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Screenplay & Film Consulting By Susan Kouguell
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Many successful novels have been adapted for the screen and made into equally popular and often award-winning movies, including The Silence of the Lambs, Apocalypse Now, No Country for Old Men, The Shining and The Harry Potter and The Lord of the Ring series. Adapting novels into screenplays is a challenging venture that requires learning and mastering this artful craft. There are many good resources on this subject, which you can find online and at bookstores.Here are three basic tips to keep in mind:
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Agent Directories
Before contacting agents and/or managers, make sure they are a right fit for your project. Several of my previous columns for this publication focus on finding representation and writing query letters, so please refer to them for more information.
Keep in mind that many film industry folks change jobs and positions (here today, gone tomorrow) so it is best to make sure that their contact information is current. And finally, follow the company’s submission rules. For example: If they request a query letter only, that’s all you send them.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Why Hollywood Isn’t Calling
If you don’t have an agent, manager, or entertainment attorney who knows the ins and outs of the film industry and can get your screenplay into the right hands, writing a fabulous screenplay is just half the proverbial uphill battle. Unless incredible luck intervenes and an aspiring screenwriter happens to meet the right connection who can actually turn that script into a movie, the aspiring screenwriters out in the world must — in addition to mastering the screenwriting craft — put on a producer’s cap and gain an understanding of the film industry by reading books and articles on the topic, learn how to write great query letters and synopses, and know how to pitch his or her screenplay.
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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: A Long Way From L.A.
Trying to break into the screenwriting business when you’re in Los Angeles is hard. Trying to break in long distance is even harder — especially if that long distance is international.
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The first step in your journey to get your script made into a film is to make sure that your screenplay is absolutely ready to be submitted for consideration to agents, managers, script competitions, and/or production companies. Get feedback from those who will be honest with you and preferably from people who truly understand what makes a script successful, such as a script consultant, a screenwriting professor, or a writers’ group.
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http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/04/screenplay
From Music to Elves – This month, my Ask the Screenplay Doctor column answers readers’ questions on music and what to do when your screenplay might be too similar to a successful film.
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