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How To Sell Your Screenplay

Writing A Screenplay Logline

April 16, 2009

You will need a great screenplay logline to sell your script. The logline will be a one or two sentence pitch of your film. You will use it in your query letter to agents and producers and you will use it to pitch your script idea to anyone who asks about it. You should practice [...]

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Writing a synopsis for your screenplay

March 25, 2009

You’re going to need a short synopsis for your script. It should be a little less than 1 page long and clearly show your characters and story. You’re going to use it when you send out query letters or when someone you meet wants to learn more about your script but isn’t quite ready to [...]

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Getting your screenplay to producers and production companies

February 25, 2009

Getting your screenplay to production companies is actually a lot easier than most people think. It’s really as simple as getting the production companies address, email, phone number, or fax number and pitching your script idea to them. Most of the time you’re going to be politely turned down or dismissed out of hand but [...]

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How to write a professional query letter for your screenplay

February 20, 2009

When you submit your screenplay to a producer or director you’re going to need to submit a professional query letter before you send the full script. Please don’t take this post as gospel. There is more than one way to write a good query letter and my approach may not be for you. Hopefully it [...]

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Submitting your screenplay to Craig’s List postings

February 6, 2009

If you’re an experienced screenwriter there’s probably better ways for you to sell a script than submitting to postings on Craig’s List but if you’re trying to make your own breaks and get your scripts produced this is probably a pretty good place to start looking for producers to turn your script into a movie.

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