Aspiring
screenwriters know the importance of that first script sale. Yet,
few of us are prepared for how difficult it is to get that first
script read by the right people and sold.
How
can we beat the odds? A
new marketing tool - ONLINE SCRIPT REGISTRIES - can increase our
chances by putting our scripts into the hands of a receptive audience.
HOW
REGISTRIES WORK Writers
post a logline and synopsis of their script in an online database.
Industry professionals - publishers, movie producers, film executives,
and agents - subscribe to the registry. If a post interests them,
they request to see the script. Since
most unproduced screenwriters must market their own material until
their careers are well established; a marketing tool like this
can prove useful. POPULAR
REGISTRIES YOU CAN EXPLORE Most
registries charge for each script posted; but the fees are generally
modest. Some registries charge for other services but allow writers
to post for free. ---->
The Writers Script Network: http://www.writerscriptnetwork.com/ Since
Jerrol LeBaron founded this registry, Writers Script Network has
amassed a huge database of quality scripts. They post their marketing
success stories regularly online. In addition to the script database,
Jerrol sends a bi-monthly newsletter (Players Marketplace) to
5,000 producers and agents promoting his writers and their scripts.
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Screenwriters Utopia: http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/ This
great site offers a free script registry along with other helpful
features for screenwriters who market their scripts from outside
the Hollywood loop. Their subscription service offers lots of
premium features that will give you even more of an insider's
edge. ---->
Scriptiverse Spec Script Marketplace: http://www.scriptiverse.com/
Dan
Garcia's site promises to 'save the universe one script at a time--'.
Screenwriters post FREE for the first six months. ---->
Film Tracker: http://www.filmtracker.com/ In
addition to a script registry service, this helpful portal for
film professionals offers industry news, box office stats, networking
opps and promotion services for writers and filmmakers. ---->
Unmovies: http://www.unmovies.com/ This
boffo website by screenwriter Daniel Knauf includes a script registry.
There is a fee for coverage because he wants to filter the scripts
for quality but if the reader recommends the script then the posting
is FREE. ---->
Never Heard of Them: http://www.neverheardofthem.co.uk/
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