One way to make your script more appealing to a development executive is to focus on telling a compelling and original story. This means coming up with unique characters and plot points that will grab the executive’s attention and keep them engaged. Additionally, you should make sure your script is well-structured and easy to follow, with clear, concise dialogue and description. It’s also a good idea to do some research on the executive you are pitching to and tailor your pitch to their interests and the kind of projects they typically work on. Finally, be prepared to answer questions about your script and be open to feedback and suggestions.
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Great tips, Tammy Hunt! "This means coming up with unique characters and plot points that will grab the executive’s attention and keep them engaged." I do those things. After I think of characters, plot points, etc., I write second and third options for them (sometimes more options) to make sure they're the most unique, compelling characters, plot points, etc. that I can come up with.
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Thanks Tammy Hunt - great to get some insight on what development execs are looking for and how to keep them engaged. A risk for new writers is to write a version of their favorite film i.e. not unique (will admit guilt to that too!).
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Hi Tammy. Thanks heaps for your tips. They make sense and are very intuitive. Write for yourself before you write for anyone else and your passion will flow freely :-)
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Who's training development execs? How they know so much about writing?
We thought it was you!
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Dan MaxXx most of the development execs at studios that I've met are some of the sharpest and most well read people you will ever meet. they know story and screenwriting immaculately. they are also sharks, hunting the globe for great stories from all over. the main bottleneck is always the next level up - the wall of VPs, who don't have final say on any project, but they typically are in a position where they have to stake their cushy job and reputation on any project they bring to the studio heads, so they constantly play it safe so they can keep their cushy jobs. if you ever read much of lynda obst's book or listen to todd garner's podcast, they both sort of comment on or lament the transition from the 80s-00s until now. and how back in the day, that VP level was really willing to take wild swings on creativity because those jobs were actually seen as a boring dead-end stepping stone to becoming an independent producer, where you could make the real money. nowadays, corporate culture and MBAs have overrun the C-suites and job security is more valued while producing on your own is seen as too risky by many at that level. so it's just a big old puddle of mud at this point that will hopefully dry itself out eventually