If you're a screenwriter here in the Northwest and you live within driving distance of Seattle, you should consider joining the Northwest Screenwriter's Guild. Or at least attend one meeting and see what you think.
Why do I think you'll like it? Every month you get a chance to pitch your scripts to LA producers looking for material!
Learn about the Producers
It works like this. The group meets once a month on Friday evenings. At each meeting NWSG brings up a producer from L.A. to speak. Last night they had both Producer, Sean Sorensen of Motion Theory and Literary Manager/Producer Robyn Meisinger from Madhouse Entertainment.
For a couple hours get to know these producers as they discuss screenwriting, their in-house processes, and future projects they're interested in. You even get to ask them any burning questions.
Pitch Your Stuff
That's not the best part though. The following Saturday you can pitch your scripts to these individuals!! And with the knowledge from the night before, you aren't walking in cold. You know what they're interested in, so you can better hone your pitch.
Of course, there are a couple hoops to jump through before pitching. You have to be a member of the NWSG. You need to be approved to pitch by the NWSG (they basically have to see that you can write a script -- they don't just want any shmoe pitching) and you have to sign up to pitch at the meeting in person. But if you're serious about screenwriting, those are pretty hoops.
See you at next month's meeting on June 5.
Di
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2 comments:
Diane, you are so right and I was one of the writers that pitched on Saturday. I had 7 minutes to sell or kill my concept to them and it only took me half that time to have Robyn get out the hook and yank my feet out from under me. Seems I may have got some not so accurate advice on a good logline. Yep, I needed a killer logline not a killing logline. But the experience was invaluable. These guys are professionals and they want to be sold in the first one or two sentences out of your mouth. So I ran home and looked out great movie loglines and now mine looks nothing like before. This one will knock them off their feet. Were are they? Let me at'm.
Thanks for the post!!
You're the third person I've talked to since the pitching on Saturday. Sounds like everyone has gone back and looked at their log lines differently.
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