Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter s Guide to Hollywood (Paperback)

This ultimate insider s guide to selling a screenplay shows you how to crack open today s movie and television markets. An informative engaging look at the inside of the dream factory. This is a terrific aid for screenwriters who are trying to gain insight into the Hollywood system. --David Kirkpatrick producer former head of Paramount Pictures Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants to write the great American screenplay. But what do you do after it s written? How do you sell it? Studio honchos. Development Executives. Independent Producers. What do they want? Do you need an agent or manager to get it into production? Selling a screenplay can mean earning $250 000 or more so competition is fierce. In Selling a Screenplay Hollywood s script guru Syd Field gives you an insider s look at the movie and TV industry packed with essential tips from the pros. He includes key details and information including sections that: - Break Down the Business of Screenwriting - Explain What the Buyer Looks For - Show You What to Do to Get in the Door - Tackle the Pitching Process - Provide Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters Selling a Screenplay is a must-have guide for every screenwriter filled with frank real-life advice from Hollywood s most powerful deal makers and most celebrated screenwriters. They all started somewhere.