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By: Elayne James

Elayne James — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:29:53 +0000

Question to add to Teleseminar list:
Is there any advantage to providing both the treatment AND the screenplay for a novel? Is there any advantage to submitting the screen play instead of a treatment?

Back when I was working for Hollywood (1990s), they didn’t want the treatment if they could read the entire screenplay (or get coverage on the entire screenplay) but it was a bit of an “insiders club” situation as far as wanting screenplays from established screenwriters whose work they were already familiar with. But things can change, and often do very quickly in Hollywood. Is it different now?

Question #2: does a book need to be a bestseller in order to be considered for a movie? Or at least to be written by a best-selling author?

By: Billie Tekel Elias

Billie Tekel Elias — Thu, 11 May 2017 07:36:44 +0000

In reply to Sandra Beckwith. Thanks,Sandy.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Thu, 11 May 2017 01:26:06 +0000

In reply to Nancy. True, true. Sandy

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Thu, 11 May 2017 01:22:05 +0000

In reply to Billie Tekel Elias.

I’ll add that to the list of questions for the May 18 teleseminar, Billie,

https://buildbookbuzz.com/sellingyourstory

Thanks!

Sandy

By: Billie Tekel Elias

Billie Tekel Elias — Wed, 10 May 2017 22:49:00 +0000

Even if I followed every rule to a T, I would not have a clue about how to find the folks to pitch my story to. Where do I begin?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 10 May 2017 20:58:38 +0000

In reply to Patti.

Me too! My collaborator and I have followed this rule in our screenplay, but the ageism in Hollywood is disturbing. There are a lot of interesting people over 50 in real life–and they go to first-run movies.

But this is an excellent list.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 10 May 2017 15:49:55 +0000

In reply to Patti.

Patti, many movies have been made from nonfiction books, so don’t toss that aside. The example that confuses me the most is “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” but Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon is an excellent example.

Sandy

By: Patti

Patti — Wed, 10 May 2017 15:40:42 +0000

Great info here, Sandra. Thank you, Kenneth. I appreciate the brevity — short, sweet, and to the point. I’m assuming Kenneth is referring to works of fiction here, but I’m a bit disappointed in point #3: “Build a strong protagonist in the 20 to 50 star age range . . . ” I feel that’s kind of limiting, but I guess that’s the way the industry works. I’m working on a nonfiction project about an event that happened to my 55-year-old protagonist that I’ve thought might make a good film. Am I out of luck when it comes to generating interest from a film maker?