Crafting an effective email query to pitch your screenplay to try to sell it is a vital step in capturing the attention of production companies and industry decision-makers. Your email serves as the first impression, so it’s essential to present your script and pitch it with a compelling and professional message. Start by making sure […]
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Every screenwriter dreams of the moment when their script catches the attention of producers and studios, but how do you know when it’s good enough to get it out to them? There’s a delicate balance between refining your story for too long versus rushing and sending it out too soon. Sending your script out too early
Once you have polished your script, gotten a thumbs up from a professional script analyst, and you also feel it’s ready to go, then you have to get it out to the market to have your chance at getting it on the big screen. Going to market may seem overwhelming in some ways because you are putting yourself out there for the rejection that you fear. One of the best ways to get your unsolicited screenplay out to the market is through a query letter mailing campaign. Or if you are able to pitch in person, that is great too. You somehow first have to create opportunities to let execs know that you have a great screenplay.
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Congratulations, your pitch of your screenplay was compelling and now a literary agent or producer has requested your screenplay. Be proud of yourself as this is a great accomplishment! However, you may not have expected the next obstacle — and that is the waiting game. That’s right, dear screenwriter, the waiting game begins — and
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When it comes to marketing your script to a targeted list of producers, agents and managers through the written word, you pretty much have to decide between sending an Email Blast or sending the classic way — the Hard Copy Paper Letter. Because these are two distinct choices and screenwriters often ask me which is better – an Email Query Blast or
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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
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