The Screenwriter's Survival Guide : Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War Book

Name: The Screenwriter's Survival Guide : Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics
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The Screenwriter's Survival Guide : Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War, In a town without pity -- namely Hollywood -- all you need is a map, a guide, and a ticket to success. The first two you're holding in your hands, the third is up to you. From the screenwriter who broke all the rules and made the movie industry sit up and, The Screenwriter's Survival Guide : Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War

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The Screenwriter's Survival Guide : Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War
Written by author Max Adams
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 2001/03/01
In a town without pity -- namely Hollywood -- all you need is a map, a guide, and a ticket to success. The first two you're holding in your hands, the third is up to you. From the screenwriter who broke all the rules and made the movie industry sit up and

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1. Why I Wrote This 1

2. Starting from Ground Zero 4

3. Who Buys Scripts 7

4. Getting Read 17

5. What a Pitch Is, and Isn't 19

6. Pitching a Spec Script 22

7. Pitching a Concept You Want to Write 30

8. Writer Speak vs. Mogul Speak 36

9. The Pitch Letter 41

10. Cold Calling 48

11. Faxing 54

12. Happy Birthday, Read My Script 58

13. Who Gets Read 62

14. Format 65

15. Submissions and Presentation 69

16. Simultaneous Submissions 77

17. Releases 80

18. Coverage 84

19. Submission Records 88

20. The Cost of Submission 93

21. Following Up, Staying in Touch 97

22. Selling Ideas 101

23. Protecting Ideas 103

24. Business Meetings 106

25. Guerrilla Meeting Tactics 114

26. Meeting People in General 120

27. The Screenwriter's Uniform 123

28. The Dating Metaphor 127

29. Agents 130

30. Bad Agents 146

31. Leaving an Agent 152

32. Cheating on Agents 158

33. Managers vs. Agents 160

34. Producers 164

35. Bozos 171

36. The Free Option 177

37. What the Hell Do I Call This Chapter, or, Do It Right 183

38. Who You Want to Work With 190

39. On Writing That Works and Writing That Doesn't 198

40. On "Visual" Writing, or, Your Lit Professor Lied 203

41. Parentheticals and Other Lies 206

42. What You See On Screen 210

43. High Concept 214

44. That Genre Is Dead 216

45. Teen Girls Don't See Movies 218

46. Writing for Ratings 220

47. Don't Write Batman 222

48. Writing "Marketable" 225

49. Why You Do This 228

50. The Green Light and Turnaround 231

51. What You Really Get Paid 235

52. The Guild 239

53. Screen Credit and Arbitration 245

54. Separation of Rights 250

55. Entertainment Attorneys and Business Affairs 253

56. Death and Taxes 257

57. Reading Fees and Consultants 260

58. Classes and Seminars 266

59. Workshops and Critiques 270

60. Clubs and Memberships 278

61. Competitions 282

62. Where to Get Scripts 288

63. Do You Have to Live in L.A.? 291

64. The Last Word 294

Resources for Screenwriters 296

Generic Release Form 303

Sample Script Title Page 307

Sample Script Page 308

Sample Query Letter 309

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1.	Why I Wrote This	1
2.	Starting from Ground Zero	4
3.	Who Buys Scripts	7
4.	Getting Read	17
5.	What a Pitch Is, and Isn't	19
6.	Pitching a Spec Script	22
7.	Pitching a Concept You Want to Write	30
8.	Writer Speak vs. Mogul Speak	36
9.	The Pitch Letter	41
10.	Cold Calling	48
11.	Faxing	54
12.	Happy Birthday, Read My Script	58
13.	Who Gets Read	62
14.	Format	65
15.	Submissions and Presentation	69
16.	Simultaneous Submissions	77
17.	Releases	80
18.	Coverage	84
19.	Submission Records	88
20.	The Cost of Submission	93
21.	Following Up, Staying in Touch	97
22.	Selling Ideas	101
23.	Protecting Ideas	103
24.	Business Meetings	106
25.	Guerrilla Meeting Tactics	114
26.	Meeting People in General	120
27.	The Screenwriter's Uniform	123
28.	The Dating Metaphor	127
29.	Agents	130
30.	Bad Agents	146
31.	Leaving an Agent	152
32.	Cheating on Agents	158
33.	Managers vs. Agents	160
34.	Producers	164
35.	Bozos	171
36.	The Free Option	177
37.	What the Hell Do I Call This Chapter, or, Do It Right	183
38.	Who You Want to Work With	190
39.	On Writing That Works and Writing That Doesn't	198
40.	On "Visual" Writing, or, Your Lit Professor Lied	203
41.	Parentheticals and Other Lies	206
42.	What You See On Screen	210
43.	High Concept	214
44.	That Genre Is Dead	216
45.	Teen Girls Don't See Movies	218
46.	Writing for Ratings	220
47.	Don't Write Batman	222
48.	Writing "Marketable"	225
49.	Why You Do This	228
50.	The Green Light and Turnaround	231
51.	What You Really Get Paid	235
52.	The Guild	239
53.	Screen Credit and Arbitration	245
54.	Separation of Rights	250
55.	Entertainment Attorneys and Business Affairs	253
56.	Death and Taxes	257
57.	Reading Fees and Consultants	260
58.	Classes and Seminars	266
59.	Workshops and Critiques	270
60.	Clubs and Memberships	278
61.	Competitions	282
62.	Where to Get Scripts	288
63.	Do You Have to Live in L.A.?	291
64.	The Last Word	294
	Resources for Screenwriters	296
	Generic Release Form	303
	Sample Script Title Page	307
	Sample Script Page	308
	Sample Query Letter	309