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Podcasts

SYS 442 – How To Pitch To Producers With David Zuckerman

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with David Zuckerman, who is a Movie Producer and the C.E,O. of Virtual Pitch Fest. David Kohner Zuckerman talks about producing movies at different…

Screenwriting Resources

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…

Screenwriting Career Advice

It’s Not You, It’s Me In Theaters Now

A few months ago my good friend and writing partner, Nathan Ives, wrote a post about how he raised money for his recent feature film, It’s Not You, It’s Me.…

How To Sell Your Screenplay

Raising The Money To Shoot Your Screenplay Yourself

I recently wrote a post, The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie. In that post I recommend that you go out and raise…

Screenwriting Career Advice

How Screenwriter Nathan Ives Got His Screenplay It’s Not You It’s Me Produced

My friend and writing partner, Nathan Ives, recently wrote and directed a feature film, It’s Not You It’s Me. I asked him if he would be willing to write up…

Screenwriting FAQ

Shooting your screenplay yourself

I got this question recently: “You shot your own script Reunion yourself with the help of a Director. Is there any reason you did not continue shooting other scripts. I…

Screenwriting FAQ

How to get your novel turned into a movie

I got this question recently: “I own the rights to a novel of great, although lesser known, historical figure. I think this person’s life would make a great movie. How…

How To Sell Your Screenplay

The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie

If you follow through and do this one simple thing I guarantee that you will be able to get your screenplay turned into a movie. It doesn’t matter how good…

Screenwriting FAQ

A screenwriter who’s getting actors attached to his project

I got an email recently and thought other readers might find it useful. It’s another case where a writer is really working hard to get their script produced. We can…

Screenwriting FAQ

Getting an actor attached to your project

One of the most rewarding things about writing this blog is hearing from screenwriters who have started to implement some of the marketing strategies I outline in posts like How…

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SYS Services to Help Screenwriters

  • SYSs Six-Figure Screenplay Contest
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  • 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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