Hey Ya'll! another great day to be alive!
I'm curious on when is it a good idea to get a manager or agent to represent your workers a writer/director? I live a normal work life and would love to have my work being pitched. Also do you need to be in LA or Atlanta? or can I stay at my home in south Florida until work or meetings need to happen? Thank you!
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Hi Ahi - I always think the time is now and then if it takes a little while to find the right rep for you you’ll be that much farther ahead. Here is a great webinar on how best to get an agent or manager as a writer or director that you will find useful: https://www.stage32.com/webinars/How-to-Get-Representation-Ready-as-a-Wr...
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Ahi Black It depends what you think they will do for you. They won’t do all the running around for you and many don’t take on talent without a track record.
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Sam, Thanks for that link. Jed.
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Good one, Ahi, /I'm interested too.
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I haven't heard of a manager or agent representing a writer/director, Ahi Black.
You don't need to be in LA or Atlanta. I live in NC, and I've received all of my projects or jobs remotely. Most of them come through Stage 32, which shows location doesn't matter.
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HI Ahi Black - it is very common for managers to represent writer/directors. What I would recommend for you to do is to create a toolkit that shows your work.
1 - make sure you have strong, solid script samples you can pitch. Get feedback from professionals to make sure your scripts are up to industry standard before you to into the marketplace with them.
2 - make sure you have a strong synopsis for each, logline and also make sure you have a strong written bio about yourself - not long!
3 - film a short film showing your directing skills, submit it to the festival circuit (ie Stage 32 Short Film Contest) or try to get noticed virally.
4 - Make sure your bio on Stage 32 is filled out completely - our executives look at them.
A hint is to try and make sure your toolkit shows consistency. Sometimes it's hard for a manager to wrap their head around a writer/director that does multiple genres - comedy, horror, drama, sci-fi, etc. Pick one, lean into where your strengths lie and go for it. Then, when you have all these things in your toolkit ready, you can go out and network to meet managers if they haven't found your work already online. You can accomplish this by networking - clearly Stage 32 is the place to start, as we work with hundreds of reps that provide mentoring and feedback for our community. Ultimately you'll find the right home.
Terrific advice, Amanda Toney.
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Amanda Toney Thank you so very much for taking the time to respond like this to me! I will get to work on all that you said!