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googled
Graduate, The
grammar
Great American Pitch Fest
Greenblatt, Ken
Grudge, The
Gunn, Jon
h
Hader, Matt
Haggis, Paul
Hale, Heather
hard-selling
Harrison, Janet
Hartley, Alli
high concept
hit list of buyers
Hitch
Hollywood Creative Directory, The
Hollywood Reporter, The
Hollywood Representation Directory, The
Hollywood Scriptwriter, The
Hollywoodlitsales.com
hook to a story
Hotel Rwanda
how-to books
humor in the pitch
hype
i
identification. See empathy
In Her Shoes
Incredibles, The
InkTip.com
instructional books
Internet listings
Internet Movie Database (imdb.com)
interruptions
interviews with buyers
Island, The
j
jargon
Jaws
jeopardy, to create empathy
Johnson, John E.
k
Kill Bill: Vol.
Kinberg, Simon
King Kong
Kingdom of Heaven
l
Last Mickey Mantle, The
Last Samurai, The
leave-behinds
lecturer
Lee, Ken
Levine, Ken
Levine, Paul S.
Levy, Frederick
Liar Liar
life stories
Lockhart, Christopher
log lines
Long Way Down, A
Love Story Template
Lovely Bones, The
Lundy, Bill
Lyne, Adrian
Lyons, Suzanne
m
Madagascar
major setback to hero
March of the Penguins
March, The
Margolis, Paul
marketing your story
marketplace
markets for your story
Mask of Zorro, The
McCallum, Kate
Mean Girls
memorizing your pitch
messages as a story component
Meyer, Ron
Million Dollar Baby
Miracle
Monday morning meeting
Moresco, Bobby
Mr.and Mrs. Smith
Munich
n
names, character. See character names National Treasure
nervousness
Netflix.com
networking
New York Times
Newberg, Esther
nonfiction
books
notes used in a pitch
on your script
Nutty Professor, The
o
obstacles. See also conflict Ocean’s
Olynyk, Signe
one-liners. See also log lines one-on-one sessions at conferences
opening of your pitch
opening scenes
opportunity for hero
originality of story idea
other people’s stories
outer motivation
outside characters
p
panel discussions by buyers
Panic Room
parties as pitching opportunities
passion
Pasternak, Jim
Pennella, Neil
Perfect Storm, A
period stories
perseverance
Personal Experience/Fictional Story Template
Pirates of the Caribbean
pitch, control of
pitches
bad
elevator
hallway
weaknesses of bad
worries about, (See also fear, nervousness)
pitching
cardinal rule of
episodic television
to your boss
PitchXchange, Screenwriting Expo
Pleasure of My Company, The
Plot Against America, The
Poets & Writers
practicing. See rehearsing
Premiere Magazine
premise. See also concept
presentation
promotional materials
props
protecting your material
public appearances by buyers. See also panel discussions of buyers Publishers Weekly
q
query letters
questions from buyers
r
Ransom
rapport, establishing
readers of screenplays and manuscripts
Real Situation/Fictional Story Template
reality shows
Red Eye
referrals
registration of screenplay
rehearsing. See practice
rejection
relationships with buyers
See also rapport
Remember the Titans
requests
research
reviews
Ring, The
Road to Perdition
Romance Writers of America
Rossio, Terry
rules
breaking
for answering buyers’ questions
for pitching
for query letters and emails
Rushmore
s
sample episodic scripts
Sample Template pitches
samples of a writer’s work
Sandler, Ellen
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Saw
School of Rock
scope
Scr(i)pt Magazine
ScreenplayMastery.com
Screenscripts.com
Screenwriting EXPO
Scriptpimp.com
ScriptShark.com
ScriptWriter Magazine
secondary characters
Seger, Dr. Linda
segues
self-help books
Shopgirl
show runner
Shrater, Paul Jay
Shrek
Silence of the Lambs, The
Skerbelis, Monika
Sleepless in Seattle
Smith, Pamela Jaye
Snakes on a Plane
socializing. See also networking; parties
Spec Fiction World (specficworld.com)
Spec Screenplay Sales Directory, The
Specimen Days
Spider-Man
spin-offs
Squid and the Whale, The
staff writers
Stand By Me
Star Wars
stars (attached to projects)
Station Agent, The
stationery
story, components of a commercial
story boards
story editors. See also readers; development executives
story rights
Studio Report: Film Development, The
submissions to buyers
suggestions
surprise
sympathy to create empathy
synopses
t
tag lines
talk shows
Taxi
telephone research
templates, pitching
10-Second Pitch
tenacity
Terminator, The
theme of a story
There’s Something About Mary
Going on
time limits
timetowrite.com
titles of screenplays or novels
Tobin, Rob
track record
trade papers. See also Hollywood Reporter; Va
riety
trailers, movie
TransAmerica
treatments. See also synopses; leave-behinds Trottier, Dave
True Lies
true stories
True Story Template
Tully, Irena
Turner, Mark R.
TV Guide
TV series
TV.com
2006 Guide to Literary Agents, The
typos
v
Vance, Rodney
Variety
w
Walk the Line
weaknesses of bad pitches. See pitches
websites for research
Wedding Crashers
West Wing, The
“What if …?” as a pitch component
Wiese, Michael
Willamette Writers Conference
win-win question
Wordplayer.com
Working Girl
workshops, pitching
worries about pitching. See pitches
Writelink.co.uk
Writer Magazine
Writer’s Market, The
writers conferences
Writer’s Digest
Writers Guild of America
writers groups
Writersstore.com
Writing Screenplays That Sell
I would love to hear from you about your experience with this book, and with using the principles I’ve outlined to pitch your novel or screenplay. And if you have any questions about the process, please send them to me through my website below. I can’t promise I’ll be able to reply to every email, but I regularly post my answers to questions about writing and pitching on my website. And please know that your taking the time to connect with me is deeply appreciated.
And of course, if you would ever like help and coaching in designing and perfecting your pitch, or in creating and writing your story, screenplay, or novel, please contact me through my website at www.ScreenplayMastery.com.
Now good luck with your pitch, keep writing, and stay with your passion!
Michael Hauge is a script consultant, author and lecturer who works with writers, filmmakers and executives on their screenplays, novels, film projects and development skills. He has coached writers or consulted on projects for Warner Bros., New Line, Joel Silver Productions, CBS, Lifetime, Morgan Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Robert Downey, Jr., Jennifer Lopez, Val Kilmer, and Julia Roberts.
2006 Copynght Joiy Frank
Michael also consults with attorneys, psychologists, corporations and individuals on employing story principles in their projects, their presentations and their work with clients and patients.
Michael’s book Writing Screenplays That Sell is a definitive reference book for the film and television industries. He is also the co-author of the very popular book for couples, We’d Have a Great Relationship If It Weren’t for You by Dr. Bruce Derman.
Michael has presented seminars and lectures to more than 30,000 participants throughout the US, Canada and Europe, and has reached thousands more through his book, articles, CDs and DVDs. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Screenwriting Association and the Advisory Board for ScriptWriter Magazine in London.
He can be reached through his website at
www.ScreenplayMastery.com.
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