How To Sell Your Screenplay | Online | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"It took away the starry-eyed feeling of selling your screenplay and replaced it with practical tips on how to move forward in the topsy-turvy world of the entertainment industry."

- Heather Donnell
writer/director

"A must for any screenwriter."

- Matthew Blankenship
plumbing

"I definitely learned the hidden secrets of selling something to Hollywood."

- Tom D'Angelo
Avid Editor/ ScreenWriter

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David Title

Learn the most effective steps and techniques for selling screenplays from a movie industry insider—a producer or development executive.

You’ve spent months, maybe years, sweating and swearing over a screenplay. Why not spend just a little time learning how to maximize your chance of selling the script? There is no sure path or magic formula for making the sale, but there are definite Do’s and Don’t’s and there are time-tested steps to follow. We won’t tell you it’s impossible and we won’t tell you it’s easy. We will give you a realistic understanding of the movie industry and a wealth of things you can do to help launch a career as a screenwriter.

Among the topics covered: overview of the market, script presentation, how to create great pitches, how to research and target agents and producers, effective ways to make contact, how to send your materials, deciphering rejections, understanding contracts, making connections, managing your screenwriting as a business.

You will get hands-on practice crafting the all-important pitch plus time for questions. Whether you’re writing for the indie or mainstream market, you will gain a realistic understanding of how to get a movie deal.

Level I
How To Sell Your Screenplay | 4-week Seminar

In this four-week course, a movie industry insider will walk you through the strategies for selling screenplays and each student will have two opportunities to present a pitch to the instructor for feedback. Students will also have ample opportunity to ask questions of the instructor.

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Online Classes

Tuition: $125. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 25 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Mar 14	Wednesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day	Sample Class