You got them… Give them the script and hopefully when they open it to page 1 you have a quick (more later) “Grabber” somewhere between Line #4 and Line #6. Key is the word conflict… For when, during your quick pitch, you state “And Complications Arise When…” then state the complication that the person you just said it to literally “raises their eyebrow” and goes “Do you have the script”? So keep it short, Grab their attention and have a Hook.īasically it’s give them (A) The Good Guy, (B) The Bad Guy, (C) The Situation and (D) The Conflict. You must be able to grab someone attention and have them say “I want to read that” within the time it takes them to get into an elevator with you and you pitch it to them before they exit the elevator. (Always write scripts in the correct format… Use Final Draft, Celtx, Writers Duet or Movie Magic)Īlso called the “pitch”… Also called the “Elevator pitch”… Of course it can… but it makes it a lot harder to promote and market… Keep it to 1-3 words. So follow these 8 Steps and make sure Step 5 is solid and give it a shot… STEP 1: “THE TITLE” (1-3 Words)Ĭan a title be more than 3 words. Thus, give it a shot, 500-1000 sheets of 8.5×11 paper is cheap, the proper software is almost free… and the buyers… now with On-Demand platforms like Netflix, Hulu, WarnerMedia, Facebook, Apple, etc. Writing the great script, based on a great idea, with a great title, with a great story, with great sub-plots, with great characters with great dialogue is absolutely not easy… but it is not expensive to try…
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