Resources
If you have recommendations for free or low-cost resources for scriptwriters writers in Philadelphia, please email phillyscriptwriters[at]gmail.com. We are interested in high quality resources with no strings attached!
Thanks to Dee Rinaldi and others who recommended or provided low cost resources!
| Category | Resource Link | Description and Notes | Rate or Cost |
| Scriptwriting How-to | Wiki-Books | Good basics. Part of huge Movie Making Manual | Free |
| Documentary Scriptwriting | How to write a documenary script | By Trisha Des (via UNESCO) 52-page PDF download 2007 | Free |
| Play Writing | Playwriting Opportunities | List of good general links | Free |
| Copyright your screenplay! | overview 1 |
<– Please read the overview. Copyrighting provides ?certain legal protections”! | $45 |
| Script Registration | Writer’s Guild East | Note: registering only provides legal evidence of the author’s prior claim to ownership.” | $22 for 10 years registration |
| Legal Assistance | Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Assistance for Artists | Free or low cost |
| Legal Resources | PVLA Artist’s Legal Resources | A long list, including sample releases | Free |
| Glossary of terms | Screenwriting Glossary | From Screenwriting.info | Free |
| Screenplay Format | Wikibooks | Includes free templates | Free |
| Free script formating software | Celtx or Cinergy Script Editor | You can paste final Celtx text into another word programs. They also contain other features such as storyboarding and scheduling. | Free download |
| Free software to collaborate with co-writers online | Plotbot or Zhura | Web-based screenwriting software. Can have multiple co-authors | Free |
| Playwrights’ Group | Philadelphia Dramatists Center | Interesting programs such as anonymous theatre, writer’s circle, lab, and “marathon”, restaurant readings, and calendar and email club. | Some events are free. Membership Fees vary: student, at-large, regular. |
| Oppotunity to work with new directors and producers | School for Directors and Producers | may be an opportunity to get free feedback on your writing, to network with directors and producers | Free |
| Local Scriptwriting Contest | Set In Philadelphia | Contest where action of screenplay must take place in Philly | $45 entry fee $10,000 prize |
| Film & TV Scripts | Drew’s Script-O-Rama Simplyscripts.com | PDF downloads. Sometimes first drafts sometimes shooting scripts | Free |
| Script-Reading Exchange | Triggerstreet.com | You can have people read and comment on your script if you read some of theirs. Entertaining loglines, too! | Free, may need to register |
| Industry Articles | Wordplayer.com | industry focus articles by two screenwriters. includes forums, columns | Free |
| Industry website | Done Deal Pro (links) | Many useful links | Online |
| Selling Screenplays | Wikipedia Article How to Sell it | General Industry Perspectives(Seller Beware!) | Online |
| The Drexel perspective | Show Biz and Screenwriting Resource on the Net | Has a lot, including links to agents & online markets | Online |
| European view! | Euroscreenwriters.com | Interesting perspectives, including quotes from Euro Directors and screenwriters. | Online |
| Hero’s Jouney websites | Basic patten found in myths around the world. Caution: the last website tries to sell you a lot of stuff but has a huge list of hollywood movies using the Hero’s Journey | Online | |
| Links to free radio dramas | Favorite Sites of Radio DramaWikipedia RadioDrama | Downloads and online. Look at bottom of Wikipedia link. | Free |
