How To Write A Screenplay: 7 Things Agents Want To See In Your Script
Before I get to the list of seven things, I want to make sure we’re on the same page about this: all agents are brokers.
In the same way stockbrokers buy and sell stock and are paid on commission, agents in Hollywood arrange transactions between buyers and sellers and are paid only when the deals go through.
This means that when an agent encounters a new project from a new writer, they are thinking about how long it would take them to sell the project and how much they might get paid.
That in itself may not surprise you, but the way in which the assessment is made may influence your choices when you decide how to write your screenplay.
I’ve worked with all the major literary agencies in a variety of capacities. As a studio executive I hired 100+ writers and purchased 25+ screenplays. As a writer, I worked with an agent to sell my book. And as a consultant, I help my screenwriter clients to find literary agents. MORE....
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