Thursday, September 17, 2009

Getting Tips -y about Screenwnting

The Movie Biz is a crazy biz. It can bring a person to tears or drive you to drink.

Hollywood dangles the million $ carrot and we all run after it. Fortunately, some of the runners drop out along the way. If you’ve got the stamina and talent, you may hurdle over the Great Wall of Hollywood.

You need to know some secret passwords: spec, formatting, grammar, the rules.

Don’t make the same mistakes that everyone else does. Learn from those who can smooth the way.

There are those who won’t listen to advice and have to make their own mistakes–don’t be one of them.

While there is no one “right” way to make your dreams come true, but there are plenty of “wrong” ways that will prepare the way for failure.

I’m going to give you tips for success and ways to make the whole process less painful.