Opening the Doors to Hollywood How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript

by De Abreu, Carlos; Smith, Howard J.

• ISBN13: 9780609801109
• ISBN10: 0609801104
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780307558848
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-15
• Publisher: Crown
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Summary

Finally! A step-by-step guide to the keys that unlock the doors to Hollywood. Opening the Doors to Hollywoodhas all the information you'll ever need in order to tap into the $500 million spent yearly in Hollywood on acquiring and developing projects. Discover how to: Find a story Rewrite it Option it Package it Pitch it Write it Sell it to film and television companies Complete with a reference section that includes guilds/unions, libraries, sample contracts, seminars and workshops, trade publications, and writers' organizations,Opening the Doors to Hollywoodis invaluable to any writer.

Author Biography

<b>Carlos de Abreu</b>, a best-selling author, screenwriter, producer, development professional, and marketing expert, established the Christopher Columbus Screenplay Discovery Awards as well as the Hollywood Film Festival.<br>Howard Jay Smith is an author, produced screenwriter, lecturer, and development executive.  His development expertise includes Moonlighting, Spenser, for Hire, and MacGyver.  He was a production supervisor for Diff'rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, The Facts of Life, and Who's the Boss.