So many ideas…. so little time to write whole screenplays. It’s far easier to write a film treatment than an entire screenplay since it’s only a few pages… but what is a film treatment? A film treatment is essentially a 3 to 5 page version of your story written in a regular prose format. In a
When you write a query letter, your first and foremost challenge is to summarize your 100+ page story to a paragraph-or-two-long pitch that gets people excited enough to read it. But if they’re borderline interested, you can push them over-the-top by establishing your credibility. If they think your idea sounds “pretty good,” but they are
Screenwriters often wonder whether they should write screenplays in the same genre or if they should write in different genres to show their range. Find out how to stand out and create an identity for yourself by using these 5 Ways To Establish Your Screenwriter Identity.
One of the challenges for screenwriters and really many other active, ambitious creative people is trying to find time to do all the things they feel they need to do. If you like to deliver high quality work — and I would hope you do! – then not only do you have to find time
Do you “Loop” Like I Do On Your Rewriting? If you said yes, you might need to get some Script Coverage. But first… See if this sounds familiar… You sit alone and write your script. You work on it and sweat it out for… a loooooonnnnnggg time. You get to the point where you think, “Hey,
You spent the last year writing your 100-page script to perfection. You slaved over each scene and every line of dialogue. You are finally ready to introduce your newborn baby to the market. And the first person you talk to says: “What’s the logline? Tell it to me in 2 sentences.” Doesn’t that make you