Writing for the Green Light by Scott Kirkpatrick

Author:Scott Kirkpatrick [Kirkpatrick, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781138856455
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Keep Writing Gold-Mine Genre Type Features

One real (and consistent) entry point into television writing all stems back to your initial feature-length spec scripts. Those six gold-mine genre types we boasted about truly are the gateway into getting your foot wedged firmly into Hollywood’s door (whether for indie features or for television)—because those are the exact films that are required to keep the industry functioning.

Spending a great deal of time to truly polish out and write several live action, feature-length spec scripts that match the gold-mine genre types outlined in Chapter Two will get you taken seriously by readers and development executives. However, they won’t guarantee you any legit success, at least not right off the bat. Your scripts might receive a ranking of “pass” by Hollywood readers, but your writing could be a “consider.” And if you play your cards right, that production company might just give you a chance by offering you a limited gig (such as taking one of their script ideas and drafting out a treatment, or polishing out a script that’s being rushed into production). You could get your gold-mine genre type script optioned, or even purchased… . Or you might even be commissioned to write a new original script for that company.

When writing a gold-mine genre type spec feature, there are several variables in your favor propelling you into situations where you and your work are being taken seriously. The other great attribute of writing the gold-mine genre type scripts is that many of them don’t make it into theatres… . They become straight-to-TV movies instead. And when you’re writing TV movies, you’re gaining legit TV credits.

When you’re “in” with development executives or acquisitions executives, you can schedule annual pitch meetings with them; you’ll become a go-to person rather than an email or phone call professionals are trying to dodge. And the more wide your network grows, the more information you’ll become privy to. You’ll learn who’s doing what and which production companies are transitioning from one genre type or content format to another. You’ll also hear updates regarding Company A moving away from movies and focusing on TV series… . And it is for precisely these types of networking moments when you can then follow up on such a lead and contact Company A about their “new growth in TV” with the confidence of knowing that you can provide them a sample TV spec script if requested.

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