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Script Market News November 10, 2002
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	______________ *********** This issue sponsored by BreakingIn.net ~ Where Screenwriters Go to Break In! ~ ______________ ********* Dear Screenwriter: This issue features lots of contests and submission opportunities. Some contests are free to enter, so what do you have to lose? SCRIPT MARKET NEWS November 10, 2002 IN THIS ISSUE... WRITER Q + A => Star Query, Pitch Thieves PRODUCTION OPP => Nickelodeon Fellowship MARKET TIP => November Script Contests ____________________ SCREENWRITER Q + A QUESTION on CONTACTING STARS ~~ I recently sent a note to a well-known British actress complimenting her work on a recent movie and also discussing how she would be perfect for a screenplay I was writing. Her assistant requested that a copy of my script be sent to the star's agent. Was she just being polite? -- H. M. ANSWER ~~ Congratulations on your industry and resourcefulness. Believe me, stars (or their busy assistants) do not write back to EVERY query letter they receive. Do finish the script, polish it till it shines and send it on to this star's agent, with a copy of the note you received from her assistant. Include a few sentences about yourself and why you believe this script will showcase the star brilliantly. For tips on writing a query letter that COMMANDS attention go here => www.breakingin.net/tswquery.htm QUESTION on PROTECTING STORIES FROM THEFT: I will be pitching an idea to a producer next week. How do I know this guy simply won't go and give the idea to his writer friend? ~ D.M. ANSWER ~~ Here are three safeguards you should take to protect your pitched stories from theft: 1. RESEARCH THE PITCHEE. Investigate the credits and experience of the producers and agents that you pitch. The following articles list a few places online where you can easily check film industry credentials BEFORE you agree to a pitch meeting: ~~ www.breakingin.net/agents_hide.htm ~~ www.breakingin.net/target_submissions.htm 2. COMMIT YOUR IDEA TO PAPER. Put your story on paper in some form -- as an outline, a treatment, a short story or a rough draft screenplay. Then register this written material with the Writers Guild. You can do it online here => www.wga.org By putting your story in written form, you establish your copyright to it. Registering your work with the Writers Guild establishes the DATE OF CREATION which can become important if a dispute develops over when the story was written. 3. KEEP A PAPER TRAIL OF ALL PITCHES. Keep track of all phone conversations, faxes, e-mails and pitch meetings regarding your stories. Some writer tape their story meetings. This is a good idea if you plan to go into lots of detail about a particular story or if you are discussing a script rewrite. On rewrites, sometimes producers meet with several writers and choose the one with the best ideas. You don't want them to hire someone else and give that person YOUR rewriting ideas. You must pitch your story in order to sell it, so take these precautions then knock their socks off with your pitch!! For a tutorial on successful pitching go here => www.breakingin.net/tswpitching.htm _____________ **************** Hot Writing Jobs No more excuses... Find out how YOU can get PAID to write! www.breakingin.net/hot-jobs-for-writers.htm _____________ *************** PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY The Best Way to Break Into the Film Industry? Find some way to work with the pros, so you can learn from the pros. Here's one way => NICKELODEON PRODUCTIONS -- one of America's most popular (and award-winning) producer of television series, animation projects and feature films aimed at children or the family audience -- offers a wonderful on-the-job opportunity for creative writers. No previous professional writing experience is necessary but you must have a live action feature film script or an animated script based on a current animated television series. TERRIFIC PRIZES: Fellowships for feature film script or animated series script include a salary of $33,000. plus medical benefits, a round-trip ticket to LA or NYC and one month's accommodations. Give yourself the best chance possible by FOLLOWING the guidelines and RESPECTING the submission dates. APPLICATION PERIOD: Nov 11 - 22, 2002 (Get moving!) SUBMISSION PERIOD: Nov 18 - Dec 6, 2002 MORE INFO => www.fellowshipprogram.nick.com ++++++++++++++++++ Selling Your Stories to the Movies? LET www.breakingin.net HELP YOU BREAK IN! Bombproof Query Letters => www.breakingin.net/tswquery.htm Freebies for Screenwriters => www.breakingin.net/freebies.