Screenwriter Resources

If you can afford a professional consultant we recommend Linda Seger.  Please note that Linda is not part of our panel nor is she part of our organization.  She is a very highly respected script consultant. 

If you don't have the resources to hire a consultant, then we recommend you read Linda's books.  Making Good Scripts Great is a very good place to start.  http://www.lindaseger.com/book.html

We also recommend you browse the articles at http://www.wordplayer.com/  The site was compiled by successful screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rosio.

Writers Guild of America

Of course, every writer should read William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade.

And we recommend The Third Act: writing a great ending to your screenplay written by Drew Yanno.

Thank you for visiting our site.  The benefits to authors of using Philantos:

• Free look by a panel of experts with diverse perspectives.
• We strive for a quick assessment and turnaround (however on occasion the reviews have taken longer than we anticipated).  We'll do whatever we can to shorten the process.
• If the project is accepted it will be aggressively marketed.
• Our window for marketing the material will be very short; if we cannot sell it, then we will drop the project so you can move in a different direction.
• No upfront costs or gimmicks.
• We profit only when you profit.

If you're like the majority of authors your material is not complete.  Please do everything you can to ensure the story is compelling and the script is structurally sound otherwise it will not be recommended by our very selective screening process.  Our panelists are very busy people and they will not read any material unless they believe it has potential for commercial success; they will pass on any project as soon as they do not believe it is viable, and that could be after reading the logline or the first page of the script.

If your material is recommended by our screening process we will seek to represent you and market your material.

We are creating an environment of trust.  You can feel safe sending your material to us.  However, we do recommend you register your material with the Writers Guild of America.

We wish you all the best of luck with your writing.