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The Insider Interviews – with ex-Amazon Head Georgia Brown

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georgia brown amazon titan screenwriting contest
This latest iteration of our Insider Interviews Series is with former Amazon Studios Europe Head Georgia Brown, one of the three judges of the third year of Industrial Scripts’ screenwriting contest, The TITAN Awards. Georgia Brown Biography From 2017 to 2022, Georgia Brown was head of Amazon Studios in Europe. In this role, she was responsible for the commissioning of content across the continent, working with local production hubs in London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Sweden, Milan, Rome, and Amsterdam. Georgia was the first

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How Do You Write a Query Letter? 10 Tips to Getting Your Script Read

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Query Letters
It can be hard to figure out where to send your work or who to contact about possibly reading your writing. Your work could be something that’s already written. It could even be a piece you have thought about writing and you want to know if it’s worth it to get started. Either way, an essential part of getting your work out there is being able to write a query letter. Table of ContentsWhat is a Query Letter? Main Purposes

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11 Ways to Spot a Shady Script Consultant

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High Turnover of Script Consultants
Table of contentsWhy all the Script Consultants?1. Pay Peanuts, get Monkeys: Rock Bottom Reader Prices2. The Alternative (and therefore Better) “Fauxpro” Screenwriter Perspective3. Vague, Missing-in-Action Consultant Biography4. Yesterday’s News5. A House (and Resume) Built Out of Sand6. Junior High Script Consultants7. Supersonic Script Report Turnaround Times8. Extreme Social Media Screenplay Consultant9. Oh go on then, if I must… (The Reluctant Script Consultant)10. The Review-less Script Consultant & Their Stitched Together “Testimonials”11. The Script Consultant Who’s “Worked on” Lots of Movie

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