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ISBN: 0-7570-0002-9
Length: 320 Pages
Size: 7.5
X 9-inch
Format: Quality Paperback
Category: Reference / Writing
Price: $17.95
Availability:
In Print
Contents
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To paraphrase an old line, "Writing a screenplay
is easy. Getting it sold is hard." In today's topsy-turvy world
of film production, getting a screenplay sold and produced is no
picnic, even for veterans. For novices, it's near impossible. To
play the film game, you need to know the rules. How to Sell
Your Screenplay not only lets you in on the rules,
but also lets you in on the secrets of winning the game. Written
by two veteran screenwriters, How to Sell Your Screenplay
was designed as a complete guide to getting your screenplay
seen, read, and sold.
The book begins by giving you a clear overview
of the process through which screenplays are reviewed and accepted
so that you have an insider's understanding of how the business
works. It then guides you in putting your script into the proper
format so that you can make the best--and, above all, most professional--first
impression. Later chapters introduce you to the "players," including
agents, lawyers, producers, actors, directors, and writers; guide
you in preparing a perfect pitch; provide you with the proven Square
One System for query submission; and aid you in getting the best
contract possible. Throughout, tips from experts help you swim with
the sharks without getting eaten by them. Every screenwriter dreams
of getting that lucky break. But the pros know that you need more
than luck to succeed--you need to make all the right moves. How
to Sell Your Screenplay tells you everything you
need to know to help make your own dream come true.
Joan
and Lydia Wilen, professional
writers for over two decades, have sold three feature filmscripts,
one CBS Movie of the Week, and one ABC-TV Afternoon Playbreak. The
Wilen sisters have also written a number of best-selling books,
including Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies and The Perfect
Name for the Perfect Baby; as well as articles for a wide variety
of magazines and newspapers, including the New York Daily News
Sunday Magazine.
Contents
Introduction
1. You,
the Writer
2. The
Screenplay
3. The
Players
4. Choosing
Contacts
5. Preparing
for the Pitch
6. Using
the Square One System
7. The
Deal
8. When
It Doesn't Happen
Conclusion
Resource
List
About
the Authors
Index
Reviews
"The Wilens' How to Sell Your Screenplay
is the best book on marketing a screenplay I have ever seen ... this book is filled with features and sidebars that set it aside
from everything else on the market ... This is a rare gem of a
book; comprehensive and easy to read and use, honest and full of
specific examples, an impressive A-to-Z handbook of marketing the
spec script today. This book is an extraordinary achievement ... If you buy one marketing book, this is the one to get."
Creative Scriptwriting Magazine, July/August
2003
"How To Sell Your Screenplay not only
lets you in on the rules, it lets you in on the secrets of winning
the game."
The Buzz, Scr(i)pt Magazine, November 2001
"How To Sell Your Screenplay is a newly
published book that gives any screenwriter, novice or pro, the trade
secrets to winning the game. This is one of the most comprehensive
resources of priceless information ever published for the screenwriter;
written by two successful best-selling authors. Plain and simple,
it is the ultimate weapon to getting your dream from printed page
to big or small screen."
Reggie Resino, Reviewer, The Screenplay Scoop,
September 2001
"This is a clear and well set out book that
takes you by the hand to explore step-by-step the inside world of
movie making."
Sherring Amsden, Alexandra Writers Newsletter,
Spring 2002
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