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My Screenplays

A short film I wrote, Double Agent, is premiering at the Dances with Films festival in Hollywood this Saturday, June 1

A short film that I wrote, Double Agent, is an official selection of the Dances with Films festival. It’s playing this Saturday, June 1 at 12:30PM at the Chinese Theater…

Screenwriting FAQ

Do the Work and Become a Professional Screenwriter

I get emails all the time from folks who are sending me their half-baked, poorly conceived log lines and want me to re-write them for them. I really believe that…

Screenwriting Resources

Excellent Post on Shane Black

Shane Black is a legendary screenwriter. He wrote several classic spec scripts that sold for a lot of money in the late eighties and early nineties like Lethal Weapon and…

SYS Services to Help Screenwriters

  • SYSs Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • SYS's Script Analysis Service
  • SYS's From Concept to Completion Screenwriting Course

Screenplay Contests:

  • SYS's Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
  • Wondering which contests to enter? Check out our list of recommended screenplay contests.

The Budget List

  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2024
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2023
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2022
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2021
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2020
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2019
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2018
  • The best low budget, unproduced screenplays of 2017

Ashley Scott Meyers’ Films

  • Man Overboard
  • The Pinch
  • The Rideshare Killer

Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Screenplay

  • Selling Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)
  • How do you protect your work? Screenplay copyrights and WGA registration
  • Writing A Screenplay Logline
  • How to write a professional query letter for your screenplay
  • Building a Database of Agents, Managers and Producers
  • Sending Your Screenplay Query Letter to Your Database of Contacts
  • What to Expect From Your Query Letters
  • How do you get an agent for your screenplay? (And why you don’t need one!)
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SYS Podcast Episode 535 – The Ladybug Effect With Greg Porper

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 535 – The Ladybug Effect With Greg Porper (transcript)

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 534 – Disney, James Cameron and Animation with Pietro Schito (transcript)