I have been caught up in the catch 22 game for awhile. Can't get representation without producer or studio interest. Can't get producer or studio interest without representation... My question for the producers here, do you consider projects from writers and point them in an agents direction? Will you look at pitch packages from an unsolicited source? Just curious. Side note, I'll never quit... I know for a fact there is one person out there that will see my visions and help bring them to life lol
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Oh the catch 22 of it all! I know this challenge as well. Would you be open to asking a different question? If yes, ask yourself, "how else can I develop my IP to make it attractive to talent, investors and producers?"
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That is a fantastic counterpoint, Cherelynn Baker! I would second that notion. Some screenwriters will just move on to the next project to garner attention. As RB says, "Be a screenplay factory, not a warehouse." Moving on to another medium within the same IP is a great idea to get your project made. If you want ideas on how to do that, definitely check out the conversations happening in the Transmedia Lounge: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/transmedia
Also, are you pitching your screenplay to anyone? You should be pitching it to everyone, literally anyone who will listen to you. You can also prepare pitches - 2-page pitch document, 5-minute verbal pitch, 15-30 page pitch deck - so that when you have that conversation, you can show them something other than a script (as producers and managers don't have 2+ hours to spend reading it all). Feel free to use Stage 32's free Pitching Guidebook to structure your pitches: https://www.stage32.com/sites/stage32.com/themes/two/pdfs/happy-writers/Stage_32_Pitching_Guidebook.pdf
When you're ready, I would highly recommend signing up for pitch sessions: https://www.stage32.com/scriptservices/pitch-sessions Definitely reach out to our Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, who is excellent at matching projects with potential executives (or managers, in your case): J.Mirch@stage32.com
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As a producer, the answer to your question is no. That sounds harsh I know but you need to think of it from the Producer's point of view. In today's reality there are jillions of desperate winnable writers out there and the truth is that the vast majority have no idea what it takes to write a worthy script. Pity the Producer who is willing to read unsolicited material because he would be swamped by vast numbers of totally worthless scripts from the hoards of unknowledgeable and often surly writers. I don't know the actual number but it's my guess that only 1 out of 100,000 scripts out there even approach being worthy of being produced. It's a numbers game - I don't know what the answer really is. Believe me when I tell you that it was much different a few decades back.