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Scheduling And Budgeting Your Screenplay

As many of you know, I recently produced a micro-budget feature film, The Pinch (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5836576/). Since finishing production in late July, I have had a ton of inquiries into how…

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 150: Screenwriter Craig Van Sickle Talks About His Writing Career In Television

Television writer Craig Van Sickle talks about how he broke into the business and how he ultimately created the hit show, The Pretender. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube,…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 150: Screenwriter Craig Van Sickle Talks About His Writing Career In Television (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 150: Screenwriter Craig Van Sickle Talks About His Writing Career In Television.

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 149: Writer / Director Paul Schrader Talks About His New Crime Film, Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage

Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader talks about his latest directorial effort, Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicholas Cage and Willem Defoe. We dig into some of the specifics on how Paul…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 149: Writer / Director Paul Schrader Talks About His New Crime Film, Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 149: Writer / Director Paul Schrader Talks About His New Crime Film, Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage.

Writing Your Screenplay

Tricks To Writing For A Micro Budget

This article was written by By Darren Coyle. I have written and directed a bunch of short films, and I’ve even gotten them into a few festivals where they received…

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SYS Podcast Episode 148: Screenwriter James V. Hart Talks About His Writing Career And Mapping The Emotional Journey Of Your Characters

Screenwriter James V. Hart talks about the early days of his career, writing and directing for such notable directors as Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola, and his current writing…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 148: Screenwriter James V. Hart Talks About His Writing Career And Mapping The Emotional Journey Of Your Characters (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 148: Screenwriter James V. Hart Talks About His Writing Career And Mapping The Emotional Journey Of Your Characters.

Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 147: Writer/Producer David Paterson Talks About Adapting Novels And Plays Into Screenplays

Producer and screenwriter David Paterson talks about his new film, The Great Gilly Hopkins. David has adapted many novels, including The Great Gilly Hopkins, into screenplays and we talk through…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 147: Writer/Producer David Paterson Talks About Adapting Novels And Plays Into Screenplays (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 147: Writer/Producer David Paterson Talks About Adapting Novels And Plays Into Screenplays.

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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!)
  • Looking for a script consultant?
  • Questions about Screenplay format?
  • Screenwriting Classes
  • Read screenplays for free in our Screenplay Library.
  • Does any of this really work? Yes! check out our success stories.

Search SYS

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!)
  • Looking for a script consultant?
  • Questions about Screenplay format?
  • Screenwriting Classes
  • Read screenplays for free in our Screenplay Library.
  • Does any of this really work? Yes! check out our success stories.

Search SYS

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