Daily Dose: Career Move Ever think of joining a film crew? Maybe it's to learn more about writing by seeing a script filmed. Or maybe it's to meet people who could one day help you succeed as a screenwriter. Or... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Moves Okay, you've ranked in contests and have written enough scripts to feel pretty good about yourself, but at what point do you really get into the game and go Pro? We're talking about taking off the contest training wheels and... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Filming Skills I've been following Ashley Scott Meyers' blog for a long time. He does regular interviews with screenwriters, as video blogs, but also offers plenty of solid industry advice on his blog Sell Your Screenplay.com. And not... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Screenwriter-to-Screenwriter Love interviews with screenwriters? Me, too. Here's one with some guys that had a script place in the Top 30 of the Nicholl Fellowship. Be impressed, because that is HUGE! (Warning: language used in the Q&A is not... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Filming Skills I'm being honest, you don't need to know this skill as a screenwriter, but it's soooo cool! It's called Lining a Script. I've never lined a script. But I should have. If you ever want to... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Moves Yes, really! The $1 option is a thing. Sadly for my bank account, it's a standard when it comes to optioning a screenplay. That doesn't mean the $1 option doesn't come with some questions... here's some... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Networking While this company offers many things to help screenwriters, liking video classes and online pitching, it creates an online film community like no one else. Second Up for a look at virtual pitch companies: Stage 32/Happy Writers. Yes, Stage... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Moves If you could 'magically' make yourself an expert--so any time a producer or actor who wanted to make a certain kind of movie would think of you--would you do it? Well... that's branding. It's such an important topic, we... Continue Reading →
Daily Dose: Career Moves Two things play a huge part in screenplay marketing success: A High Concept Pitching a Marketable Genre Of course, you've got to write what you write. When it comes to 'timing' the market, however, if you don't... Continue Reading →
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