I hope nothing but great things for everyone in this community. Please take advantage of all avenues, you never know when one may lead to a door that (only you) can breach!
I hope nothing but great things for everyone in this community. Please take advantage of all avenues, you never know when one may lead to a door that (only you) can breach!
I just saw this photo on Facebook. It's no joke. This is literally my friend's manager's office. Here's the caption that accompanies the Facebook post: "Here's a corner in a management office in Hollywood. And these are the scripts that had loglines interesting enough to find a place in this pile to...
Expand postI just saw this photo on Facebook. It's no joke. This is literally my friend's manager's office. Here's the caption that accompanies the Facebook post: "Here's a corner in a management office in Hollywood. And these are the scripts that had loglines interesting enough to find a place in this pile to be read. Eventually. Maybe. Hopefully. Just putting things in perspective...."
To each his or her own, but I wouldn't want one of my scripts turned into a podcast. I'd rather sell it. As a screenplay. Like, a movie. ;-)
I remember the promise of "The Paperless Office" when the PC first hit the shelves. I actually find that pile slightly refreshing. It is a little smaller than I imagined and a lot smaller than everyon...
Expand commentI remember the promise of "The Paperless Office" when the PC first hit the shelves. I actually find that pile slightly refreshing. It is a little smaller than I imagined and a lot smaller than everyone tells you it is. What would be a safe estimate, 20,000 scripts in that pile? Say it cover 10 genres, so that is only 2,000 per genre. Now if we say there are 5 budget categories 1-5m all the way up to 300m, then my script has a 1 in 400 chance. That's if it was purely selected randomly. Better than the lottery and someone wins that every week. I can influence that ratio by having a unique voice and telling a story which is compelling. The only thing that pile tells me to do is be patient. If my work is worth purchasing it will eventually be read and purchased. The number of scripts that come before it and the number of scripts that come after it have no influence on the quality of my work - that falls on my head. Be happy that the pile exists. I see it as a beacon not a barrier. Happy writing everyone.
How Peter? What's the difference to reading a script or watching a podcast and how do you bring that to their attention? Personally I am thinking of making my comedy pilot into a webseries. Looking in...
Expand commentHow Peter? What's the difference to reading a script or watching a podcast and how do you bring that to their attention? Personally I am thinking of making my comedy pilot into a webseries. Looking into it. Problem is I need a dwarf for my lead and I suspect they are hard to find where I live.
Do we have an updated photo showing the pile increasing? I love to see photos of cubic meters of creativity.
Ha we were just discussing if this was a real photo or not! Or rather, if it really was of screenplays. Thanks for posting!
Shaunda, I just did the same. What were your thoughts on the service provided?
congratulations on the pages request!! too cool.
@Rachel Paul For a 10 page review it's ok..... When I first submitted it I didn't think in terms of first draft should be a final draft, being ready to sell. I thought of it as a first draft and they...
Expand comment@Rachel Paul For a 10 page review it's ok..... When I first submitted it I didn't think in terms of first draft should be a final draft, being ready to sell. I thought of it as a first draft and they will review it and tell me how it could be better. I don't feel like I got that from the 10 page review. it lacked detail..So I guess you need the development with a coach package if you want that..But just for them to review and give you some bits of advice..it was ok..
Yeah..there's not much real constructive feedback but it was just for 10 pages. I'm not worried about it. I immediately submitted it to 2 festivals and was a finalist, then selected for the Oaxaca Fil...
Expand commentYeah..there's not much real constructive feedback but it was just for 10 pages. I'm not worried about it. I immediately submitted it to 2 festivals and was a finalist, then selected for the Oaxaca Film Festival, and a semifinalist for Scriptalooza. I changed the title from Uprising, to The Terrorist, to Wearing of the Green, it's current incarnation
If I submitted the first 10 pages of my screenplay to an Executive and got positive feedback. Should I try to pitch the project to this same Executive?
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