I have a finished script but I have no idea what to do with it other than enter it into a competition. I want Blumhouse but they don’t take unsolicited scripts so I don’t know where to start.
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Ye Vi That 'no unsolicited scripts' wall is tough! One of the best ways to bypass it is by turning the script into a visual pitch deck. A killer movie poster or a few storyboarded key scenes can make a producer 'see' the movie before they even read page one. Best of luck with the hustle!
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Uh, love a bit of Blumhouse! So you've written a horror? Love watching it, not very good at writing it haha! Better at psychological thriller/horrors.
Congratulations on finishing your script, Ye Vi! Reach out to the Success Team at success@stage32.com. Geoff and his team can help you connect with producers, executives, and more.
You could also post your script on your profile. Producers search profiles for projects. That and networking are how I sold four short scripts to a producer. Click the gear symbol in the top right-hand corner and select “Edit profile” in the drop-down menu. Scroll down to “Loglines” and click “Add/edit loglines” to the right of “Loglines.” You can also post your script on your profile this way: www.stage32.com/loglines (near the top where it says “Add a Logline”)
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Write a Logline; A Tagline; A synopsis; A 'one or two-page pitch'. Then start hunting for adverts to pitch it. ALSO, during that, get opinions on the script from people, like other screenwriters for example and decide if you want to edit it based on what they say. Some people like competitions, I'm not one of them.
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PS - Congratulations and welcome to the club.
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Do as I did. On the internet, there are multiple lists with production companies. Some lists have as many as a few thousand companies. Go through the lists. In this way I found about 100 production companies to write to. I mean companies which appear to be willing to write screenplays from us who have no agent. And one of the companies likes my script, as I have told in earlier postings.
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Well done.
Avoid spamming queries and entering competitions for career advancement. That's not strategy.
Learn the craft. Hone your voice. Network.
I ten years or so, Blumhouse may take a read.