When writing a screenplay, many screenwriters want to hurry and get their first draft on the page without doing a lot of planning because just finishing 100 pages is often the hardest part. I like to call this a “rough first draft,” because it’s really NOT a first draft. A screenwriter who goes straight for
https://smartg.com/wp-content/uploads/wr-images/PD-AG-MG-First-FINAL.mp3 If you’re ready to market your screenplay, it’s likely you’ll plan to follow the advice of what most other industry professionals will tell you. And that is to “get an agent!” They often pound into your head that you have to get an agent to have a real career…. so it’s not your
One of the most exciting and scary things a screenwriter has to do for their careers is pitch their screenplay live to a Hollywood VIP who could potentially put them in the middle of the real Hollywood movie game. Over the years, more opportunities to pitch live to a collection of executives at Pitching Events
“I’m afraid someone will steal my script. I’ve worked so hard on it and it’s really unique. I would be devastated if it got stolen. ” First, let me say this. I originally wrote this article some years ago about the ways that screenwriters try to protect their screenplays. A handful of writers got angry
What makes your screenwriting service better than some of the other places you can post a pitch of your screenplay online or do an email blast for your screenplay? There are a few things that we do differently than most other services — although the specifics will vary depending on which ones you compare our
Previously I wrote about the great benefits of writing treatments for your screenplays instead of jumping directly into writing the scenes themselves. In case you missed it, that article is at What is a Film Treatment and 7 Awesome Reasons to Write One. One of the biggest advantages of writing treatments for your movie ideas, as