My first screenplay is sci fi will it be hard to pitch or sell?
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Your first screenplay?... Yes.
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If it's an attention-grabbing, well-written, low-budget, minimum-locations, small-cast, sci-fi script with little to no CGI, then your odds of success are higher, but it will still be hard.
Or, you could just write one that's super original AND expensive to impress managers/producers. It may never sell or be produced, but if it wows the pants off people, it will get you writing assignments. That's where most of a working screenwriter's income comes from.
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No offence. But most people will tell you the same thing.
As much as love our first scripts. They are not marketable. Write a second one and learn from the first one.
I have written helps. Sold a few. It could rewrite after rewrite to get my first one right. This was after I had written at least 7 others and had a sale under my belt.
Don’t get sad when you can’t sell it.
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i guess i'm having the same issue. not exactly a Sci-Fi but I'm working on a superhero-like story and it seems some genres are not so easy to pitch!
but i sincerely wish you good luck
Well thank you for the feedback everyone much appreciated. That being said does anyone know anyone or agency that I could possibly pitchy this to? Or even get someone to review it? I’m new to this side of filmmaking but I really am intrigued at the possibilities. Thanks again everyone.
Hey Stephen Quaranta Jr. - I am the Director of Script Services at Stage 32. I would be happy to help you in whatever way I can to get your project into the market for thoughts, notes, feedback and further development in hopes that it will move forward. I agree with a lot of what previous commenters have said.
That being said, as a genre, Sci-Fi continues to be in high demand among studios and financiers. So at the very least you are off on the right foot in terms of genre. Feel free to email me at j.mirch@stage32.com
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After the first screenplay thing...
Science Fiction is a popular genre. I have had a couple paid & made.
It's important to have a unique high concept idea, and keep the script affordable. Something like THE MATRIX or SOURCE CODE is the sweet spot. The idea is the special effect. The world we live in is not real... but most of the story takes place in the world we live in. A piece of film with a black cat used twice is a mind blower. Look at all of those amazing TWILIGHT ZONE and OUTER LIMITS episodes.
The more expensive it will be to make, the more difficult it will be to sell.
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B.B. Lauria Moore yep. The Valley has been set up in the UK. I truly thought it would never good into prod.
There are some things I still want to fix. There are several dog attacks which are expensive. But the director likes them.
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Here’s advice from a manager/Producer about the spec market (market meaning big paychecks and rep commission fees).
https://twitter.com/johnzaozirny/status/1266518203317936128?s=21
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A lot of producers looking for sci-fi but in a cheaper range. This month, I've had two requests from major production companies for my script called The Invader, a largely grounded sci-fi/film noir story.
Yes I thank all of you for your feedback. My script does not seem to be like usual sci fi special effects movies so that why I stuck with it. But i will keep writing to further improve my chances of selling many scripts. If anyone here is looking to collaborate on something soon let me know?