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Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Delacorte Pr
Publication date November 1, 1989
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780385298599
ISBN-10 0385298595
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $19.95
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Summary
A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: - 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.

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About: A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.
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9780440502449 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.

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