Many filmmakers overlook the things that will make or break their film’s success because they are so focused on the big picture. This Filmmaker Cheat Sheet is a laundry list of duties that you, as the filmmaker & CEO of your film project, are responsible for. It’s a 12-page checklist that lays out, in chronological […]
A new year will be here soon. Are you ready? What did you accomplish in 2010? Did you reach your goals? If not, what’s holding you back? Check out this new coaching program which launches Tuesday, December 7th. It will help you make 2011 your best year ever. http://www.tanyakersey.com/coaching/make-2011-your-best-year-ever-group-coaching-program
Hi everyone, I’ve been working with a new filmmaker client who is producing his second feature. He came to me for help after his first film bombed. He didn’t get distribution, wasted thousands of dollars on a screening that was not well attended, and spent hundreds more on film festival entry fees that didn’t garner a […]
People are often delusional about how serious the competition is out in Hollywood, especially writers. If it took Frank Darabont, an established screenwriter in his own right, 25 draftsto create the Academy Award nominated script to The Shawshank Redemption, what makes you think you can recreate the same success with one? Rewriting is an […]
Thought for the week … If you want to succeed in Hollywood, be streetwise and book-smart! There is nothing more important than having a reasonable balance of both. Naivety can cost you and not being educated to the level you need to function well in this industry can cost you as well. Don’t leave your street-smarts […]
In all of my observations, and from my own experience, I find that the journey is always the same. It’s a long road of self examination and improvement, skill and talent examination, training and education. It’s making judgment calls about people, things and situations. You continually correct the “course” until you are headed in the […]
Hollywood Career Strategist Tanya Kersey is pleased to announce her Fall 2010 Teleseminar Series beginning on Wednesday, September 15th and running through mid-November. Each week Tanya will offer up detailed information, and share her knowledge and expertise on a specific Hollywood career topic. Hi {!firstname_fix} I want to tell you about my Fall 2010 Teleseminar Series which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
© Tanya Kersey | Hollywood Career Strategist | Hollywood Career Coach | Entertainment Industry Consultant | Hollywood Career Resources. Say something clever here. Or not. You decide.
