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Finished my Script, Now What?
Ever have that lost feeling of what to do with your script when its finished, or what the best way to get it out to the market is? Well Icame across this piece in a writing group that I'm and think it mighthelp. Again, this is from guest author Brooks Elms of www.abetterfilm.com, online film school and mentorship.
The three basic ways are:
#1 -- Work Your Contacts. This includes personal messages to anybody in your address book who might know producers or agents looking for your type of material. And it means spreading the word in every other social media outlet you have: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google's buzz, your blog, etc...
#2A -- Cold Queries.
Find comparable stories & TV shows in the last 5 years. Research the key creatives and agents behind those projects (IMDb Pro). Send them direct e-mails that praise their comparable film and say you think YOUR SCRIPT may be a great follow-up project for them. You can also do the same thing for the people behind your favorite work (writers, directors, producers) who might also happen to like this project - the key is establishing rapport with people you genuinelyadmire and/or who are a great genre match. And for the handful ofpeople you MOST want to work for, seriously consider sending them the query by snail mail and including a $3 gift card from Starbucks - and then follow-up by e-mail.
#2B -- Ice Cold Queries.
Send out a generic query letter to every Tom, Dick and Harry with an e-mail address in the film biz. Make sure you include your WGA registration # on your script. There are lots of ways to get film biz directories, just do a search for the cheapest current offer. I even got a good one from a script contest I entered.
#3 -- Script networking sites like InkTip.com and others.
For a fee, around $10 per month, they'll post your logline and key words and make your script available for anybody who's searching their database.
#4 -- Script Contests.
Placing well in some of these contests may get you a couple decent meetings, and certainly will give you more sparkle to your query letters. Just do a bit of research first to make sure the contest fits for your script genre, and that it sounds impressiveenough to put in a query letter, if you place well.
Basically, it's a numbers game. And the more times you roll the dice the better your chances to find a match. It can be a long tedious slogso as the months and years roll by, be sure to create ways to amuse yourself, and measure your success by internal, concrete standardswithin your control.
And most of all, try to not take it personally. Your work may be as good if not better than many movies that have been produced. And yet you still may never find a match.
And when you do find a match: don't take that personally either! Enjoy it, capitalize on it, but keep measuring your success by your personal standards that you completely control, or else you'll get thrown off track when the market turns against you again.
The marketplace is beyond flooded. BUT, it's equally flooded for everybody, and the worst failure of all is scaring yourself into not rolling the dice as often as you should.
10 Articles on How to Break Into the Film Industry
There is a lot of information on breaking into the film business scattered across the web, so I thought I would bring the best stuff together here to make it easy on you. Yeah I know, I'm good like that. So if you're looking to break into movie production or filmmaking, you must check out these articles first.Read More...
5 Best Ways to Break Into the Film Industry
T here are many different paths one can take to make their mark on hollywood, and most are different, but there are some paths to choose that will greatly increase your odds.1. Persistence & Persistence
2. Just Do It!
3. The Film Ladder
4. Dumb Luck
5. Option Property
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5 Reasons You Shouldn't Become A Filmmaker
So you think you want to be a filmmaker huh? The money and fame is luring you closer and closer to hollywood and you want to hob-nob with the celebrities that you just know will love you....think again. The toughest business in the world to get into isn't easy on posers. Read More
I Made a Short Film, Now What?
Have you made a short film and not quite sure what to do next? More than 99% of short films don't make money, but there are ways to increase your odds. Read more to find out how.
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