what up room? i am a microbudget film maker in houston, tx and here is my deal. I have already written 60 feature film scripts and 4 shorts. I have also made 3 short films already and 2 features, working on 3rd one now. I know that there has to be some link or some way to get these out there without making them all myself. i mean i cant find an agent or anything, please help. We r sitting on a goldmine, i know it and u will too once u read these bad boys...thx
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60 scripts?? unless you've been doing this for 25 years, it sounds like you're not really taking the time it takes to perfect them. Honestly, if a writer tells me they have more than 12 scripts and Nothing has happened with them yet - major contest win, option, sale, etc - then its a HUGE red flag for me because either the writing isn't good or you don't know the business enough to get them out there... I'm not saying this is the case here, and its great you're making your own films, but are they getting into festivals? Distribution? Have you been offered representation?
Well, the way to get them out there is through a manager or agent or direct to a producer. If you've been equerying managers and getting no bites, there's something wrong with your bait. A good screenplay "travels": people read it, love it, pass it on to someone above them. If you get a good screenplay into the wrong hands it will still travel.
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60? And you're how old? The problem with this number is that you're TOO prolific - people are going to assume that either you're exaggerating the amount or will question their quality... perhaps both. I've written feature-length scripts in under a week, but they've been the result of months of brain stewing and then I need to take time off before going back to check them, as well as sending them out for feedback. Sometimes, something seems great but a month or so later I'll go and make some minor changes or add a new scene to improve it over all. If you have 60 feature-length scripts, it's only natural that people wonder how much time and attention you've spent on each. My advice would be to merely mention that you're a prolific writer, leaving the numbers out of the contact letters. Fine tune your best script and use that as the hook - if a producer/agent likes the sound of you/your idea, they'll know that you have other work they could check out also.
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If you've done as you say, put your films in festivals, if they are rejected, try more, if they are constantly rejected, then you have your answer. Show people in the industry. Don't show people on a network of aspiring film makers.
Jeremy T. hit the nail on the head. How marketable are those 60 screenplays? You might think they're all perfect but without any validation from professional outside sources (coverage, contest placements, options, etc.) they amount to little more than stacks of paper. Put 'em in the ring and see what happens! ;-D
Festivals, festivals, festivals. Don't be sensitive when it comes to rejections either. A lot of really great films don't get accepted for A LOT of reasons. Shrug it off. Move on to the next one... Wishing you all the luck in the world, my friend :)