Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The Best Way To Be The Top Screenwriter

By Ashlee Amavisca


If you believe you could get past all the secretaries and assistants with out a Hollywood advisor then subscribe to the crowd over there in the frustration line. They all believed they can go it alone and look where they're now. Don't quit. It is all worthwhile.

No one gets discovered in an ice cream shop any more. If you want to break into Hollywood you're going to need a mentor, a guide.

Every day a large number of would-be scriptwriters are enticed by the bright lights and glitz and glitter of Hollywood and every day those dreams get squashed by ignorance. The competition is intense and that whole 'survival of the fittest' thing is awarded to those who make connections and acquire assistance.

You know the old saying, "It's who you know?" That saying started out in Hollywood! Screenwriters actually need a tutor more than any other group with this business enterprise.

Till your name is flashing up there on the Big Screen, you are an unfamiliar - a nobody. You won't even be capable of getting your foot on the door - lets forget about your script.

Here is how a tutor may help you get your first screenplay sold in Hollywood:

Script Proofreading: Writing a script is very distinct than composing a novel. Movie script structure is restricted and formulaic with a restricted amount of words, characters, places, and scenes.

Novel writers DO NOT make good scriptwriters (movie scripts are NOT stories). You can't assess your own work and a mentor knows exactly what the studio executives expect to see on the page. Teachers are worth every penny you pay them.

Script Formatting: Executives acquire hundreds of scripts every week. If you want yours to be observed and read then it has to be delivered and shine like a professional's script. Software packages will do formatting for you, but only as a guideline.

A mentor will fill in the missing elements to formatting for you and you'll learn with the one-on-one guidance and comments. A great mentor understands what the studio execs expect to see on the page.

Query letters: A good mentor can expose you to an agent and can even manage you once you've finished (not completed - completing a script is NOT finishing a script) an excellent product (script) to sell so you won't require query letters. If you've not used a great mentor and think you can go it by itself then you should know - that if you do not get help a good query letter is as difficult as writing a good movie script and agents can be brutal.




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