I believe that most screenwriting books, seminars, blogs and other screenwriting resources don’t spend nearly enough time on teaching people how to market their screenplays. SellingYourScreenplay.com tries to bridge that gap.
When I started out in the industry I didn’t know anyone. I was just a guy with a few ideas and a dream. With a lot of hard work and persistence I have been able to sell several screenplays (click here to view my credits on IMDB) by applying the exact lessons I’m going to teach you on this blog. It’s not quick or easy and it’s going to take a lot of hard work. But if you’re willing to do the work I believe that you too can have some success as a screenwriter.
There are no shortcuts and neither I, nor anyone else, can sell your screenplay for you. Ultimately you’ve got to decide if it’s worth the effort to make a go at screenwriting. You’re reading this blog, so that’s a good first step. But that’s all it is, a first step. Now you’ve got to really dig in and start doing the hard work. [click to continue…]
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Matthew Yerby.
Our guest, Matthew Yerby is the Writer/Director of the Action/Drama The Dirty South (2023). He talks about how that movie deals with Classism and economic disparity.
Topics also include how Yerby uses different colored index cards to outline a script and how he was able to assemble a great cast for The Dirty South, including Dermot Mulroney and Willa Holland.
NOTICE: SAG-AFTRA has approved an interim agreement for The Dirty South since the film is being released by Cineverse, an independent, non-AMPTP affiliated distributor. Under the terms, members “may work on these productions without being in violation of the strike order,” per the guild. The entire team of The Dirty South expresses their gratitude to SAG-AFTRA for allowing the cast to promote The Dirty South during this challenging time for the industry.
The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the Blackberry store or you can simply listen to it or watch it right from my blog.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with screenwriter Dennis Paoli.
They talk about how Dennis Paoli got his start by writing scripts for the legendary Horror Director Stuart Gordon. Many of these scripts are adaptations from the novelist H.P. Lovecraft including Re-Animator (1985).
His most recent credit is Suitable Flesh (2023) starring Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton and Judah Lewis which was directed by the well known filmmaker Joe Lynch.
Dennis Paoli talks about that work and how it sometimes takes 25 years for a script to get produced, an inspiring story reminding writers to not give up on their stories.
The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the Blackberry store or you can simply listen to it or watch it right from my blog.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Director and Animator Julio Soto Gurpide.
They talk about Inspector Sun (2022), an animated feature Directed by Julio Soto Gurpide. He talks about how that movie is meant for all audiences and families.
Other topics include what an Animatic is, and what it takes to make animation productions. His credits also include being the Writer/Director of the movie Palestine (2019).
The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the Blackberry store or you can simply listen to it or watch it right from my blog.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Animator and Director Danny Madden.
Our guest is the Director of the movie 15 cameras (2023), a contained thriller that is the third part of a feature trilogy. It is a sequel to 13 Cameras (2015) and 14 Cameras (2018). Danny Madden did not work on the prior two movies, so he talks about how he made this sequel his own stand alone film, yet still fit within the trilogy.
His credits also include Beast Beast (2020) which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Topics also include how he got his start in animation, Danny Madden created some animation for Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022).
The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the Blackberry store or you can simply listen to it or watch it right from my blog.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with a prolific Writer/Producer, Grant Rosenberg.
Our guest, Grant Rosenberg has worked in TV for over forty years which includes being a writer on the hit show MacGyver. He talks about how starting out as an intern for NBC led to a career in television.
Topics also include writing his novel Gideon and adapting a book for the screen.
The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the Blackberry store or you can simply listen to it or watch it right from my blog.
