Description
This book teaches readers how global trends define the marketplace for saleable screenplays in key international territories as well as the domestic market. Veteran writer, producer, and director Andrew Stevens gives you the insider edge you need to write for the global marketplace, sharing his decades of experience producing and financing everything from micro-budget independent films to major studio releases. In leveraging Stevens’ comprehensive experience, you will learn how to determine specific subject matter, genre, and story elements to make the most of international sales trends, and harness the power of these insider strategies to craft a screenplay that is poised to sell.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Prologue
Chapter 1: Critical Criteria Before Determining Your Subject Matter
Chapter 2: The Independent Film and Television Alliance and the American Film Market: Services and Opportunities that Benefit Screenwriters
Chapter 3: The Cannes Film Market and Festival
Chapter 4: Writing for the Marketplace
Chapter 5: Building a Career – Everyone Starts Somewhere
Chapter 6: Historical Context of the Recent Evolution of Media Gives Writers Perspective
Chapter 7: Screenplay Structure and Components
Chapter 8: Inspiration, Sequels, Remakes and Re-boots
Chapter 9: Character Development from Actor’s Perspective
Chapter 10: Screenwriters Perspective
Chapter 11: A Director’s Perspective
Chapter 12: A Producer’s Perspective
Chapter 13: Writing for Cost Effective Budgets
Chapter 14: Financing
Chapter 15: Writing is a Team Sport
Chapter 16: Studio Due Diligence: How the Big Boys Cater to the Little Boys
Chapter 17: New Media – New Model – As Significant as the Majors
Chapter 18: Non-Union vs Union Writers
Chapter 19: Writers Protections
Chapter 20: Non-Disclosure, Non-Circumvention and Confidentiality Agreements
Chapter 21: Screenplay Submissions
Chapter 22: The Pitch
