This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker David Wall. David Wall talks about his latest movie, Gold Dust (2020), an adventure/comedy which he wrote, directed, and acted in. Topics include who are the best people to send your scripts to. David also answers -- now years after making his debut at Sundance -- are... Continue Reading →
Writer Aaron Harvey On Getting His Film, Into The Ashes, Produced
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode, screenwriter and director Aaron Harvey talks about his career and how he got his new film, Into The Ashes, into production. Like many aspiring screenwriters, Aaron grew up far from Hollywood and without any industry connections. In the interview he goes through his journey moving to LA... Continue Reading →
Screenwriting Career Coach Carole Kirschner On Breaking Into Television
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode I talk with screenwriting career coach and founder of the CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, Carole Kirschner. Our conversation covers getting an agent, breaking in as a television writer, and a variety of other screenwriting / television writing topics. You can listen to the audio portion... Continue Reading →
How to Get an Agent – Part Two
by Douglas Eboch (@dougeboch) & Ken Aguado (@kaguado) In part one of this article, we summarized what the various representatives do in Hollywood. Now let’s get back to our original question: “How do I get an agent?” As we said last time, this is actually a placeholder for the real question: “How do I get work?” The... Continue Reading →
Screenwriter Michael Lucker On How He Broke Into The Business
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I talk with writer Michael Lucker about how he broke into the business, including a great story about how he was working in Steven Spielberg's office and he eventually got Spielberg to read his screenplay. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast... Continue Reading →
Lee Jessup On Lessons From Her Book, ‘Breaking In’
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week I talk with screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup about her new book. The book combines practical advice with real interviews from working writers, and we discuss some of the important lessons she learned while talking to these screenwriters. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by... Continue Reading →
Writer/Director Paul Tanter On Breaking Into the Business
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week Paul Tanter talks us through the early days of his career as a screenwriter and how he was eventually able to turn that into a career as a writer/director. We also talk about his new action film starring Tom Hopper, Kill Ratio. You can listen to the audio portion... Continue Reading →
Screenwriter Greg DePaul On His Career as a Comedy Screenwriter
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I talk with screenwriter Greg DePaul (Bride Wars & Saving Silverman) about the early days of his career and how he broke into the business. Greg has sold numerous pitches to studios, and we talk through that process a bit, too. You can listen to... Continue Reading →
Corey Mandell on What Type of Specs to Write to Break Into TV
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I talk with screenwriter Corey Mandell about breaking into television. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzR-AK7hZSY&w=640&h=360] You can also read a transcript of this episode. Corey Mandell on IMDb Corey... Continue Reading →
Lou Simon On Breaking In and How She Got Her Latest Film Produced
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I talk with writer, director, and producer Lou Simon about how she began her career and how she was able to get her fourth feature, All Girls Weekend, produced. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes... Continue Reading →