Hi there,
I am kind of new in filmaking, and after finishing to write my scrypt, I need to know if I have to find an agent or if I have to represent myself to a production company.
Please let me know as soon as you can,
thanks a lot, alex
A.Barrois
the easiest (and hardest, but best) thing you can do is produce it yourself.
There are literally thousands of people asking every production company to produce their script (and yes most will not accept unsolicited scripts, that means an agent) so go ahead and try but if you actually want to see your script turned into a movie, do it yourself.
Maybe you're a writer and not really interested in producing or directing films, in that case, try to find a director at a similar level to you, someone who's also just starting out but has energy and drive to take it somewhere, get him to direct you're script (and produce it together).
But if you WRITE, you generally will have a vision of what it will look like, and unless you direct it yourself, that vision will ALWAYS be compromised.
Get some friends together, get a camera, and film, it might come out crap, but if it's a good script, just remake it later when you have the resource to produce it in a way that does justice to the script.
Good Luck
-V
shoot and shoot often. The only way to learn and get better is not to wait and do it yourself then slowly move up the chains. but if you are only a writer and not interested in actually making films....ignore this post
"I believe the cinema is one of our principal forms of art. It is an incredibly powerful way to tell uplifitng stories that can move people to cry with joy and inspire them to reach for the stars."-Wes Craven
"Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling." - Stanley Kubrick
I believe there is a lot of Government assistance for films in France. You might start there.
On a side note, I'd love to see a proper, French, production of almost anything by Dumas or Jules Verne made properly (as Cyreno was a decade ago). If France wants to sell France Culture that is the place to start. If you talk to the film board tell them to get cracking on the 3 Musketeers.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz