Screenwriting

I got some of those and they don't mean anything to me, personally. However, it does mean you took the time to write an entire professional script in correct formatting and a level of structure that wouldn't be intuitive to a brand new writer so to even be a Quarter Finalist, it kind of means you were in the top 30% of the submitted scripts which means your writing is well on its way. Your next one could be a full Finalist and that will feel even better. But no one will prob ever contact anyone other than the winner so by all means don't stare at the phone. Write the next one and make it damn good.

Congratulations on your first written pitch, Justin Groats! Let us know how it goes.

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LaVoie and MaxXx are correct.

Without a Q&A followup after the review, the Stage32 service is worthless.

Use something else like they suggested.

I agree with Maurice. Reach out to the success team at success@stage32.com and they'll lead you in the right direction.

Hey Andy! You and I have been emailing at success@stage32.com - I am happy we're able to connect here as well. You have a lot of great questions and I hope that I was able to answer them all! For others, feel free to email me with your questions like Andy did. We can discuss where you're at as well.

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Most of the time anyone I've known who got repped had written something really great, like transcendent from the rest of their portfolio and because this was easily recognizable, the script was passed along to a manager and they either got signed, or pointed in the right direction of another rep who might be interested in signing.

Another route I've seen is working at a production/development company or agency/management firm and getting to know a lot of reps and up-and-coming reps personally. Same vibes as above. Wrote a brilliant script and was able to pass along via 1v1 connection. Keep in mind, these shots are limited, so you need to have discernment and hopefully get your script read by lots of friends and writers buds to query a well rounded opinion of your script (buying coverage/feedback helps here too). Just make sure your script is aces before shooting your shot.

Lots of successful people would not be successful if they didn't know someone who introduced them to someone else. So a lot of the times, the best way to get repped is to just get in the mix and meet people. Make good connections and they could be a valuable referral down the line.

Film festivals are a great place to meet A LOT of people across the industry in short order. So making a cool short film and getting it out there into festivals you can afford to attend, then networking there is also a way to catch some heat and get yourself in front of industry folks with whom you can make connections.

Then lastly, contests, which are pretty self-explanatory. To get repped, you need people to believe in you. Winning a contest is a great way to get your foot in the door with reps because they inherently believe that you can absolutely do the job to impress multiple rounds of people with your writing.

Overall, just get out there. Take classes, network, join or create writer's groups, go to meet ups, attend festivals if you can afford it. In these places you will meet people further along in their careers than you. Then also, you need to write something that is good enough enough for people to want to rep you. Almost none of the people I know got repped off their first script, second script, third script, etc. We're talking like scripts #5 -10 usually. It's a learning process and you get better as you go.

One thing you can do is to keep writing and educating yourself in your craft. Getting representation isn't a one-way street, the representative wants to be confident when putting you up for jobs as its their reputation on the line too. Steve Martin once said that lots of people he knew were worrying more about how to get agents, managers etc. rather than how to be good at what they do.

I do all my own representation. it's a lot easier

Make comic books, and let the reps call you.

Hey Eric - I am a Writer Consultant with Stage 32. You can reach me at success@stage32.com - I've seen a lot of Stage 32 writers land representation and the thing they all have in common is a positive attitude toward the craft and business and a commitment to doing the work - whether that is meetings, writing, rewriting, pitching etc. If you want more help, hit me up at success@stage32.com

Writing every day is not so much about dedication as it is about compulsion...anyways, I write scripts when I come across an interesting story that can be said in cinema way (meaning it has a lot of movement)...it may happen I nail two in a row, it may happen flies buzz for a couple of years...

i live n breathe this bru u gotta love it

Sometimes its difficult. If you're a perfectionist you can also be prone to procrastination. The best way around it is to think about it as habit forming. Doing a little regularly will make you better at the thing you want to achieve then you were the day before. Success is like an iceberg, there’s a huge amount beneath the surface of what others can see.

I may not always be writing but I am constantly running stories in my head. Sometimes you need to sit with an idea for a while before writing it all down.

Hey Michael Olderr - that is a great question! A lot of writers struggle with that. Really it is not about "motivation" it is about discipline. Setting aside time every day and sitting down with a routine or ritual to write. Same time every day. Get coffee or tea or some other beverage. Eliminate distractions like phones and TV and then write. It doesn't matter what you write - it could be a scene or a character description or an outline for an idea - just allow yourself to fill up the page with words. It will be like going to the gym - it's work and at first it sucks but then as you do it more you start to crave it and you won't want to miss a day.

Congratulations on "Gus" being a Quarter Finalist, Francisco Castro!

Francisco, way to ROCK! Here's wishing you even more success with "Gus!"

Wow! Congratulations to all Quarter Finalists and you Francisco Castro!!

