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Jake Wagner is a literary manager at Good Fear Content, founded by prolific manager/producer Chris Bender. He is one of the leading spec script sellers in the industry today. Jake began studying screenwriting and film while a student at the University of Michigan. Jake began his career as a manager at Energy Entertainment, before moving to BenderSpink, and later Good Fear. Jason Mirch is Stage 32's Director of Script Services and host of the Writers' Room. Outside of this role, he is a feature film, television, branded entertainment, and digital content producer and executive with over 15 years experience. Most recently, he produced a 3D animated feature film starring Jacob Tremblay, Christopher Lloyd, Mel Brooks, and Carol Kane. Full Bio »
During this Executive Hour, Jake Wagner of Good Fear Management discusses what it takes to sell as script today.
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We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour Webcast with Jason Roberts! Jason Roberts has been working for the past decade as a Producer (PGA) setting up and handling a multitude of Productions in both Film and Television. Jason has recently been consulting on projects with Disney+, Hulu, Twentieth Television, Universal Pictures, Paramount Paramount, Netflix, AGBO, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Village Roadshow, Legendary Television & Lionsgate amongst others. Previous to that, he has been a DGA Assistant Director on over 100 plus major motion pictures and series both domestically and internationally. Ranging from big budget productions such as: Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic World, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Transformers: The Last Knight and American Made to independent films such as: First They Killed My Father, Killing Zoe, Shrink, The Pool and No Good Deed.
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