Screenwriting : 8 Ways To Get Your Script Read. by Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique

Worth sharing. Cheers, mate.

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So you get the screenplay in front of a huge actor or director and if it's good, then you're set!:) What a dream though, to simply by-pass all that system of queries and contests and readers and doors shut..

Just to point out what's going on in this article more specifically....they say getting your script "read". Not made. That's a pretty important distinction. We have three people that would be considered current #1s attached to projects and two people that fall into #8s. Does it get our scripts read? Yes. But not made. That's a horse of a different color. Either way, it's a fantastic listical of things to do that will be basically one more step towards getting things closer to getting made. But I really disagree with #6. Mainly because I think over saturation is a thing. Also, I think social media presence won't do much for most projects trying to get off of the ground. Basically, it's different from blogging about things (or podcasting if we're honest, because that would be the new thing to do) or putting up short films and sizzle reels. That has gotten us some attention. Ultimately though, the people who help us finance low budget stuff don't give a shit about our social media presence. They care about our work history and reel and the value proposition of the current project. Even then, most of them are aware of how fickle making any type of movie on a low budget project can be. Some of them are just looking to attach themselves in case we catch lightning in a bottle. Some of them are looking to see how our business side shakes out. But following what's going on up here in this list, you'll definitely get someone to read your shit. And you'll learn how to be totally fine that some people don't want to read your stuff and don't like your work. That was the hardest thing for me personally. I was a Disney kid in the 90s (fellowship and an internship) and #3 didn't do a whole lot for me other than teach me that I only want to be a show-runner if I get stuck in TV land. I mean...I'm not going to complain about a writing gig in TV but it's not necessarily my best writing.

I did the first one. No news though. But it was also to see if what I've written is good enough. And it was easy, because my teacher actually wrote Beetlejuice and The Addams Family. So sometimes you can have a litle bit of luck.

Appreciate the share Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique Always on the lookout for information like this. Teaches newer writers a lot.

IMO: Thanks!

Thank you for your insight, Phillip!