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screenplay ideas

How can I sell my idea for a screenplay?

February 23, 2011

I get questions like this so I thought I’d post a reply for everyone to see: “I am not a scriptwriter but I have some good ideas for movies. How can I go about selling the idea?” First check out these posts: Selling a screenplay pitch or treatment How to hire a screenwriter to write [...]

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Can you evaluate the first 20 pages of my screenplay?

January 26, 2011

I got this questions recently: “I’ve written 20 pages of a screenplay. Would someone accept just twenty pages? I just want someone to read what I’ve got and tell me if I have an idea, or if my concept is garbage. If it’s trash, I want to bag it so I can start thinking of [...]

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Hiring a service to polish my script

December 15, 2010

I got this question recently: “I have a busy life like everyone else that I know. I have written the dialog and scenes for a screenplay but there are many nuances to doing it right so that a reader will not toss it onto the ‘later’ pile. I’m not planning on doing this as a [...]

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Should I write my idea as a feature film or television show

March 30, 2010

I got this question recently: Just to set the scene, I am a very new writer into the film industry with no contacts as I’m sure is the same situation with many other writers. I believe I have a very interesting and unique storyline, which either way could be shortened into a feature film but [...]

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How to hire a screenwriter to write your life story or great movie idea

March 3, 2009

I see people on job forums and bulletin boards like Craig’s List looking to hire a screenwriter to turn their life story or other “great” idea into a screenplay. If you’re thinking about posting such an ad please reconsider.  If you’re a writer thinking about responding to such a post you should do so with [...]

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