20 Years to Selling a Screenplay and Getting the Movie Made

Overview

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Embark on a comprehensive journey through the world of screenwriting with this nearly 3-hour interview featuring experienced screenwriter Zach Zerries. Explore essential topics ranging from starting a screenwriting career and crafting compelling loglines to developing a professional writing routine and finding supportive day jobs. Learn about character-driven plots, mastering the 15 story beats, and writing screenplays that sell. Discover the joys of the writing process, techniques for crafting emotional scenes, and tips for writing effective first pages and setups. Gain insights on protecting your work, finding script buyers, and understanding the realities of selling a screenplay. Draw inspiration from Zerries' 20-year journey to getting a movie made and explore the trend of screenwriters venturing into novel writing.

Syllabus

- Starting A Screenwriting Career
- Best Way To Start A Screenplay Is To Write The Logline
- Typical Writing Day For A Professional Screenwriter
- Screenwriters! Find A Day Job That Supports Your Writing
- Characters Drive Plot
- 15 Story Beats That Can Help Anyone Write A Screenplay
- Writing A Screenplay That Will Sell
- Discovery Is The Best Part Of The Writing Process
- How To Write An Emotional Scene
- How To Write The First Page Of A Screenplay
- Writing The Setup In A Screenplay
- What I Do To Protect My Screenplays
- Best Ways For A Screenwriter To Find Script Buyers
- 5 Things A Screenwriter Should Know About Selling A Screenplay
- It Took Writing Every Day For 20 Years To Get A Movie Made
- More Screenwriters Are Writing Novels