Agent questions?
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Excellent! Shouldn't have any problem outlining a dozen episodes, and creating a 'bible' for the series!
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Okay, thank you. I think I am now ready to send out to agents... hmmm... does anyone know of anyone who takes first timers? I have a few in mind but I would like to here your opinions. Also would it be easier to find a manager and is a literary agent for screenplays?
I've seen a few literary agents who also represent screenplays. A few, mostly they're large artist collectives. The world od screenwriting and writing novels are entirely separate, so you honestly need a specialist.
I don't know of any agents off-hand that accept unsolicited tv pilots - it's not an easy gig to get into. Most people request that you write an episode of an extant show.
I don't know of any agents off-hand that accept unsolicited tv pilots - it's not an easy gig to get into. Most people request that you write an episode of an extant show.
Don't send to agents until you've posted the first 10 in the 'share your work' section on this site: a lot of people will, I'm sure, give you feedback.
Good luck - but you do need to prepare a full plot outline, character breakdowns, the works. Even better: write a killer pilot, and then 5-11 more killer episodes.
That's about the best way to try and break in as a first-timer. It's the volume and extended quality of your work - your prolific nature, speed of output etc - that will impress them as much as (hopefully) the content.
Alles Gute, as they say in Berlin.
For a new show, honestly your best bet is currently web series. Television is actually a harder nut to crack than feature films - and that one's a doozy by itself.
Without a track record writing for television, your odds on getting an entirely new show on the air are about zero.
But hope is not lost - since webshows are actually getting revenue thrown at them now, searching out those studios and production companies might be useful. You are going to have to shoot a trailer/first episode and get the buzz yourself.
Without a track record writing for television, your odds on getting an entirely new show on the air are about zero.
But hope is not lost - since webshows are actually getting revenue thrown at them now, searching out those studios and production companies might be useful. You are going to have to shoot a trailer/first episode and get the buzz yourself.