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icerose
05-21-2009, 10:55 PM
After a few set backs due to unavoidable emergencies, I got my call!
The producer was surprisingly easy to talk to and very approachable. He liked my work, gave me some good feedback on one script and for the other...he referred me!!!
It's to a management company I've heard of that has made some solid sales to top production companies. Oh my gosh! I'm so blown away, he's going to bat for me and sending my stuff to people he knows since he's currently tied up until next year.
He's also offered to get some good solid feedback from a script developer at one of the production companies he works for.
Excuse me while I faint.:e2thud:
CACTUSWENDY
05-21-2009, 11:00 PM
Oh Ice....this is soooooo cool. Best wishes headed your way.
icerose
05-21-2009, 11:01 PM
Thanks Cactus, I don't think this smile is going to leave me all week.
Seaclusion
05-21-2009, 11:03 PM
WOW. Congrats. You now 'know' someone in the biz.
Richard
NoelleB
05-21-2009, 11:05 PM
WOW THAT IS SO AWESOMELY COOL!!!! super congratulations!!!
icerose
05-21-2009, 11:08 PM
WOW. Congrats. You now 'know' someone in the biz.
Richard
And more importantly he's willing to lend me a hand. He was so nice over the phone. I am almost speechless.
WOW THAT IS SO AWESOMELY COOL!!!! super congratulations!!!
Thanks :D
killbox
05-22-2009, 12:52 AM
Congrats icerose! Best of luck with your script and referral!
YAY! This is def. a Snoopy Dance moment.
:snoopy: :snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::snoopy::s noopy:
icerose
05-22-2009, 02:29 AM
Thanks. :)
Now for a week of revising the script he made suggestions to and anxiously waiting to hear what this manager has to say!
RainbowDragon
05-22-2009, 02:57 AM
Congratulations! All your hard work has gotten you to this point. Good luck with the new contacts!!
Plot Device
05-22-2009, 03:16 AM
Woot! Woot!
:e2cheer::e2cheer::e2cheer::e2cheer::e2cheer:
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icerose
05-22-2009, 03:52 AM
Is it bad that I'm still prancing around my house?
Seaclusion
05-22-2009, 03:56 AM
Is it bad that I'm still prancing around my house?
No, but keep the curtains drawn anyway.
Richard
icerose
05-22-2009, 04:22 AM
No, but keep the curtains drawn anyway.
Richard
Hey! I'm decent. :D
I think my kids are tired of the hugs though.
jonpiper
05-22-2009, 04:39 AM
Is it bad that I'm still prancing around my house?
No, but keep the curtains drawn anyway.
Richard
Congrats on connecting with a producer who seems to be the real thing.:)
Your prancing is like your writing -- very visual.
icerose
05-22-2009, 04:59 AM
Yes, he's definitely the real thing, I researched him and he has some good stuff under his belt, IMDB page the whole shebang, and with movies I've actually heard of. A friend of mine referred me to him and now he's referred me to a manager.
Hey, I like this referral stuff. :D
Raghu
05-22-2009, 10:46 AM
Sara,
After a few set backs due to unavoidable emergencies, I got my call!
The producer was surprisingly easy to talk to and very approachable. He liked my work, gave me some good feedback on one script and for the other...he referred me!!!
It's to a management company I've heard of that has made some solid sales to top production companies. Oh my gosh! I'm so blown away, he's going to bat for me and sending my stuff to people he knows since he's currently tied up until next year.
He's also offered to get some good solid feedback from a script developer at one of the production companies he works for.
Excuse me while I faint.:e2thud:
Fantastic news. I'm very, very happy for you. Here's wishing everything works out well. Keep us informed of developments.
Raghu.
mario_c
05-22-2009, 10:47 AM
Such wonderful news, Icerose. Best of luck!
bettielee
05-22-2009, 11:10 AM
So awesome! I wish you luck!!!!
Congratulations! You're one step closer to the real thing. Keep going.
icerose
05-22-2009, 06:41 PM
Thanks guys, so far I've been able to take baby steps on my own into the industry, but this could be a super big step in for me. I will hopefully know more in a week and hopefully it will be outstanding news!
padnar
05-22-2009, 10:05 PM
Awesome I would like to take some tips to sell my crosover script .
padma
icerose
05-22-2009, 10:50 PM
Awesome I would like to take some tips to sell my crosover script .
padma
What do you mean by crossover?
scriptwriter74
05-23-2009, 01:36 AM
what does that mean, 2 genres? I don't get it
ALLWritety
05-23-2009, 01:58 AM
WOW. Congrats. You now 'know' someone in the biz.
Very SOON some one in the Biz. Congrats Ice.
Kev
scriptwriter74
05-23-2009, 04:05 AM
If you don't mind us asking?
icerose
05-23-2009, 06:07 AM
If you don't mind us asking?
I'm terrified of jinxing it, so I'll let you know when they accept or reject me. They have represented an extremely famous film that you must live in a cave if you haven't at the very least heard of it, along with several others that I have not only heard of but have watched as well. So this is a really big deal to me.
C.bronco
05-23-2009, 06:10 AM
DUDE!!!!
YAY!!!!
EFCollins
05-23-2009, 07:48 AM
Ice... this is wicked awesome... kudos and oodles of luck. Good karma coming your way from me! I hope they take it on.
