Learn to write a screenplay and illustrate storyboards. These are books, software, and sites I liked. More links to follow.
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY AND FREE EBOOKS
- Several Free eBooks on Screenwriting (some links don’t work) http://creativegenius101.blogspot.com/2014/02/free-ebooks-on-screenwriting-and.html
- Screenwriting.com (Free workbook with sign up) http://www.screenwriting.com/
- Screenwritinginfo.com (articles) http://www.screenwriting.info/
- John August (articles and podcasts) http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes
- Reel Authors (40 Tips) http://www.reelauthors.com/
- What a script (articles and free scripts) http://www.whatascript.com/index.html
- Story Sense (articles) http://www.storysense.com/format.htm
- Writer’s Store (articles, books, software) http://www.writersstore.com/
- Screenwriting University online (articles, free lessons, online classes) http://www.screenwritingu.com/
FREE SCRIPTS ONLINE
- Drew’s Script-O-Rama http://script-o-rama.com/table.shtml
- Simply Scripts http://www.simplyscripts.com/
- Internet Movie Script Database http://www.imsdb.com/
- The Daily Scripts http://www.scriptcrawler.com/movie.html
SCREENWRITING BOOKS
- The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier http://www.keepwriting.com/
- Save the Cat by Blake Snyder http://www.savethecat.com/
- Writing for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias http://www.karliglesias.com/
- Anatomy of a Story by John Truby https://truby.com/the-anatomy-of-story/
- The Coffee Break Screenwriter by Pilar Alessandra http://www.onthepage.tv/
- Writing Screenplays that Sells by Michael Hauge http://www.storymastery.com/
- Hero’s Two Journey’s DVDs by Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler http://www.storymastery.com/
- Story by Robert McKee http://mckeestory.com/
- The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler http://www.christophervogler.com/
- The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field http://sydfield.com/
- Something Startling Happens by Todd Lick http://somethingstartlinghappens.blogspot.com/
- Essentials of Screenwriting by Richard Walter http://richardwalter.com/
- Animation Writing and Development by Jean Ann Wright http://amzn.to/1cBzKGG
- How Not to Write a Screenplay by Denny Martin Flinn http://amzn.to/1JLCs7r
- Your Screenplay Sucks by William A. Akers https://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/
SOFTWARE
- Movie Magic Screenwriter http://www.write-bros.com/
- Final Draft http://finaldraft.com
- Scrivener (scripts, novels, and ebook) https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
- Story Software https://truby.com/blockbuster-2/
STORYBOARDING WEBSITES
STORYBOARDING BOOKS
- Storyboard Design Course by Guiseppe Cristiano http://www.giuseppecristiano.com/
- The Art of Storyboard by John Hart http://amzn.to/1Cdd0Xl
- Setting Up Your Shots by Jeremy Vinyard http://amzn.to/1A4lHEh
- Directing the Story by Francis Glebas http://francisglebas.weebly.com/
- Cinematic Storytelling by Jennifer Van Sijll http://www.cinematicstorytelling.com/
- Master Shots by Christopher Kenworthy http://www.christopherkenworthy.com/
- Film Directing Shot by Shot by Steven D. Katz http://amzn.to/1Fh87xH
- From Word to Image by Marcie Begleiter http://www.marciebegleiter.com/
- Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel by Daniel Cooney http://bit.ly/1Hgqn9V
- Framed Inch by Marcos Mateu-Mestre http://marcosmateu.blogspot.com/
- Creating Comics from Start to Finish by Buddy Scaler http://www.buddyscalera.com/books/creating-comics/
- Making Comics by Scott McCloud http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/3-mc/
STORYBOARD/COMIC SOFTWARE
- Toon Boom https://www.toonboom.com/
- Manga Studio http://my.smithmicro.com/
- Wacom http://www.wacom.com/