Click here to read Part 1 or Part 2. One of the most important things you can learn to do when pitching your screenplay to a producer is to learn the art of the pitch. You have two choice here, that is: either you (a) pitch verbally; or (b) pitch by email. Now I used to work as an agent …
Selling Your Screenplay To A Producer (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1… If you want to sell your screenplay to a producer, then they first need to ask to see your script. That’s not an option, that’s the way it is. You can’t sell a script to a producer if they don’t want to buy it and if they’ve never even heard of you or your story. So …
Write A Query Letter That Producers Can’t Resist
Do you want to sell your script and write a query letter that producers can’t resist? Do you want to be able to write a query letter that is so good that it will leave a producer desperate to read your script? In this post I’d like to talk about some of the ways you can write a great query …
The Best Way For Screenwriters To Network
In this post I’m going to talk about something that many screenwriters find uncomfortable when it comes to selling their screenplay. Traditionally, this method is not for the faint of heart, especially as most screenwriters are introverted (as opposed to extroverted) by nature. You guessed it, I’m talking about networking here. But not the usual type of networking that you …
Writing A Successful Query Letter (Part 2)
As was mentioned in the previous post, Mike Richards sent his query letter to both script agents and producers, receiving a positive response from a well-known producer two weeks later. Let’s take a moment to look at Mike’s query letter. Mike Richards’ query letter ——————————————————- Dear [agent/producer’s name], I am looking to collaborate with you on a movie that has …
Do You Have An Idea For A Movie Or TV Show?
Have you ever had an idea for a movie or TV show, but you haven’t got a screenplay? Some people are prodigious idea machines and they can keep on churning out new idea after idea. But these people aren’t interested in writing. If this sounds like you, then I’d like to take a moment to tell you about a great …
Writing A Successful Query Letter (Part 1)
Your query letter doesn’t have to be perfect, but it has to be good enough to generate interest. And the shorter and more concise your query letter is the better. (*It is with great appreciation and thanks to Jane Williams that I am able to reprint this query letters here in full). Read this query letter. Study it and see how …
How To Protect Your Script
Are you a worried about having your screenplay idea stolen? So worried that you’re scared to send your query letter out to anyone in case they take your idea and turn it into a movie, without giving you any credit or giving you a dime. If you are, don’t worry you’re not alone. And here’s the good news, this really …
Mike Richards And The Great Sales Pitch (Query Letter)
I’d like to introduce you to Mike Richards. At the time he contacted us, Mike worked as a sales executive and on the side wrote articles about topics that interested him, primarily articles about entrepreneurship and current events. Mike also had an idea . . . as it turns out, a great idea. Mike, by his own admission, had never been …
The Aim Of The Query Letter (and Success Story)
Before you start writing your query letter, it is useful and important to understand the goal of a query letter. That is, what are you trying to achieve by writing the query letter? Are you trying to find representation with a script agent? Are you trying to make contact with a producer to sell your movie idea or film/TV script? …