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Hell yes!

SHOW ME THE MOVIE!

This is amazing and super helpful!!! Thank you for sharing - please keep 'em coming. I have an old lookbook I'm dusting off to pitch a project. What program do you use? (I was using PowerPoint, but wonder if there's an industry best practice?) Also, do all your images comes from ShotDeck, or do you bring in other images?

everyone says contests are a scam but never mention them

So resonate thank u❤

I've always had the sense that the contests are scams. Why don't the winners ever sell their scripts? To me that can only mean one thing, it's a rigged game. the winners are likely friends and associates of the contest owners. They may be screenwriters, but their scripts aren't as good as the contests claim. On top of that, the readers are questionable. Who are they? are they actually screenwriters, or college kids?

Very helpful thanks

Congrats on taking these positive steps! We'll be rooting for you & cheering you on!

Please update us on how things are going. It's been 3 months.

Wow you taught me such an important fact I didn’t know, about not making your script public on the blacklist if you don’t have a manager or producers attached. Thats so smart and so nice that you can do that. It really is a service. Thanks!!!

I'm with you. I enter a few contests but not many and shifted more focus on producing my own shorts and writing for the stage at my local community theater. It's opened doors to directing and acting. I didn't land the contest win or sell a script but I'm getting to take control my of work, make friends, and be in a lovely collaborative space that feels much more conducive to my development.

Well said!

Thanks!! Great intel and great insights. Appreciate you!

I've been charged with First Degree Cringe in my work more times than I can count. The best advice I can offer - ya' gotta' allow yourself to FAIL - but fail FAST and SPECTACULARLY so you can get on with it. As a survivor of multiple table reads, I can assure you that it will be a Tilt-a-Whirl of emotions - high highs and low lows. But at the end of the day, it's all kinda' wonderful. Own it, occupy it, embrace it! Otherwise you'll have nothing to talk about on RUclips! :D ("...at the end of the day?" Ew, how cringe of me....)

"Better Living Through Yiddish!" Glad you're on the mend!

Thank you for this comprehensive guide. I’m commenting so I don’t forget; is there a map of all the venues for this upcoming year? And do you know when the information for films and stuff is being released? I just recently graduated from College and am looking to attend, and trying to go with a very limited budget is tough when Im unsure what I’m planning around (films, venues etc).

Why would a person without any contacts in Hollywood take up screenwriting, or enter a contest? Huge entertainment companies hire only well connected people. And stars hire their own people from their inner circle to write their screenplays. Screenwriting is a hobby. Get together with some friends, make a microbudget movie, have fun. Make fifty bucks at best. A good hobby makes life interesting.

1400 bucks on contests??? Geez how many contests were you entering?? And you shoulda put that money into gambling lol

Great video.like your honesty.gone make sure I keep the fire threw out the story.

Have you gotten feedback from beta readers yet? (you didn't say if you did or not) If not, I would have a round of readers have a go at it first. Even better if they're not from your writing group as they may have a hard time really giving constructive critiques. I've actually had some luck with online beta reader websites. (I could name one for you if you're interested) The only con is that you would be trading stories with someone else to also give feedback. (That could take a good amount of time depending on how busy you are) At the very least go in with the mind set that 'yes! maybe there are, maybe there aren't parts that are cringe! but it's statically impossible for all of it to be cringe!' (or at least that's what I tell myself) (srry for long comment,lol)

We did a short back-in-the day called Campus Cannibal Zombie Revenge (part 3) that was very GrindHouse before the GH movement came back. It was full of all the exploitation genre conventions and was Mega Cringe. It was all fun & games (we made it as part of a 72 hour film festival), but then we had to show it in front of a large audience and boy howdy, I was terrified like, “They’re going to crucify us.” They loved it. We ended up on cable access. It was the biggest thing we’d done to date. Point being: Art is risk. Sometimes you have to risk the cringe.

Maybe do an unofficial table, read with friends prior to doing an official one. In Ron Howard’s master class, he talks about using Table Reads as a way of selecting projects that he will work on. Sometimes hearing the screenplay out loud is the only way to see where the magic happens and where it doesn’t happen. But if you don’t want to commit it to the official unveiling, do something more unofficial first. Submitting it to friends for another read through and more editing sometimes can just make it even more confusing. As the Director/producer you need to hear it. 😊 you got this girl!

Love this! I needed to hear it today.

Love this!

I always get stuck in pre-writing stage. Even though I've written three screenplays. I take way too long and I'm in that problem again. How should I begin my screenplay scenes? I've been spinning and toiling for a few months.

I appreciate your authenticity about your journey in screen writing. This helped more than you can imagine! Thank you!!

I love the new movie title! Thanks for walking us through this lookbook.

This was really so helpful! There are no resources for this! I've never commented on a RUclips video but wanted to say thank you!

contests are run by people who prey on writer's hopes and dreams

What you describe at 2:50 is exactly how I feel about Ken Follet's Winter of the World and the whole Pillars of the Earth trilogy

I think you make a good point separating the two questions. I would say that Rabbits was a book that I felt wasn't bad by the first scene but did not manage to pull it together in the last half. American Gods however did the opposite, where I knew it was good writing but I wasn't sure if it was going to be connected in the end and yet nearly everything tied together superbly by the conclusion, greatly increasing my respect for Neil Gaiman!

I agree with you

This is great! I see that my frustration is justified.

Thank you so much for your transparency and shared vulnerability. Seeing these examples are really inspiring and makes this process seem actually achievable.

Thanks for sharing this! ❤

contests don't advance your career, there are five that are good for recognition. Austin festival, Nichols fellowship etc.

I've recently started considering film/directorial fellowships so this is perfect timing (although definitely not ready this year to apply). Thanks for posting this (and looking forward to your future videos on the subject)! Having applied to network TV writing fellowships in the past, I can attest that writing bios as the same tone of one's work suuuucks. As you alluded to, it's much easier to see what's tonally not working than it is to actually write the balanced execution. "Kind of infuriating," indeed!

Great advice and insight. Thank you

Take care of yourself!

Yikes! Heal up and feel better!

I LOVE how you articulated that a script is only the start of a film, but it's not a film itself. And, I love the idea of you getting your script into the hands of actors to add layers and their creative input. Doesn't that scare you a little? Does it scare you to know that your script isn't 100% polished (by your internal standards) before you pass it to someone else to add creative input? I send out scripts when I need feedback from friends, but typically, once they're polished and ready for filming. I like your idea and I may have to get scripts into the hands of actors/artists earlier for see where it ends up creatively.

Congrats on your latest project/draft Paige! And you're right, the AMPTA definitely sounds like a cartoon super villain!

Thank you! Very helpful!📝

Do video on relatable vs. likable 😊

The way that scene humanizes Richie is so effective. He’s adrift without Mikey. Showing how happy and alive he looked with Mikey telling the story, then cut to his date being underwhelmed and basically thinking he’s a loser was such a gut punch.

I just discovered your channel, and this is the first video I saw. Super helpful! As a screenwriter myself, I'm always looking for good Yt channels dedicated to the craft. Loving all the stuff I'm finding here! Keep up the Good work!

Thank you Paige! You are very generous and I learned something today. 🧑🏻JB from 34205usa Peace in Christ!

As someone who has produced four Zoom table reads for my own scripts over the past two years, I'd love to share what I learned in order to help you have a smooth experience. Let me know if you're interested. If you plan to upload the table read on RUclips, make sure everyone signs a release. I'd love to help out however I can.

Yes!!! ❤

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