:snoopy:
Well done!
padnar
05-23-2009, 11:02 AM
Bending like Beckham is a crossover script. My style of writing is Indian English. Though writing is my passion and English is my love I cannot be a natural writer . I am also based in India probaly if I am in USA, or Uk means I can write like a natural writer . All my English is from reading books like Barbara Bradford, Daneilla steel , so i got a prosy style .
padma
lblack
05-23-2009, 03:12 PM
Icerose, first of all, congratulations! I assume you did all the foot work yourself, without an agent, am I correct? The reason I ask, is that I am leaning towards representing myself, and not using an agent at all.
icerose
05-23-2009, 06:47 PM
Thanks all, you're so kind. :)
Bending like Beckham is a crossover script. My style of writing is Indian English. Though writing is my passion and English is my love I cannot be a natural writer . I am also based in India probaly if I am in USA, or Uk means I can write like a natural writer . All my English is from reading books like Barbara Bradford, Daneilla steel , so i got a prosy style .
padma
I haven't the faintest idea, Padma. I struggle every day to get in and I'm a native.
Icerose, first of all, congratulations! I assume you did all the foot work yourself, without an agent, am I correct? The reason I ask, is that I am leaning towards representing myself, and not using an agent at all.
Everything I've done so far has been my own work until this producer. I have gotten some places, like I got hired for a series outside of hollywood, but if you want to get into hollywood you're either going to need some hell of a network going or an agent or preferrably both. It is dang hard to get anyone to pay attention to you via blind query. Your query has to be sizzling, it has to be what they are looking for, and your writing has to sing for anything to happen. Even in those circumstances you can still be rejected if the recently picked up a similar project, it has happened to me before.
You cannot represent yourself as an agent, all kinds of messy things happen. I had that cockeyed idea a couple years back, it's highly unrecommended. I was told by several before I went through with it in the business to not do this. It discredits you and your writing. Not to mention agents are only as effective as their networking skills and contact lists. A query from an unknown agent, especially one who turns out to be the same person as the writer is about the same if not worse than recieving a query from an unknown writer.
The reason why agents get in is because they first start out as interns, learn the ins and outs of the business, then they move up in the established agency and become an agent, get a client list and get some sales, under the established agency banner. It's a "Hey, I know them, they sent me some real quality work last time." Then after a good few years of sales, they can strike out on their own, they have a contact list, a network, a client list of quality clients and when the producers see their names they can say "Hey, I know this agent, they send out some real quality work."
An unknown agent doesn't have any of that so you'd really be no better off unless you want to go the above route.
Good luck.
clockwork
05-23-2009, 09:03 PM
Whoops - just seeing this! Congratulations, Sara. You deserve this. I've got everything crossed for you. :)
odocoileus
05-24-2009, 08:05 AM
:hooray::snoopy::partyguy::banana::Jump::Clap:
:PartySmil
:TheWave:
:e2bouncey:e2cheer::e2bear:
icerose
05-24-2009, 08:06 AM
Thanks guys :D This next week should definitely be interesting!
scriptwriter74
05-24-2009, 08:11 AM
i hope it is sale because I have researched that most options still never get made before the option expires. Either way, better to be in the game than on the sidelines so congrats
lblack
05-24-2009, 02:29 PM
Icerose, thanks for the information. I guess going with an agent is my best chance, that's what everyone keeps saying. When I get my revisions done, I guess I'll start looking for one. ;P
icerose
05-24-2009, 07:04 PM
i hope it is sale because I have researched that most options still never get made before the option expires. Either way, better to be in the game than on the sidelines so congrats
Over my career of script writing for three years I have had about five options, none have been made, along with three options on a short that has never been made and one write for hire that has never been made. Yeah, it's unfortunately true.
Icerose, thanks for the information. I guess going with an agent is my best chance, that's what everyone keeps saying. When I get my revisions done, I guess I'll start looking for one. ;P
There's really no rush. If you aren't comfortable with the idea of an agent yet, don't rush into it. Get a feel for the business. Go pitch your stuff, pound the pavement, get your hands dirty. You'll quickly find out whether or not you can do it for yourself. If not, you know what to do next, if you do, great, good luck.
krano
05-25-2009, 07:48 AM
awesome! may i ask which script?
lblack
05-25-2009, 01:50 PM
Thanks Icerose. Unfortunately, I live in Arkansas. I don't think we even have a prodco here, but I'm going to check into it. If I can't find one in this state, I'll search in N.C. My family is from N.C., and I know there are agents and prodcos there.
padnar
05-25-2009, 04:17 PM
Ice Rose I am sure you will succeed and
my best wishes
Padma
icerose
05-25-2009, 07:55 PM
awesome! may i ask which script?
It's one of my older ones that was optioned like three times all by itself but never went anywhere called The Standoff. My horror has revisions requested, so I'm going to do those this week and send them to the producer before the end of the week.
Thanks Icerose. Unfortunately, I live in Arkansas. I don't think we even have a prodco here, but I'm going to check into it. If I can't find one in this state, I'll search in N.C. My family is from N.C., and I know there are agents and prodcos there.
You don't want an agent in Arkansas or N.C., you want one in California. You need an agent who can network, network, network.
8thSamurai
05-26-2009, 07:47 AM
CONGRATS!!!!
curious1980
05-26-2009, 08:48 PM
After a few set backs due to unavoidable emergencies, I got my call!
The producer was surprisingly easy to talk to and very approachable. He liked my work, gave me some good feedback on one script and for the other...he referred me!!!
It's to a management company I've heard of that has made some solid sales to top production companies. Oh my gosh! I'm so blown away, he's going to bat for me and sending my stuff to people he knows since he's currently tied up until next year.
He's also offered to get some good solid feedback from a script developer at one of the production companies he works for.
Excuse me while I faint.:e2thud:
Congratulations. I hope everything works for you and your art entertains us here soon.
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