Hey everyone! I'm an aspiring writer from Chile, South America, hoping to get my foot in the door of TV writing. I currently have 1 original TV pilot that did well on a few contests, and I have studio notes to help me with rewrites.
I made a 5 year plan to have 2 more original pilots and 2 feature l...
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I'm a Chilean screenwriter with TV writing dreams. My TV pilot "Freetown" was a top 10 finalist on 2016's "The Writer's Store Industry Insider TV Competition", and a quarter and semi finalist in different contests like Final Draft 's Big Break, Script Pipeline, Scriptapalooza, Austin Film Festival a...
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My advice would be the same advice I've received from folks in the past: be ready for your breakthrough because it can come at any time. That basically means have those pilots/feature scripts polished...
Expand commentMy advice would be the same advice I've received from folks in the past: be ready for your breakthrough because it can come at any time. That basically means have those pilots/feature scripts polished, create decks, bibles, and have your query letters or your bio ready to go. Contests are fine but can be expensive. So focusing on fellowships/writing programs would be even better. More importantly, don't think of a potential move to the US as your official "start". There are great pockets of filmmakers all around the world and I bet there are great grants and opportunities in Chile as well!
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Ben Basso super vibes! Great momentum, wishing you much creative and industry success with your projects, seems like a good time to be parallel working on both TV and feature materials;
You may want to...
Expand commentBen Basso super vibes! Great momentum, wishing you much creative and industry success with your projects, seems like a good time to be parallel working on both TV and feature materials;
You may want to check out the "Writers' Room" here on Stage 32, it's a great platform with industry people sharing timely tactics and strategy.
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Hey Ben Basso! It sounds like you're in great shape to start talking with some managers. And I love that you have a 5-year plan. This business is definitely measured in months and years - not days and...
Expand commentHey Ben Basso! It sounds like you're in great shape to start talking with some managers. And I love that you have a 5-year plan. This business is definitely measured in months and years - not days and weeks. With that in mind, feel free to drop me an email at j.mirch@stage32.com - I am the Director of Script Services and I can help you connect from afar. I will also hook you up with the VIP link to our Writers' Room so you get a free month to meet and connect with other writers, filmmakers, and producers. Hope to hear from you!
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I had a five year plan that sort of worked. it started, but relying on other people’s timeframes was my undoing. But here it is.
Writer some scripts that could be produced for a low budget. Not horror...
Expand commentI had a five year plan that sort of worked. it started, but relying on other people’s timeframes was my undoing. But here it is.
Writer some scripts that could be produced for a low budget. Not horror or “room mate” dramas. I went dystopia family action and a cop drama. Sell them. From that, market some of my more reasonable budget stuff. Make sure these have a market to sell them in. Which I have.
I have a limited series I know I can sell to a local distributor connected to a network here in Australia. The budget for this will be determined by the distributor quote. If I have the rep I am hoping I can leverage some local Government Funding (which is possible in Australia). We are also very supportive of writer/directors. I have directed some shorts. A limited series would be in my abilities.
From there, design a stage 2 of my plan.
I also take an “agile project management” approach. Design, implement, test, assess, if the problem still exists design a new solution and do it again. For me, if I miss a goal, I assess why, find a new problem, design a solution and so on.
Oh yeah to second Dan G. I mentioned to two plays. But I have written a truck load.