Yep, it’s hard as heck to break into Hollywood. But it’s even harder for someone with indie sensibilities. Come with us as we investigate how an indie-minded writer can make a living in the film business nowadays. By Jim Cirile Wither indies? The answer, sadly, is yes. Indies, as we’ve always understood them,…
Or, Why Getting Coverage on Your Script May Be Just the Ticket By Jim Cirile www.coverageink.com We’ve all been there. We write “Fade Out” — our new, fantastic, awesome spec is done. Then we hand it to our respective boyfriends, girlfriends, and “it’s complicated” others; they love it. Mom adores it. We’re ready for the…
Coverage Ink’s Get ReppedNow!Returns! 4/6/15-5/3/15 Last year we got writer Brandon Barker into Benderspinkand UTA, and his script “Nottingham and Hood” sold to Disney for six figures. Are you next? ALL SCRIPTS THAT RECEIVE A “CONSIDER,” SUBMITTED BETWEEN 4/6/15 and 5/3/15, WILL BE READ BY OUR PANEL OF TOP LIT MANAGERS –…
O’Hare Coverage Ink senior story analyst Kevin O’Hare, an accomplished writer/producer with numerous TV sales under his belt, put another notch in his gunbelt with the sale of ASCENSION to ABC, The Hollywood reporter recently announced. O’Hare, who has been a consultant to Coverage Ink since 2005, describes the pilot as an FBI procedural with…
Brandon Barker is on a roll. As a result of his scoring a “consider” for his feature script “Nottingham + Hood” in our Get Repped Now! promotion in fall 2014, we hooked him up with Benderspink’s Jake Wagner, who signed him and launched his career with a bang. Incredible things happened for Barker very quickly. We…
For some bizarre reason, Paul Zeidman thought it would be wise to interview ME for his Maximum Z blog as part of his series of grilling screenplay consultants… Ask a Straight-Talkin’ Script Consultant! The latest in a series of interviews with script readers and consultants who would be worth your while to work with if you want…
Stephany Folsom and Clark Gregg Tonight we had the pleasure to attend the Black List Live! staged reading of 1969: A Space Odyssey, or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon. Writer Stephany Folsom’s crack screenplay was brought to life by folks like Clark Gregg (Agents of SHIELD,) Jared Harris (Mad…
Are TV specs are the new feature specs? More than ever, baby writers need to be all things to all people. Our panel of top Hollywood reps shows you how. by Jim Cirile Panelists ADAM PERRY, APA RICHARD ARLOOK, THE ARLOOK GROUP JAKE WAGNER, BENDERSPINK Hollywood is making less fricking movies than ever. This creates…
Elms & Sanders We couldn’t be prouder of Brooks Elms and Glenn Sanders. We knew these guys had the goods when we read their uproarious “Wright Or Wrong,” a revisionist comedic take on the Wright Bros. After they won our 2012 Writers on the Storm, we got them into UTA, where they were signed by…
Writer/Director/Screenwriting consultant Jim Mercurio from A-List Screenwriting has released his new 6-DVD set — Complete Screenwriting from A to Z to A-List. This ain’t any ol’ screenwriting how-to. This insanely detailed 10+ hours of all-new material (with top-notch motion graphics) guides you step by step through developing high-concept material through execution, using examples from a…
