Selling a Screenplay

by Syd Field

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- Breaks Down the Business of Screenwriting
- Explains What the Buyer Looks For
- Shows You What to Do to Get in the Door
- Tackles the Pitching Process
- Provides Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters

Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants to write the great American screenplay. But what do you do after it’s written? How do you sell it? Studio honchos. Development Executives. Independent Producers. What do they want? Do you need an agent or manager to get it into production? Selling a screenplay can mean earning $250,000 or more, so competition is fierce.

Syd Field gives you an insider’s look at the movie and TV industry, packed with essential tips from the pros. Selling a Screenplay is a must-have guide for every screenwriter, filled with frank real-life advice from Hollywood’s most powerful deal makers and most celebrated screenwriters.

They all started somewhere.
  • ISBN10 0385298595
  • ISBN13 9780385298599
  • Publish Date 2 November 1989 (first published 1 November 1989)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 March 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 282
  • Language English