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Day 1 Assignments
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My screenplay “Off the Wagon” is a comedy/drama. It’s about an Alcoholic, Bobby, who on his way home from the bar, rear ends a Police Car and is sentenced to attend AA meetings by the Court. At his first he meets Kim, who he falls for.
I think this is a fun premise that covers a variety of topics: AA, Alcoholism, Dating and AA, Bobby’s friends, Bobby’s friends from AA. The tone is a mix of comedy, mostly with Bobby’s friends and drama, mostly with AA. And then dating where the two collide.
I am targeting Managers first as I have heard getting one is a great first step for new screenwriters and they can offer guidance on agents and the Industry in general.
What I learned today is that one step is writing a great screenplay but the next step is marketing it and getting it out to Power Players in the Industry.
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Tita Anntares – PRODUCT AND MARKET
1. Historical drama, SAM’S RABBLE (stage play) – real story of a rebellion that terrified 13 new American nations into uniting under one Constitution… a rebellion glorified by white extremist groups today.
2. “Two friends, Sam and Daniel, fight a war together to win democracy, but only a few years after victory, they are trying to kill each other, both sure they are saving their democracy from each other…Why did Sam Adams, man of the people, send out the army of the nation of Massachusetts to shoot or arrest and hang indebted veterans led by Captain Daniel Shays, his friend and comrade before the War of Independence?”
3. I am marketing first to stage directors connected with Off-Broadway and Regional theaters because if interested in the script, they can help propose it to producers who, based on research by the National New Play Network, receive an average of 2,000 new scripts each year but barely have budget to risk producing one new play.
4. What I learned today is that some management companies produce. Also that I remember from ProSeries and MSC -and have used- hooks, 10 (12?) elements of marketability, and the focus on what producers/etc want… but I need a tune-up because the details are not fully part of my own thinking as opposed to my attempt to remember.
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1. Give us your Genre, Title, and Concept.
Drama, The Dude is Legit,
Based on a true story, a 50’s rec-league star gets a shot at professional baseball after struggling through decades of frustration and doubt from the injury that ended his promising college career.
2. In one or two sentences, tell us what you think is most attractive about your story.
It’s based off of a true story. It’s highlights timeless themes with the backdrop of America’s pastime, baseball
3. Tell us which you will target FIRST — managers, producers, or actor’s production company — and why you picked that target.
Producers. I don’t have a good reason for starting here.
4. Answer the question “What I learned today is…?”
I realized that I’m not sure of why I’ve targeted producers first. It’s a good one to learn.
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