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Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Getting to Hollywood and Tracking Down Agents

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Getting to Hollywood and Tracking Down Agents

Knocking on Hollywood’s door not only means also using the doorbell, it means knowing how to find the right representation and companies for your screenplay. And, without question, your screenplay must be the absolute best it can be before you submit it for consideration.

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http://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2012/08/screenplay

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: How to Find Agents and What to Write to Them

 

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For some of you, this holiday season offers a few days of vacation time and, with that, the opportunity to send out query letters. Remember when you submit your queries, do not address the letter with “To Whom it May Concern” — this demonstrates to the letter’s recipient that you have not taken the time to research the company and the appropriate person you should be querying. It guarantees that your query will be discarded.

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http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/12/screenplay

MY MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

Check out April’s column at: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/03/agents

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Do I Need an Agent and How Do I Find One?

 

It’s important to understand what an agent can and should do for you.  Agents seek writing assignments for their clients and sell their clients’ spec scripts. They submit scripts to production companies, studios and talent, and follow up to make sure that your work is getting read. Agents act on your behalf to set up pitch meetings and interviews with production companies and studios, and negotiate salary and contracts.  In addition, agents work with screenwriters to plan career objectives, and to map out strategies for meeting these objectives.

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http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/03/screenplay