Helpful Links

The following are links to useful websites related to screenwriting:

If you’re looking for professional film and TV screenplays to read to get familiar with formatting and style, check out the following sites…

The Script Savant https://thescriptsavant.com

Script Slug https://www.scriptslug.com

Simply Scripts https://www.simplyscripts.com

The Daily Script https://www.dailyscript.com/movie.html

Screenplays For You https://sfy.ru/scripts/pdf

Script PDF https://scriptpdf.com

If you want to read an article that takes a look at my career as a screenwriter:

https://theproclaimerscv.com/2021/08/20/taking-a-look-at-screenwriter-charles-vignolas-cinematic-career/

If you want to read fantastic articles about every aspect of screenwriting by one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood, Terry Rossio, who actually holds the record for biggest spec script sale in history…

Wordplay http://www.wordplayer.com/

If you want to read about interesting screenplays getting traction around town…

Script Shadow http://scriptshadow.net/

If you want to get the latest entertainment industry news about recent scripts and projects selling…

Deadline Hollywood https://deadline.com

Variety https://variety.com

The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com

If you want to fall down a virtual rabbit hole of fascinating TV and movie conventions, exhaustively detailed and cataloged…

TV Tropes https://tvtropes.org

“Having collaborated with Charlie on numerous projects over the years both in a professional and personal capacity, we can honestly say that Charlie’s years of experience “in the room where it happens” is priceless. He’s not only an honest sounding board with great instincts and experience, but an ally and advocate to both aspiring and professional screenwriters.” 

Bradley Marcus & Kevin Marcus (producers/writers of the Saturn Awards, screenwriters of MGM’s Fairy Tale Princesses, Universal’s The Wolf’s Hour, and Untitled Project from David Kirschner Productions)

If you’re interested in articles about screenwriting as well as other aspects of filmmaking…

No Film School https://nofilmschool.com

Creative Screenwriting https://www.creativescreenwriting.com

If you’re interested in browsing decades worth of public domain comic books for inspiration…

Comic Book Plus https://comicbookplus.com

If you’re interested in listening to a terrific podcast about screenwriting hosted by two of the biggest screenwriters in the business…

Check out Scriptnotes, the podcast from John August and Craig Mazin. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also available by clicking on the link below:

Scriptnotes

 

If you’re interested in listening to an informative podcast featuring in- depth interviews with a variety of top screenwriters…

Check out The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. Also available on Apple or Spotify, as well as by clicking on the link below:
http://www.theqandapodcast.com

If you want to familiarize yourself with the Writers Guild of America West, the trade union for professional screenwriters…

Writers Guild of America West https://www.wga.org

“For over three decades, Charlie Vignola has been one of the industry’s best kept secrets. His aptitude for helping professional writers develop and refine their projects has produced everything from small, nuanced character movies to some of the most popular blockbuster franchises in cinematic history. I can’t recommend this story craftsman highly enough.”

—  Robinson Young (screenwriter of Terminal Invasion for SyFy, author of the novels Robinson Crusoe 2244 and Christopher Columbus and the Lost City of Atlantis)