No one should be charging you for representation (agents and managers get paid when they sell your script). No one should be charging you for an introduction. There are a lot of people preying on the desperation of screenwriters who want so desperately to break into the film industry. There are a lot of sharks in these waters. Please know that there are no easy answers or fool-proof methods when it comes to selling screenplays in the movie business.
I want to start with a warning: Anytime someone promises you a fool-proof method for selling your screenplay, that person is lying to you.Īnytime someone tells you, “Here’s how you sell your script in 30 days,” or, “here’s a simple 10 step plan to sell your screenplay,” or even worse, “if you give me money, I will introduce you to someone and sell your script, guaranteed…”Īnytime someone makes you a promise like that, run! We’re going to start exploring that today, and we’re going to continue over a multi-part series of podcasts where we try to build some of the skills that you need to succeed in the film industry. How do you actually break into this crazy industry? There’s a really important question that we have not explored deeply enough on this podcast. The Gilded Age: 5 Steps To Raise The Stakes in Your Screenplay.Stereotypes: A New Look At The Hero’s Journey Selling a TV Series: The Role of the Show Bible.
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