Pitcheroo.orgPitch your screenplay This library is synthesis, not scripture. Here is how we decide what belongs, what needs qualification, and what gets left out.
We prioritize working screenwriters discussing their own craft, Scriptnotes and John August’s public archive, WGA materials, produced screenplays, and established craft texts. A famous name is still a perspective, not automatic consensus.
Each substantive guide includes sources and further reading. When a claim comes from one person or framework, we say so. We link to original material where it is publicly available and summarize rather than reproduce it.
High means a durable convention or widely shared professional principle. Moderate means common practice with meaningful variation. Contested means credible writers disagree or the advice belongs to a particular school. These labels are editorial signals, not fake statistics.
We look for the principle beneath differing vocabulary and preserve real disagreements. A beat sheet can be useful without being law. A formatting variation can be acceptable without being the clearest default.
Community posts, including those from Pitcheroo founder Jon Shaivitz’s u/ScriptLurker Reddit profile, are treated as individual perspectives. We include them when they offer concrete value, especially when stronger professional sources corroborate the idea. Popularity is not proof.
We do not invent quotes, credits, episode numbers, industry rules, or consensus. If a point cannot be verified, we narrow it, identify it as judgment, or leave it out. We do not publish unsourced AI-generated screenwriting advice.
Business customs vary and legal questions turn on facts, contracts, jurisdiction, and guild status. We use current WGA material where relevant, label general information, and tell readers when qualified counsel is the right next step.
Every guide is public. No account, subscription, paywall, premium tier, or chatbot stands between the writer and the material. We review and revise the library as sources and professional practice evolve.
If a source changes, a link breaks, or a guide overstates the evidence, the right response is to fix it. Every guide carries a last-reviewed date to make maintenance visible.