Congratulations, Francisco Castro! To you and all the quarterfinalists. Wishing you huge success with GUS!!

Congrats! This is big news and well deserved I am sure. The Stage 32 contests receive a record-breaking number of entries every round so to place is a testament to your writing.

You're welcome, Sam Sokolow. I've been wanting to write a stunt spec for a while. I just ordered the webinar. Thanks!

Thanks Maurice Vaughan !

Appreciated your post - many excellent points to consider and certainly factors that I have encountered, cheers!

You're welcome, Ian Milne.

No problem, Kelvin Fahey. You're right. Many excellent points to consider. And straight from the source.

I entered my sci-fi pilot to two screenplay contests --- a big name film festival and a smaller sci-fi festival. With the big film festival, I didn't make it. No laurels. The reader commented incessantly on my use of ellipses and couldn't see how that would translate into the finished product. With the smaller festival, I won and the reader praised the script. I agree with you, Matthew Kelcourse, that the "mood" of the reader is very much in play.

I have only one script, a Pilot. Have re-read it over 100 times. lately I have played a game with it. I will purposefully read it when I don't feel like reading it... maybe I am busy or my anticipations pull my attention elsewhere... or I am in a fowl mood. To much sugar, not enough sleep...frazzled from traffic or would rather do the dishes and deep clean the washroom then read another page... For the most part in these states of harmonic dissonance the story is less compelling. The dialogue makes me cringe and don't get me started on the formatting faux pas....What this means to me is that Objectivity like common sense is not guaranteed in our communication transactions with other individuals, other groups or even with ourselves...At this moment I have a lot more respect for nepotism, bribery and coercion as a method for getting a script into rightful hands. LOL!

Writing is an art. Every person will interpret a piece differently. And depending on what they are feeling on a particular day, at a particular hour, at that particular moment, will judge it differently. Like in quantum physics. The same particle can be in several different states of flux depending on how its viewed all at the same time. Thus the writer must be ready for inconsistent results, even from two different readers in the same contest at the same time. What one reader will love, another will hate. Thus is the game.

Dan, why negative on contests?

Jed Power I am not negative about contests. It is just something I was never interested in doing.

Once upon a time, my GF worked as an uncredited animator for Lilo and Stitch. The way she tells it you stop wanting to work for Disney once you start.

I don't understand that. But some of their project made me cry happy tears. I know they can do better for others.

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Disney has an intern and apprentice program that you can look into. You're going to have to work your way up the ranks if you really want to make that kind of difference.

Maybe idealism can help. Was Walt Disney and many inspiring people Idealist as well.

Hi Pat Alexander and everyone in the lounge!

I submitted my metaphysical queer romcom:

What Is Meant For You Will Always Find You

which aims to increase awareness of humanity, especially to women.

Logline:

Two spirits attempt to rekindle their cosmic romance on Earth by reincarnating as a pair of women, but find their newfound terrestrial fears and beliefs are an obstacle to their relationship.

Tone: It’s a feature film that aims to explore love beyond the physical realm and the courage

it takes to embrace one’s true self.

Why Me:

I am the only person who could write this feature since the plot reflects who I am, who I was, and who I became. It's my DNA.

The plot is based on a journal I started writing two years ago, detailing a series of metaphysical experiences I've had to face and conquer. The characters' obstacles are based on my own life experiences as well.

Why Now:

Because I want to raise humanity’s awareness with a love story that begins in the

spiritual realms and manifests in the physical world. We need to evolve as human beings and now it’s the perfect time :))

Good luck to all of us and Thank you Stage 32 for this opportunity:))

Best of luck to everyone. These were all cool to see :)

Wihsing everyone in the contest luck. I agree with Sydney Summers - these are great!

I submitted: Spritzer - Little Does He Know

Logline: A rom-com set in the California wine country, pitting a macho American high-tech, jug wine maker against a sophisticated French woman as they attempt to save the vineyard by producing award-winning champagne.

This is a rom-com set in the wine country of Sonoma, California. Spritzer runs a successful jug winery. But his great Aunt Belle who owns the winery wants to make the best possible champagne.

But they know nothing about making sparkling wine as it is known outside the champagne region of France. So they import a strong-willed and stunning Chef du cave from France. There is an instantaneous mutual dislike but they must find a way to work together as, if they fail, the winery will be lost. Needless to say, romance can bud through adversity.

My idea for a Romantic comedy is called "Tour-Ette" and involves a bus full of smashers doing community service going on a rehabilitation French Tour holiday to a French City called Saint Ettiene. The two with Tourettes syndrome fall in love when they break down in the Alpes. I havent submitted as I don't have a membership yet unfortunately. www.Tour-Ette.com