Agents, managers and producers are incredibly busy. They won’t take the time to read a piece of material that isn’t worth reading.
Which means you must avoid the lazy temptation to write predictable paint-by-the-numbers scripts following the same old tired paradigms and rules. The industry has a word for people who write like that. Amateurs.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
- Build your scripts from properly heightened concepts (otherwise, your projects are going straight into the trash)
- Tell your stories in an original, highly engaging way that can grab and hold an audience’s attention from beginning to end
- Populate those stories with authentic dimensional characters that we desperately want to spend time with
- Know how to sustain narrative interest with a long-form story engine
THE GOOD NEWS
Ask agents and managers how many writers can do all of that, and the answer is always the same. Not nearly enough.
The demand for such writers far exceeds the supply. Which is why over 3,000 of our graduates have careers.
They ignored the naysayers complaining how impossible it is. Instead, they relentlessly attacked their weaknesses, turning them into strengths. They wrote fiercely original stories that only they could have written They tested their scripts before showing them to anyone in the industry. Because you don’t get the career you want. You get the career you deserve.
Is it going to be easy? Of course not. Nothing that can change your life is easy. But with courage, creative passion, and the right dedicated practice, you can absolutely get there.
