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After the felicity of finishing your script writing dies down, comes the daunting task of selling it. Demand for screenplays is high but so is supply.
Although rewarding, screenplay writing is not a way of making a quick buck; there are simply no guarantees that you’re going to sell your screenplay and make money out of it. Nonetheless, you can still find a way of cashing in on your script or getting your screenplay produced.
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Before exploring the options, you should make sure that you are able to write a marketable screenplay.
Now let’s take a look at the strategies you can use to sell your screenplay.
Strategy #1: How to Sell Your Screenplay by Contacting Producers Creative Executives.
If you can get your script straight into the hands of a producer, your chances of selling your screenplay is the highest. If they like your screenplay, they may find some financing and get straight to working on it.
You can jump over the producer and go to a creative executive. Creative execs are responsible for screenplay development. If a creative exec can vouch for your screenplay, then selling a screenplay to a studio becomes easier.
The invention of the internet let out a lot of bats out of the cave. Nowadays, you can find the execs and the producers, and sell your screenplay. Platforms like IMDb Pro provide access to the execs and producers.
Strategy #2: How to Sell Your Screenplay by Participating in Screenwriting Contests.
Unlike execs and producers, many screenwriting competitions will look at almost any screenplay as long as it ticks all the eligibility boxes. Screenplay writing contests raise your stock portfolio; it, sort of, increases your street cred.
Apart from increasing a screenplay writer’s credibility, the screenwriting contests also have cash prizes. There are tons of screenwriting competitions taking place every year. Try you luck, you might just be on Marvel’s team in an Avengers movie in the near future.
Strategy #3: How to Sell Your Screenplay by Participating in Pitchfests.
In any vocation, networking is a vital tool. A screenwriter needs to connect with people who are involved with different parts of the industry. At pitchfests, industry players come together to network and share ideas. Screenwriting newbies can also pitch their screenplays. So, screenwriters looking to sell their screenplays can do so and also connect with other industry insiders.
Pitching does not come natural to most people, so screenplay writers can improve their pitching skills at pitchfests. Great pitches can help a screenwriter to sell their screenplays in the future.
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Strategy #4: How to Sell Your Screenplay Using Online Pitching.
Apart from selling your screenplays at pitching events, you can also pitch and sell your screenplay on online pitch sites.
IMDb Pro: As earlier stated, IMDb Pro provides access to execs, producers, managers, and actors. Screenwriters can sell their screenplays by pitching using the contact details available on the site.
International Screenwriters’ Association: ISA website is cluttered with posts looking for screenwriters. The website is constantly on the lookout for screenwriters for science fiction, sitcoms, and web series. Registered members of the site can submit resumes and gigs.
Screenwriters can also sell their screenplays (For peanuts sometimes) on sites like Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer.
Strategy #5: How to Sell Your Screenplay by Getting an Agent
Many would consider getting an agent as a primal strategy, but for a beginner it is not advisable. I have listed this lastly because agents work on a commission basis. Agents only work with highly marketable and lucrative screenplays, so, for budding screenwriters, even getting an agent is as tough as selling the screenplay itself.
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There are no limits or convention of selling screenplays. Screenwriters can explore numerous ways of getting their screenplays produced. Just go for it!
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