IACCW Member Event
How to Become a Successful Screenwriter with Julian Friedmann
11th November 2010
Many writers dream of becoming successful screenwriters and travel from all over the world to find fame and fortune in Hollywood.
And with the passion that people have for films, there is a constant demand for this kind of writing.
Yet behind the riches and rewards that come from a successful screenwriting career lies a reality of hard work, long hours and an unshakeable commitment to your craft.
Add to that mix genuine talent, a great deal of persistence and a good pinch of luck, and you’ll not be far short of what it takes to become a screenwriter.
Experienced literary agent and screenwriting professional Julian Friedman knows this world from the inside out. He offers here his experienced perspective on how to become a successful screenwriter.
By the end of this interview you will:
- Know how making a living from screenwriting really works.
- Understand something about audience behaviour and desire.
- Be able to evaluate if training really helps.
- Appreciate the difference between writing what you like or writing what you are best at.
- Realise why most of your writing should be in prose.
- Learn how to write treatments that will result in better scripts.
- Understand why a scriptwriter is also about getting out and networking.
- See how understanding all aspects of the industry will make you a better writer.
- Know how to create a submission strategy and pitch your work to get it read.
Julian Friedmann is co-owner of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency (www.blakefriedmann.co.uk) and publisher of ScriptWriter magazine, now an online resource for writers at www.twelvePoint.com. He has taught at universities and film schools all over the world, is the author of How to Make Money Scriptwriting and editor of two volumes on Writing Long-Running Television series. He designed the MA in Television Scriptwriting at De Montfort University and PILOTS, for developing long-running television series for the EU MEDIA Programme. He is Senior Advisor to the London Screenwriting Festival.
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