Writers and producers spend most of their time finding and developing stories. We toil over the finest details of character and plot. Draft after draft, we obsess until we feel…
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“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence” – Calvin Coolidge This is a hard business. Anyone who expects to roll out of bed or step off a…
Making an idea real takes a team. A great director will struggle to make a special film without a talented cast. An actor will have a tough time giving an…
When I decided to quit my full-time job as a journalist to pursue screenwriting there were certain things I prepared for. I knew I wouldn’t have a regular income, I…
By far the most frequent question I get as a screenwriter is this: How do I get representation? Obtaining a manager or agent is one of the biggest hurdles you’ll…
According to the 2017 Celluloid Report, only 11 percent of the top-grossing 250 films of the year were written by women. That is a horrifying, gut-wrenching statistic, but unfortunately —…
Pitching a film or television series to an executive or producer can be terrifying, but it doesn’t have to be. Because here’s the secret: Most executives don’t want to hear…
Meet David Kaufmann. He’s the guy behind our From a Producer’s Perspective series. He also wrote our recently published ebook, The Producer’s Brain, which you can purchase on Amazon for only $2.99….
Over a period of three months, I took about fifty, maybe sixty, general meetings. Last December, a script I wrote landed on The Black List, (Hollywood’s annual list of the…
You’ve found a great story. You’ve studied it, outlined it, created memorable characters and knocked your screenplay out of the park. Now what? Well, before you can pitch your project…
