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Podcasts

SYS Podcast Episode 079: Screenwriter Jan Arado Ask Questions About Screenplay Options

In this week’s episode I talk with screenwriter Jan Arado. Jan recently used my email and fax blast service and found interest from a producer who presented an option agreement…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 079: Screenwriter Jan Arado Ask Questions About Screenplay Options (transcript)

This a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 079: Screenwriter Jan Arado Ask Questions About Screenplay Options.

How To Sell Your Screenplay

Will an established writer get credit for my screenplay?

I got this question recently: “Upon finishing a screenplay I contacted a producer/script doctor/who seemed to know what he was talking about…and as a published screenplay writer himself, he advised…

Screenwriting FAQ

Taking deferred pay for your screenplay

I got this question recently: “If you have no street credit in writing, much less Hollywood, but you think you got a great movie that can be made on the…

Screenwriting FAQ

What is a screenplay option?

A little while back I made this post: How to decide if you should option your screenplay to a producer A got a few people asking me to define what…

Screenwriting FAQ

How to decide if you should option your screenplay to a producer

There’s not an easy “right” answer to this question but there are some factors to consider. I think to turn down an option purely because you want to find someone…

Screenwriting FAQ

How can I prevent a producer or director from ruining my screenplay?

I got this question recently: “I have written a script which is my baby and I want to ensure that the producer and director don’t mess up my vision for…

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

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  • 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.

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Podcast Transcripts

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