Does anyone have any advice on what to do with a completed, feature length script? I've got 10 people to read it and they've all said it's good. I've sent it to agents but they've all said they don't do horror films or they don't take on un-produced writers. Will production companies talk to a writer without an agent? Are places like The First Film Foundation worth talking to? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Then you haven't done your research.
Find out what agents represent genre script and send it only to them.
Find out what agents will look at unproduced writers and send only to them.
When researching prodCo's look very carefully at the types of films they make. No need to waste your (and their) time by sending your horror script to a company that makes romantic dramas or action films.
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Are places like The First Film Foundation worth talking to?
Everyone is worth talking to.
How many agents did you send your script to?
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Also, agents tend to be more interested in writers who have several finished scripts, not just one: it's not really worth their time working with someone who writes one script and never writes more. Plus horror seems to be about as interesting in the UK right now as gangster movie scripts were two years ago... everyone's made them or making them and the market is flooded. If you can't shoot it on a low budget or get some foreign interest, you may have to put it on a shelf for two or three years.
If you're around London, you might want to check out organisations like the NPA (New Producers' Alliance). There are certainly people in it who talk more than they do, but many of them are fairly serious about getting movies made.
What does an agent do for a writer? Help sell his screenplays to a production company (Miramax, Dreamworks etc.)?
What if the writer wants to direct his screenplay? How does the agent handle that?
Help me out here I have a few feature length script but I want to direct them. What kind of person am I looking for?
One thing an agent does is get your script through the front door at production companies: a lot of companies now won't even look at a script unless it's sent to them by an agent. Other than that, I'm not entirely sure, other than making money from you :).
If you want to direct your own movies, you're really looking for a producer with a clue: and they're a rare breed. I know a lot of people who say they want to be producers, but few who can actually put a movie together... most directors I've worked with have ended up doing the fund-raising and most of the producing work themselves.
