Description

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The Savvy Screenwriter demystifies the film industry and reveals what aspiring screenwriters really want and need to know. From finding and working with agents, to insights about story analysts and movie executives, to understanding option agreements, to providing samples for queries, synopses, treatments, loglines, and outlines, to pitching, Susan Kouguell knows what works and what doesn't, and gives practical advice on getting your screenplay sold.

About the Author

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Susan Kouguell is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, and associate producer. As chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, she works as a screenplay and post-production consultant with a client base of more than 1,000 writers, filmmakers, production companies, agents, and studios including Miramax, Warner Bros., and Fine Line Features. Kouguell teaches at Tufts University and Screenwriters Online, and presents screenwriting seminars nationwide.

Praise For…

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“A remarkably comprehensive, enjoyably irreverent, and practical guide to the realities of the film marketplace. ” —Jeremy Pikser, Academy Award® Nominee for Best Screenplay, "Bullworth"

“Kouguell's blunt and honest approach provides a sobering, insightful guide to the realities of the marketplace.” —Scr(i)pt Magazine

“A savvy book by a savvy writer and educator, written with clarity and wit, providing worthy insights into the diverse challenges confronting screenwriters…truly a worthy new contribution to the literature.” —Richard Walter, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman

“With a sense of humor and intimate knowledge of how the system works, Kouguell explains a difficult and perplexing process in language writers can understand.” —Screenwriter Magazine