by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) I had the good fortune this year to win the Gold Prize in the sci-fi category at PAGE and to be a finalist with a different script at Austin. The year before, I had made the semifinals at Austin. Off of that semifinalist finish, I had meetings with two different managers... Continue Reading →
How to Get an Agent - Part One
by Douglas Eboch (@dougeboch) & Ken Aguado (@kaguado) As established members of the entertainment community, we are frequently asked to speak to aspiring filmmakers. And with the success of our book, The Hollywood Pitching Bible, the number of speaking invitations has greatly increased. We are now regularly invited to speak at numerous entertainment industry events, festivals,... Continue Reading →
The Six Cs of a Professional Logline
by Angela Bourassa Contrary to popular belief, screenwriting is one of the most complex forms of writing. The task of the screenwriter is to write a script so good that a handful of people will invest real money in it, hundreds of people will dedicate months of their lives to it, and thousands -- maybe... Continue Reading →
Agents, Managers, and Lawyers: The Basics
Ken Aguado and Doug Eboch, the co-authors of The Hollywood Pitching Bible, have written a great article on the ever-popular topic of how to get an agent. As Ken and Doug shrewdly point out, when fledgling writers ask how to get an agent, what they're really asking is, "How do I get work?" Ken and... Continue Reading →