Is Your Script Marketable?
September 1st, 2010 // 10:34 am @ Tanya Kersey
Have you considered how marketable your script is? Writers concentrate so much on the story, structure, dialogue and characters, that they often forget to consider the marketability of their script.
Marketability doesn’t just appear after you’ve written your screenplay. You have to know how to write a screenplay from a marketability perspective. I can’t tell you […]
Category : Blog & Hollywood Career Strategies
Why You Need A Script Consultant
August 30th, 2010 // 12:52 pm @ Tanya Kersey
I can’t tell you how many writers fail to utilize the services of a script consultant before they take their script into the marketplace. HUGE mistake!
A script consultant is a KEY member of a screenwriter’s team. As a matter of fact, I don’t know a single, successful screenwriter who takes their script to […]
Category : Blog & Hollywood Career Strategies
This Will Give You Hope
August 24th, 2010 // 1:34 pm @ Tanya Kersey
One of my recent coaching clients — husband and wife team Daniel Lir and Ballou Bennett (remember those names!) — are NYC-based writer-directors. Their short film had won several film festival awards, but they needed direction on how to capitalize and move their career forward. I worked with them for one month and they have […]
Category : Blog & Featured & Hollywood Career Strategies
Think Before You Write
August 23rd, 2010 // 4:30 pm @ Tanya Kersey
On August 16th, Michael Elliot, the screenwriter of Just Wright, Brown Sugar, and Like Mike” stopped by Inside Urban Hollywood to discuss with Tanya and Tiffini the business of being a screenwriter. Along the way, he shared some of his experiences in the industry, and dropped some precious tips and advice.
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As with many screenwriters, Michael […]
Category : Blog & Inside Urban Hollywood
Stop and Read This … BEFORE You Shoot Your Film!
August 19th, 2010 // 7:45 pm @ Tanya Kersey
I can’t tell you how many filmmakers I meet that have completed their film and find themselves stuck, unable to shop it or find distribution. A lot of times its because the filmmakers didn’t do their homework on the front end. There are SO MANY issues that MUST be addressed before you even […]
Category : Featured & Hollywood Career Strategies
Sniffing Out The Scammers
August 10th, 2010 // 3:32 pm @ Tanya Kersey
Scammers are as American Pie to Hollywood as red carpet premiers. Desperate to be a part of the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry, many jump at the first opportunity that presents itself, regardless of how much time and money is required. Next thing you know, they’ve forked over a busload of cash to […]
Category : Inside Urban Hollywood
Creative Distribution & Marketing
August 10th, 2010 // 11:32 am @ Tanya Kersey
In 2007, a promising filmmaker, Jon Reiss, released Bomb It, an explosive documentary investigating the controversial art form of graffiti. Despite it’s impressive film festival run and critical praise, the film failed to land a distribution deal. Determined to take Bomb It as far as it could go, Reiss decided to go the route of […]
Category : Inside Urban Hollywood
Following on yesterday’s post re: production companies
August 4th, 2010 // 11:53 am @ Tanya Kersey
Wow … I got so much response to yesterday’s email about production companies. A recurring question was … When do I need to form a production company?
Let me take a moment to answer that question:
Form your production company when it makes financial, legal and business sense. A production company is no […]
Category : Featured & Hollywood Career Strategies
Something to think about if you own a production company…
August 3rd, 2010 // 3:44 pm @ Tanya Kersey
Do you own a production company? If the answer is yes, let me ask you, what does that really mean? Here’s the problem I have with folks throwing around “my production company yada yada yada” like its some rite of passage. A production company is nothing more than a piece of paper. Albeit, an expensive […]
Category : Featured & Hollywood Career Strategies
Career Plans for Actors, Writers, Directors & Producers
July 9th, 2010 // 1:36 pm @ Tanya Kersey
I just released two new products. Check them out …
The Hollywood Career Plan for Writers, Directors and Producers
The Hollywood Career Plan for Writers, Directors and Producers is a step-by-step workbook designed to help you develop a career plan by building the tools necessary to manage and grow your career. […]
Category : Featured & Hollywood Career Strategies