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARKET TIP November Script Contests => ANYTHING BUT HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT CONTEST This contest seeks unusual FEATURE FILM SCRIPTS and SHORTS for production. LOW entry fee. Iconoclasts welcome! PRIZES: $2,000 (Feature) $500 (Short). INSIDER TIP => Rebels still have to READ the guidelines. DEADLINE: December 31, 2002 INFO => www.anythingbuthollywood.com => WINFEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Winfemme invites both MALE and FEMALE CREATIVE writers, animators, filmmakers, playwrights, music video makers, short story writers, TV writers, radio dramatists, puppetry theatre, children's filmmakers & writers, and young (18 + under) filmmakers to participate in this 5th annual festival competition. Winfemme celebrates those who tell WOMEN'S STORIES well. MORE INFO => www.winfemme.com => SET IN PHILLY SCRIPT COMPETITION If you have a screenplay that takes place in the City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) then this might be your lucky month! The Greater Philadelphia Film Office sponsors this prestigious script contest to encourage filmmakers to consider using scenic, historical Philadelphia as a backdrop for their movie. TOP PRIZE: $10,000 and possible production opportunity. DEADLINE: December 2, 2002 MORE INFO => www.film.org => AFP 2002 SCREENWRITING COMPETITION This FREE contest offers a huge prize --> $25,000. Writers must be unproduced and not represented by agents to participate in this talent search. DEADLINE: November 25, 2002 INFO => www.screenprize.com => AMERICAN SCREENWRITING AWARDS This NEW screenwriting contest, sponsored by the Literacy Fund, seeks screenplays that are character-driven stories told visually. Hey, sounds good to me! Winners in four categories: Drama, Comedy, Action-Adventure/Thriller and SciFi/Fantasy. Cash prizes plus software and industry exposure. DEADLINE: December 30, 2002 INFO => www.literacyfund.com Subscribe to Script Market News Free newsletter from www. Breakingin.net Script marketing advice: Tips, Tools, Tutorials Screenwriter Q + A Submission opportunities Twice a month by e-mail (text) Sample issues CLICK HERE! _______________________ Don't forget to nominate my Web site >> www.breakingin.net << as a great site for writers. Vote by email => wd-tools@fwpubs.com Then do a writing pal a favor and FORWARD Script Market News to them! Lenore Wright, Editor Script Market News +++++++++++++ Jumpstart YOUR writing career! www.breakingin.net/benefits.htm If you haven't seen my site for screenwriters... GO NOW => www.breakingin.net/ ** Miss the last issue? You can read it ONLINE here => www.breakingin.net/script-market-news22.htm **** ------------------- SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE by email: newsletter@breakingin.net ------------------ FEEDBACK: screenwriter@breakingin.net --------------------- BACK ISSUES of Script Market -> www.breakingin.net/tocscriptmarket.htm ----------------- FORWARD Script Market to friends or writing groups. ----------------




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Script Market News November 10, 2002
Break into Screenwriting Now! Script Marketing Advice
\| Home \| What's New? \| 2002: \| Dec 25\| Dec 10 \| Nov 10 \| Oct 25 \|Oct 10 \| Sept 25 \| Sept 10 \| August 25 \| August 10 \| June 25 \| June 10 \| May 25 \| April 25 \| April 10 \| March 25 \| March 10 \| Feb 25 \| Feb 10 \| Jan 25 \| Jan 10 \| 2001: December \| November \| October \| September \| August \|

	______________ *********** This issue sponsored by BreakingIn.net ~ Where Screenwriters Go to Break In! ~ ______________ ********* Dear Screenwriter: This issue features lots of contests and submission opportunities. Some contests are free to enter, so what do you have to lose? SCRIPT MARKET NEWS November 10, 2002 IN THIS ISSUE... WRITER Q + A => Star Query, Pitch Thieves PRODUCTION OPP => Nickelodeon Fellowship MARKET TIP => November Script Contests ____________________ SCREENWRITER Q + A QUESTION on CONTACTING STARS ~~ I recently sent a note to a well-known British actress complimenting her work on a recent movie and also discussing how she would be perfect for a screenplay I was writing. Her assistant requested that a copy of my script be sent to the star's agent. Was she just being polite? -- H. M. ANSWER ~~ Congratulations on your industry and resourcefulness. Believe me, stars (or their busy assistants) do not write back to EVERY query letter they receive. Do finish the script, polish it till it shines and send it on to this star's agent, with a copy of the note you received from her assistant. Include a few sentences about yourself and why you believe this script will showcase the star brilliantly. For tips on writing a query letter that COMMANDS attention go here => www.breakingin.net/tswquery.htm QUESTION on PROTECTING STORIES FROM THEFT: I will be pitching an idea to a producer next week. How do I know this guy simply won't go and give the idea to his writer friend? ~ D.M. ANSWER ~~ Here are three safeguards you should take to protect your pitched stories from theft: 1. RESEARCH THE PITCHEE. Investigate the credits and experience of the producers and agents that you pitch. The following articles list a few places online where you can easily check film industry credentials BEFORE you agree to a pitch meeting: ~~ www.breakingin.net/agents_hide.htm ~~ www.breakingin.net/target_submissions.htm 2. COMMIT YOUR IDEA TO PAPER. Put your story on paper in some form -- as an outline, a treatment, a short story or a rough draft screenplay. Then register this written material with the Writers Guild. You can do it online here => www.wga.org By putting your story in written form, you establish your copyright to it. Registering your work with the Writers Guild establishes the DATE OF CREATION which can become important if a dispute develops over when the story was written. 