What is the "element" that leads an agent, manager, or producer to take a chance on an unknown or unproven writer? Can it be defined? Can it be recognized? Can it b
Screenwriting : Can you hear me? by Harry Musselwhite
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What a beautiful and thoughtful response. Thank you for your eloquence.
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The "element" is a combination of things... Great idea Great structure Great pacing Great dialogue Great characters These things come from writing, writing and more writing. This also creates a "voice", which is terse and confident. This combination, shines when you read it on paper and It should create the movie in the readers mind's eye.
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It's the right script for the right person at the right time.
Thanks for all your thoughtful comments - all have excellent points. As an experienced writer/director/performer, I appreciate your candor.
Obviously proper formatting, grammar and syntax are the first rules, but aside from that, all of the above advice is true and none of the above is true. The one element that will work best for you is to have a unique voice and be confident with what you are trying to say. It's different for everybody. I landed a television development deal and an agent with the first original pilot script I wrote.
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Networking. Perseverance. More than one concept.