Screenwriting Contest Advice
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Surviving and Thriving in Hollywood New!
Becoming a better screenwriter requires dedication, practice, and a willingness to continuously learn and improve your craft. Whether you're just starting out or looking to elevate your existing skills, this guide will provide you with detailed strategies and techniques to enhance your screenwriting abilities.
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How to Become a Better Screenwriter
Becoming a better screenwriter requires dedication, practice, and a willingness to continuously learn and improve your craft. Whether you're just starting out or looking to elevate your existing skills, this guide will provide you with detailed strategies and techniques to enhance your screenwriting abilities.
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How to Get a Screenwriting Agent or Manager in Hollywood
Breaking into Hollywood as a screenwriter is often compared to scaling a fortress wall - it requires strategy, persistence, and the right tools. While talent and craft are essential, securing representation can be the key that opens the heavy doors of the entertainment industry.
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Is Contest Feedback Worthwhile?
Aspiring screenwriters are often drawn to screenwriting contests, hoping to gain recognition, industry access, and valuable feedback. Many competitions offer script evaluations as part of their entry fee, while others charge extra for more detailed coverage. But are these contests truly a good source of feedback?
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First Impressions: Nail Those First 10 Pages!
Screenplay contests are a gateway for aspiring screenwriters to get noticed in an industry that thrives on fresh voices and compelling stories. Yet, with hundreds or even thousands of scripts competing for attention, readers often make judgments quickly. This is where the first 10 pages of your screenplay become crucial. They are not just the opening to your story - they are your chance to hook the reader, set the tone, and stand out from the crowd.
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Launching Careers: The Screenplay Contests That Make a Difference
For aspiring screenwriters, entering screenplay contests is not just about winning cash prizes or gaining recognition. It's about getting a foot in the door of an industry that is notoriously difficult to break into. While numerous screenplay contests exist, a select few are renowned for their ability to launch careers, providing winners and finalists with invaluable industry exposure, networking opportunities, and sometimes even direct paths to representation and production deals.
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Early or Late? Which Contest Deadline Should You Choose
Is it better to submit your screenplay early or to wait until closer to a contest's final deadline? Each approach has its own set of advantages and potential drawbacks.
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Advice from Screenwriting Contest Readers
Entering a screenwriting contest can be a nerve-wracking experience. With thousands of scripts vying for attention, it's crucial to ensure your screenplay stands out. Contest readers, who sift through these countless entries, offer invaluable insights into what makes a script shine - or sink. Here's a compilation of advice from seasoned contest readers that can help you refine your screenplay and increase your chances of success.
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Post Your Script Here!Psycho-Hearts
A world renowned heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
Somnium
A comedy Sci-Fi- In a desperate journey across the galaxy, the last survivors of Earth seek a new home.
Exodus 2057, Book III
Pilot logline: Facing weapon systems never before seen, a starship captain with the last remaining humans must conquer the only planet suitable for human life.
In the Shadow of the Kingmakers
Pilot prologue When a British agent suspects his ruse to entrap an American diplomat might be exposed by a Persian teen, and a British nurse, his investigation lures him into a deeper turbulent spy war over Iranian oil in the 1920s.
MAN OUT OF COUNTRY
Pilot log line: An Iranian music teacher living in California tries to unite his family over nightly dinners.
Price of Oil
When an angry mob, fueled by a nefarious British plot, brutally murders an American diplomat in the espionage-ridden streets of 1924 Tehran/Iran, a British woman must confront a firestorm of political espionage, racing against time to save her wrongfully accused Persian friend from execution.
Curbside Service
A recently separated couple finds themselves stranded in the desert on their way to a family holiday function.
Twisted
A young man, scarred in a fire as an infant, exhibits secretive behavioral problems, but must straighten out his twisted thinking at a rehabilitation facility whose head has his own twisted logic.
One Hit Wonder
A high school history teacher rediscovers his long-lost fame as the anonymous voice behind a 90s hit song, leading him on an unexpected journey of self-discovery, redemption, and rekindling past dreams while balancing newfound fame with the complications of real life.
and The Devil called!
The Devil visits God`s chosen-one five times, and with the gift of a book to get her in [to parliament] `and you will be my bride` gives dates the world will end but she rejects him, so with his tri-step-headed charcoaled alien goons he examines her brain for answers.