Screenwriting for Producers

Anthony McBride

I'm an award-winning screenwriter and wanted to know what considerations must be made when writing for producers.

Nigel Holmes

I'm bad at this stuff. Pitching to producers. So I am not a really good person to ask. I sort of write what I feel, and somehow it works. But then Anthony, if you are "An Award Winning" bloke, there must have been producers looking at your work to give you the award, so I would chase the arse off off them. Ring their bells and remind them that they gave you an award, so they must have liked something you did.

I think how you win in this game is not giving up and keep punting your stuff out there to almost anyone who will read it. Have a good Tag line that explodes in their faces.

Movie Title: The Last Lightkeeper Tagline: "When the storm hits and the world goes dark… One forgotten soul still holds the flame."

Movie Title: Echoes in the Attic Tagline: "Every creak tells a secret. Every shadow remembers your name."

Those two movies don't exist but I bet someone might be interested in making them. You can almost write the story now can't you.

Meghan Dubitsky

Hi Anthony,

Are you looking for advice on how to tailor a script for a specific producer or general tips of how to make your script pop to a producer?

Anthony McBride

General tips

Meghan Dubitsky

Our August Member Spotlight Nigel may have some insights for you.

@Nigel Holmes When you're working on a script, do you keep the potential producer in mind or have any tips for Anthony around how to make a script stand out to a producer?

Anthony McBride

@Nigel Holmes Thanks a bunch for this insight. I'll use these tips. Let me know where I can help. If you need more than a title and a tagline, I can help set up a pitch sheet. Tony

@Meghan Dubitsky Yhanks for facilitating the discussion. Let me know where I can help too.