What are the best ways to leverage being a writer at an agency for getting a screenplay in front of the right people? I’m not in LA but our agency works with top production companies (with directors that do narrative) there all the time. For this hypothetical, let’s say the script is solid. Would getting a director interested be a way to do it?

Part two: if some success were to happen, would my agency not be happy if I had to disappear briefly for production?

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The best way to get the attention of Hollywood and be taken seriously and actually get your script into production is by having an agent. To get an agent, you can either leverage personal connections, or place highly in legitimate prestige screenwriting contests, or workshop it through a prestigious lab. Getting mentioned in any of the entertainment industry trade magazines is a solid way to drive interest your way.

Ad industry copywriters and creatives try to send their scripts to top production companies constantly. I cannot emphasize enough how many attempt to do this. They sidle up to the director on set and drop hints about their screenplays; they make production company choices based on who they hope might hook them up with a blockbuster screenplay or TV writing gig; they secretly hope this might be their ticket into Hollywood.

Can you be one of these many, many, many people? Yes, but to dodge having your script tossed into the forgettable file, and to make the best go of it, you want an agent talking it up on your behalf, or to be able to say you won one of those screenplay contests or fellowships or workshopped it in a lab like Sundance or Film Independent’s, etc.

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Your script would have to win the top screenplay competitions for any one to care. And, after that it's still a long shot to get produced.

What you should know, is that your script won't probably ever get produced but it would be a good sample to judge your writing ability and style off of. Once you finish that script, bang out another one.

Look at your scripts more as portfolio pieces instead of things that may get produced.

In a way screenwriting is kind of like advertising specifically because no one wants to produce your script. They want you to write their script. Just like no on in advertising wants to make your ideas. They want you to work on their ideas.

Your script will be your calling card. People will want to hire you to write their movie based on how well you show you can write movies.

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Hilarious that you’re already thinking about what your agency will say if your script goes into production.

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If you ever worked with a director who specializes in tv instead of
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