OUR CATEGORY : Selling Your ScreenplayPhilosophy of a Great Screenwriter — FREEWe are so excited to finally make this philosophy available to every screenwriter who wants to break into the movie biz. For six months, we’ve researched, interviewed, and tested this philosophy…and it works. We have writers who are making deals right now because of this new philosophy. Initially, we designed this for our ProSeries Alumni, [...] An Open Letter to Amazon StudiosDear Amazon Studios, Over the past 10 years, I have dedicated myself to the education and promotion of true writing talent in the area of screenwriting. So, when an opportunity like Amazon Studios comes along, I’m very excited to see new pathways for new writers. There is a lot of undiscovered talent throughout the world [...] Interesting Way to Fund a Low Budget FilmIn the pursuit of your dream, funding is probably the most difficult part of the puzzle. That’s especially true when you’re putting together a low budget Indie film and investors are demanding stars and distribution before putting up a dime. Here’s a possible solution. Steve Moramarco (ProSeries 27) just raised five thousand dollars using [...] How to Get an Agent – Part 2Some people look at agents as the savior who will guide their career and make them rich. Some see agents as the sharks of the entertainment industry. Some see them as a necessary evil. In reality, agents are business people who have a certain function — selling screenplays and packaging movies. Their power comes from [...] How to Get a Screenplay AgentWhether you need a screenplay agent right now or next year, you should bookmark this series of articles. Over the next two weeks, I’ll give you a list of strategies to get an agent. These are strategies that are working for our ProSeries Alumni writers. But rather than just listing the strategy, the real value [...] 15 Ways to Sell a Screenplay OnlineHere’s a secret that could help you sell a screenplay. There are more ways to break into Hollywood (including the Indie market) and sell a screenplay than there have ever been. And after you read this article, you’ll have a new level of access and freedom to make your career happen. It is as simple as [...] Why the Bidding War?After posting the news on Twitter about first-time writer David Guggenheim’s bidding war with the script “Safe House,” I had some people ask about how it happened. Good Question. Let’s see. Slashfilm.com — Universal has purchased David Guggenheim’s spec Safe House for $600k against $900k, winning out against two other movie studios in a bidding [...] Selling a Screenplay From Outside L.A.?For the last 50 years, you had to live in L.A. if you were selling a screenplay and building a screenwriting career. It is just the way things were… …but there is change in the air. We recently did a ScreenwritingU event where I interviewed 16 producers and 2 agents in Los Angeles for a [...] To Write a Screenplay On Spec or Not?It’s going to happen to you. When you get to a certain point in your writing, you’ll get requests to work on spec. It is just a natural part of your development as a screenwriter. Your writing has become good enough that some small producers want to work with you. Very likely, they’ll want you [...] If Studios won’t take my pitch, then what?Hal, I hear studios won’t take a direct pitch. Normally! you get, “We do not receive unsolicited materials”. You have to go through agencies and when one receives your information most of the time you don’t get any feedback. How can you pitch a story directly to a studio? Nick Nick, Let me can clear [...] |
