Susan Kouguell

The Savvy Screenwriter

How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out!

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Savvy Screenwriter demystifies the film industry and reveals what aspiring screenwriters really want and need to know. From finding and working with agents, to insights about story analysts and movie executives, to understanding option agreements, to providing samples for queries, synopses, treatments, loglines, and outlines, to pitching, Susan Kouguell knows what works and what doesn't, and gives practical advice on getting your screenplay sold.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780312355753
• ISBN-10: 0312355750
• Artikelnr.: 21300768

Autorenporträt

Susan Kouguell

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition: Empower Yourself
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Your Questions-My Answers
Chapter 2: Story Analysts: Who Are They and What Are They Looking For?
Chapter 3: Coverage
Chapter 4: Is My Script Ready for Submission?
Chapter 5: The Quest for a Winning Query Letter
Chapter 6: Sharpening Your Synopsis
Chapter 7: All about Pitching
Chapter 8: The Red Carpet Treatment
Chapter 9: Okay, I Finally Finished My Script, Query, Synopsis, Pitch, and
Treatment . . . Now What?
Chapter 10: Finding an Agent. And Hallelujah, I've Got an Agent! Now What?
Chapter 11: Entertainment Attorneys-A Different Kind of Advocate
Chapter 12: They Like Me! They Really Like Me! (Or at Least They Say They
Do)
Chapter 13: Tips on Approaching Writing Assignments and Finding Harmonious
Collaboration
Chapter 14: Your Screenwriting Mantras
Epilogue
Appendices
Savvy Lingo-Glossary of Screenplay and Film Terms
CineFile-Print and Online Resources
About the Author
Index