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

Authors: De Abreu, Carlos & Smith, Howard J.
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
BISAC/Subject: LAN028000, LAN027000, PER004050
ISBN: 9780307558848, Related ISBNs: 0307558843, 0609801104, 9780307558848, 9780609801109
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 432,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Finally! A step-by-step guide to the keys that unlock the doors to Hollywood.

Opening the Doors to Hollywood has 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 Hollywood is invaluable to any writer.
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