Done Deal

There will come a time, especially if you use the excellent advice of the sites in this chapter, when you have a decent, properly constructed and formatted screenplay finished. You can't improve it. So what to do next? Sell it. Seems like a good idea. Why not, people sell scripts every day?


This site is a guide to the post-writing process when you see your work bought and then made into a film. Simple? Not really, no. However, this site can keep you up to date with what's going on in the world of film script sales. It also tells you where you can look for representation in America, which is, obviously, where most of the script deals are done.


Navigate using the blue section down the left, or virtually the same links in the body of the home page.


SPECIAL FEATURES


Agency & Managers Dozens of names, address and contact numbers for Agents and Managers based in New York and Los Angeles. These are the people who can help you sell your film.


Sales Archives Click on a month and prepare to be astounded at how many scripts have been sold, and of course, this is not every single sale, some will no doubt have been missed. All these positive dealing should encourage you. People really do sell scripts. This just might give you the tiny glimmer of optimism for your own script.


Examples As if writing the script wasn't hard enough, you still need to fathom query letters, option agreements, release forms, treatments and step outlines. Here you'll find examples of all these and the other nitty-gritty bits and pieces you'll encounter on the road to a deal.


Production Companies These people make films and might want to see your script. They might not. But at least you now know where they are and how to contact them.


Hollywhooped Another expert answers more questions. They're friendly, sensible and authoritative replies to pressing issues. If you've been looking at a lot of screenwriting sites, you'll have seen that the same questions keep coming up again and again, and all the answers are basically the same. Soon you'll have nothing left to ask and will be able to get on with the hard bit – writing.


OTHER FEATURES


Fundamentals Check your story and characters are up to scratch and check that you understand all the film making jargon in the Glossary.


Interviews The more you can get inside the heads of working professionals, the better chance you have of following in their footsteps. All these guys make money writing. They must know what they're doing. Read them all.


Read Again there's lots of advice out there, most of it saying the same things. Read it, learn it, act on it.


Community Message board, chat room and cork board for small ads. This is also where you can sign up for the free monthly newsletter.


Other Features Unusually, part of this site is included again in this Good Web Guide. Check out their other entry in the For Sale chapter.