The Gilded Age: 5 Steps To Raise The Stakes in Your Screenplay
Learn how HBO’s series The Gilded Age creates high stakes around what appear to be low-stakes plot points and 5 simple steps to raise the stakes in your own screenplay or series pilot.
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Character Traits vs Character Development: Is Your Character an Adjective or a Verb?
Learn the four elements of character development, and how thinking of characters as verbs instead of adjectives can help you write unforgettable characters.
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 5: Learn from Indie Producer, Noah Lang
Learn from acclaimed indie producer Noah Lang how to produce your own low budget film, connect with producers, and build your career, even if you’re not independently wealthy.
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 4: Getting Past the Gatekeepers
Learn techniques for building relationships with the right people to pitch your script and sell your screenplay. Part 4 of How to Sell Your Screenplay
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 3: How To Find The Right Producer
Learn how to identify and target the producers, managers, agents, directors and stars most likely to connect to your writing, not by selling out, but by selling into the very themes that made you want to write in the first place. Part 3 of the How To Sell Your Screenplay podcast series.
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 2: Contests & Festival
There are hundreds of screenwriting competitions and festivals. Can they help you sell your screenplay and break into the film industry?
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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 1
Jake examines how emerging writers can break into the film industry and sell a screenplay or TV pilot. Part 1.
Writing Resolutions That Actually Work
Jake shares 5 tips for making writing resolutions that work. Understand the Flash Flood Principle for setting goals for yourself learn how to make New Year’s resolutions for your writing that last a lifetime.
How to Win Pitch Contests: Pitching Tips For Pitch Festivus!
Pitch Festivus is almost here! Jake shares the secrets for how to make an elevator pitch that will help you master what you need for any pitch contest.