3. KEEP A PAPER TRAIL OF ALL PITCHES. Keep track of all phone conversations, faxes, e-mails and pitch meetings regarding your stories. Some writer tape their story meetings. This is a good idea if you plan to go into lots of detail about a particular story or if you are discussing a script rewrite. On rewrites, sometimes producers meet with several writers and choose the one with the best ideas. You don't want them to hire someone else and give that person YOUR rewriting ideas. You must pitch your story in order to sell it, so take these precautions then knock their socks off with your pitch!! For a tutorial on successful pitching go here => www.breakingin.net/tswpitching.htm _____________ **************** Hot Writing Jobs No more excuses... Find out how YOU can get PAID to write! www.breakingin.net/hot-jobs-for-writers.htm _____________ *************** PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY The Best Way to Break Into the Film Industry? Find some way to work with the pros, so you can learn from the pros. Here's one way => NICKELODEON PRODUCTIONS -- one of America's most popular (and award-winning) producer of television series, animation projects and feature films aimed at children or the family audience -- offers a wonderful on-the-job opportunity for creative writers. No previous professional writing experience is necessary but you must have a live action feature film script or an animated script based on a current animated television series. TERRIFIC PRIZES: Fellowships for feature film script or animated series script include a salary of $33,000. plus medical benefits, a round-trip ticket to LA or NYC and one month's accommodations. Give yourself the best chance possible by FOLLOWING the guidelines and RESPECTING the submission dates. APPLICATION PERIOD: Nov 11 - 22, 2002 (Get moving!) SUBMISSION PERIOD: Nov 18 - Dec 6, 2002 MORE INFO => www.fellowshipprogram.nick.com ++++++++++++++++++ Selling Your Stories to the Movies? LET www.breakingin.net HELP YOU BREAK IN! Bombproof Query Letters => www.breakingin.net/tswquery.htm Freebies for Screenwriters => www.breakingin.net/freebies.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARKET TIP November Script Contests => ANYTHING BUT HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT CONTEST This contest seeks unusual FEATURE FILM SCRIPTS and SHORTS for production. LOW entry fee. Iconoclasts welcome! PRIZES: $2,000 (Feature) $500 (Short). INSIDER TIP => Rebels still have to READ the guidelines. DEADLINE: December 31, 2002 INFO => www.anythingbuthollywood.com => WINFEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Winfemme invites both MALE and FEMALE CREATIVE writers, animators, filmmakers, playwrights, music video makers, short story writers, TV writers, radio dramatists, puppetry theatre, children's filmmakers & writers, and young (18 + under) filmmakers to participate in this 5th annual festival competition. Winfemme celebrates those who tell WOMEN'S STORIES well. MORE INFO => www.winfemme.com => SET IN PHILLY SCRIPT COMPETITION If you have a screenplay that takes place in the City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) then this might be your lucky month! The Greater Philadelphia Film Office sponsors this prestigious script contest to encourage filmmakers to consider using scenic, historical Philadelphia as a backdrop for their movie. TOP PRIZE: $10,000 and possible production opportunity. DEADLINE: December 2, 2002 MORE INFO => www.film.org => AFP 2002 SCREENWRITING COMPETITION This FREE contest offers a huge prize --> $25,000. Writers must be unproduced and not represented by agents to participate in this talent search. DEADLINE: November 25, 2002 INFO => www.screenprize.com => AMERICAN SCREENWRITING AWARDS This NEW screenwriting contest, sponsored by the Literacy Fund, seeks screenplays that are character-driven stories told visually. Hey, sounds good to me! Winners in four categories: Drama, Comedy, Action-Adventure/Thriller and SciFi/Fantasy. Cash prizes plus software and industry exposure. DEADLINE: December 30, 2002 INFO => www.literacyfund.com Subscribe to Script Market News Free newsletter from www. Breakingin.net Script marketing advice: Tips, Tools, Tutorials Screenwriter Q + A Submission opportunities Twice a month by e-mail (text) Sample issues CLICK HERE! _______________________ Don't forget to nominate my Web site >> www.breakingin.net << as a great site for writers. Vote by email => wd-tools@fwpubs.com Then do a writing pal a favor and FORWARD Script Market News to them! Lenore Wright, Editor Script Market News +++++++++++++ Jumpstart YOUR writing career! www.breakingin.net/benefits.htm If you haven't seen my site for screenwriters... GO NOW => www.breakingin.net/ ** Miss the last issue? You can read it ONLINE here => www.breakingin.net/script-market-news22.htm **** ------------------- SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE by email: newsletter@breakingin.net ------------------ FEEDBACK: screenwriter@breakingin.net --------------------- BACK ISSUES of Script Market -> www.breakingin.net/tocscriptmarket.htm ----------------- FORWARD Script Market to friends or writing groups. ----------------




	\| HOME \| What's New? \| Script Market Newsletter \| Tutorials \| Interviews \| Hot Writing Jobs \| Screenwriters Web \| Script Software \| FAQ: Dream Jobs \| Script Brokers \| Script Checklist \| Genre? \| Editor Resume \| Contest Tips \| Script Marketing \| Script Format \| Agent FAQ \| Site Map \| Contact Us \| Copyright © 2001-2003 by Lenore Wright Reproduction of by-lined articles printed on this website requires expressed permission from the author.