scriptmag.com /magazine/backissues.php (1661 words)

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		The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has a well-defined process for determining credits on projects produced under its jurisdiction.
		Writers Guild News - Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO, WGAE The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a labor union, promoting and protecting the professional and artistic interests of writers and others in the Western Growers Association Provides services and programs to its members in the Arizona and California fresh produce industry.
		Techworld.com - Microsoft's WGA comes under spotlight Schoch points out some cyber-crooks are now distributing a worm masked as Microsoft's WGA through America Online's popular AIM instant messaging service.
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	ScriptShark.com - Tools For The Serious Writer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Can I pay by Credit Card and submit electronically?
		Yes, simply click the buy button next to the product you are interested in and select the option you would like.
		Registration information for the WGA is at (323) 782-4540 on the West Coast, (212) 757-4360 on the East Coast.
	www.scriptshark.com /faqs.html (914 words)

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