Hey man good info, but I think they mean, physically, how did you do it.

For me, it was rough going. I realized early that there was an inherent
problem. The good agents that could recognize the genius in my writing already
had a zillion clients and the ones that didn't have a zillion clients could not
recognize good writing if it bit them on the ass... twice.

So I dismissed both those groups and decided to target the ones in the middle.

So I just sent a couple of my treatments and a finished script around to some
agents (though most say they don't accept unsolicited scripts) and some movie
studios. There is a lot of rejections and waiting in doing this but if your
work is good it will find it way into the right hands. I stayed away from
contest, mostly just because I just don't really care much for them. But
anyway, one agent finally contacted me and I have been with her every since.
She has been getting me some decent exposure, partly, I suspect, because she is
hot (sounds sexist, but it's the truth, especially in Hollywood) and that she's
pretty good at her job.

Sounds easy but this took me nearly 3 years to accomplish. Might have been able
to do it faster if I didn't live in Seattle, LOL.

Anthony~


From: loveandcoffee
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 3:27 PM
To: thehollywoodcamerata@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [The Hollywood Camerata] Re: Yay!


The bottom line to doing this is writing a good screenplay. A lot of
people don't take screen writing seriously as a technical craft or an
art form. I didn't place in several contests with my Vietnam War
script and I knew why. It was because my spelling and grammar was
screwed up. Having a great story is only part of it. You are
presenting yourself as a writer. Make sure all your commas are in the
right place. Make sure your spelling is correct. As a musician I
know that you can have a great song, but if that guitar is out of tune
nobody is going to play your song on the radio. The same goes for any
type of writing.

Anyway, I hope that helps.

Aaron

--- In thehollywoodcamerata@yahoogroups.com, "Fitz" <it_fitz@...> wrote:
>
> If you're willing to take the time, could you spell out for the group
> exactly how you secured an agent. We'd all appreciated a fresh inside
> view. Thanks.
>
> --- In thehollywoodcamerata@yahoogroups.com, loveandcoffee
> <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > I am now represented by an agency that is ready to market my Vietnam
> > War screenplay and I just placed as a quarter finalist in a contest.
> >
>





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