Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood

This ultimate insider's guide to selling a screenplay shows you how to crack open today's movie and television markets.

"An informative, engaging look at the inside of the dream factory. This is a terrific aid for screenwriters who are trying to gain insight into the Hollywood system."--David Kirkpatrick, producer, former head of Paramount Pictures

Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants to write the great American screenplay. But what do you do after it's written? How do you sell it? Studio honchos. Development Executives. Independent Producers. What do they want? Do you need an agent or manager to get it into production? Selling a screenplay can mean earning $250,000 or more, so competition is fierce.

In Selling a Screenplay, Hollywood's script guru Syd Field gives you an insider's look at the movie and TV industry, packed with essential tips from the pros. He includes key details and information, including sections that:

- Break Down the Business of Screenwriting
- Explain What the Buyer Looks For
- Show You What to Do to Get in the Door
- Tackle the Pitching Process
- Provide Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters

Selling a Screenplay is a must-have guide for every screenwriter, filled with frank real-life advice from Hollywood's most powerful deal makers and most celebrated screenwriters.

They all started somewhere.

Author: Syd Field
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Published: 11/01/1989
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.15h x 5.46w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780440502449

About the Author
Syd Field (1935-2013), the internationally renowned "guru of screenwriting," was the author of eight bestselling books on the subject, including Screenplay, published in twenty-three languages and used in hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide and around the world. He was inducted into the Final Draft Hall of Fame in 2006 and was the first inductee into the Screenwriting Hall of Fame of the American Screenwriting Association. He was also a special consultant to the Film Preservation Project for the Getty Center.