Script Development

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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What Can a Table Read / Read Through Do For Your Screenplay?

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Table Read:Read Through Frank Sinatra
A table read is one of the most important steps in the production process for any feature film or TV series.  You’ve poured your heart and soul into your screenplay, you’ve collected feedback and you’re ready to send it out into the world.  But before you unleash your carefully crafted words, have you ever heard them spoken aloud?  A table read puts your screenplay at a huge advantage and can be crucial to its success. It can even be considered

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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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10 Underdog Films With a Script That Beat The Odds

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Being John Malkovich - Underdog Films that Beat the Odds

A Crazy Script Can Beat The Odds Every screenwriter at one time experiences the look of confusion and ridicule in the face of a friend, producer or agent when they …

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13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry

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Colin Firth, British Film Industry Stereotypes

13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry: True or False? Does the British film industry produce the best talent? Does the land of Shakespeare respect the writer? Is anything happening …

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Screenwriting Lessons from Midnight Cowboy

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Screenwriting Lessons from Midnight Cowboy
Mastering the basics is an essential step in any screenwriter’s career progression – and yet many aspiring screenwriters forego very simple script choices which would make their projects stand out from the swirling mass of unfilmable spec scripts. Read more

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Twitter Screenwriting Accounts Screenwriters Must Follow

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Twitter Logo - Screenwriters need
As our article on Jeffrey Katzenberg highlighted, gathering industry intel is vital for making it in this business. Industrial Scripts looks to the best Twitter Screenwriting resources – from box office numbers, to job opportunities and just plain amusing screenwriters given a voice. Of course, there’s also our own @Indust_Scripts account to follow… Read more

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10 Hollywood Screenwriters Who Burned Bright and Then Faded

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M. Night Shyamalan - Screenwriter Burned Bright Then Faded
Burning Bright Becoming a professional screenwriter is one thing, but staying at the top of the Hollywood screenwriters game is quite another. After last week’s look at Screenwriters Who Broke In Late, Industrial Scripts looks at those Hollywood screenwriters who hit the big time, but whose star gradually faded. Read more

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10 Screenwriters Who Broke In Late

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David Seidler - Screenwriters who Broke in Late

Despite the image of the wunderkind screenwriter a-la Orson Welles or Diablo Cody, many screenwriters broke in late to the game, with a wealth of wisdom and life experience to …

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10 Common Film Industry Excuses – and how to Avoid Making Them

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Typewriter - Avoid Making Common Film Industry Excuses
“You can make the movie or you can make excuses” The path from script to screen is often torturous – but made longer when excuse making and defeatism set in. Industrial Scripts looks at common film industry excuses and defences no writer should be making – and how to overcome the seeming obstacles. Read more

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The Evolution of a Script Development Career

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evolution of a script development career
This article will focus on how best you can start your career in script development. One of the questions we’re asked most at Industrial Scripts is, “how do I build a career in script development?” It’s not an exact science by any means, but the key to getting ahead in script development is to pay your dues. Where Do I Start? As we have already touched upon, starting a career in script development may seem daunting. You may be asking

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