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If you read my previous update, you got a little bit of a feel for why I have been working on moving into other industry related ventures. That article is here: http://www.inktip.com/sa_article_page.php?cat=sa&scat=resources&pg=60
The problem before has been Read More
You now have a pretty good idea of what I am doing with regards to the Pitch & Networking Summit and InkTip, as described in my previous updates, which are Read More
I’ve lost count of the number of loglines I’ve read but it’s in the thousands.
I don’t just read them. I see which ones work and which ones don’t. The logline is the master key that will help unlock doors... Read More
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Jared Wynn
A writer asked me a very specific question the other day, and it was the best question I think I've heard from a writer in all my time here at InkTip. She asked: "Is there anything I can do to guarantee I'll sell one of my scripts this year?â€
And the answer is…no. Sorry.
BUT… I can think of five things you can do to dramatically increase the probability of selling your scripts Read More
Now that you've got your material together, you are ready to take on that next important step of getting it into the right hands. Thus begins the query process. As a manager, we receive thousands of queries, review them all, and only request a handful out of every hundred. It is my sincere hope that this provides you with valuable information to distinguish yourself in that all-important next step of getting the right people to want to consider your script. Read More
What's the Perfect Pitch? According to those who come to me for assistance with writing a pitch, or who attend Pitch Prep workshops where I often serve as a coach and panelist, it's darn hard to write. Ancient writers did a pretty good job of this sort of thing, though. The Roman poet Virgil's opening three sentences of The Aeneid is a perfect pitch for his entire 130 page story. It begins Cano, arma que virum que... "I sing of arms and of the hero who..." Read More
It doesn't matter how good your screenplay is if nobody reads it. Each year, thousands of spec scripts are written. Many of these scripts are written by established screenwriters who have agents and/or managers and an existing track record, all of which aids in actually getting someone to read the script.
Of course, there are many more scripts being written by those not yet established in the film business. In this case, a great logline and a sensational short summary are your two most important sales tools. Read More
Here are some tips for unknown writers trying to get their script read by an established feature film production company. For almost six years, I've worked at a high profile feature film production company in New York City. Read More
Writers often ask us about how to follow up after an agent, manager or producer has requested a script. Philippa Burgess, literary manager at Mason/Burgess/Lifschultz, who represents screenwriters working in Hollywood Read More
