tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5674121610612360344..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: How do you get an agent? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43961052171290438362015-03-19T12:22:14.738-07:002015-03-19T12:22:14.738-07:00Ha! I love the distinction between Romantic Comed...Ha! I love the distinction between Romantic Comedy and Rom-Com, and you are so right. Good luck.Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68716801940881280692015-03-18T16:07:55.488-07:002015-03-18T16:07:55.488-07:00Thanks, Diane D.
I love the "Fugitive Sweeth...Thanks, Diane D.<br /><br />I love the "Fugitive Sweetheart" title too. The other romantic comedy I'm working on (note I use that term, which connotes Powell, Loy, Carole and Cary, not "rom-com," with conjures up bridesmaids singing kareoke badly) is a sci-fi/fantasy for which I've completed 73 pages of a spec script. People in my screenwriting class all like the title, which I'm not listing here because it's too descriptive of what the story is about. VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59987402392245192482015-03-18T15:51:31.304-07:002015-03-18T15:51:31.304-07:00Congratulations, VP! It's such a brutal busin...Congratulations, VP! It's such a brutal business; I'm glad you have the courage and I wish you good luck.<br /><br />BTW, I love the title. I think titles are so important, and many of them are so bad!Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22967023778449150082015-03-18T08:01:01.622-07:002015-03-18T08:01:01.622-07:00One more bit of good news -- I'm getting my fi...One more bit of good news -- I'm getting my first reading next week! A group of professional actors will read ten pages from my romantic comedy screenplay "Fugitive Sweetheart" at the Celebrate Spring Screenplay Reading Contest next Thursday in Glendale. It's the first of many steps I'll need to take toward my goal...but nevertheless it will be good (and, I hope, illuminating) to hear other people say things I've written for them, rather than just have it go through my mind.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81597496670700563992015-03-17T23:55:22.467-07:002015-03-17T23:55:22.467-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983279751843228358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11442347431877072632015-03-15T23:01:51.482-07:002015-03-15T23:01:51.482-07:00Dixon Steele said...
And as ageist as it is (and ...<i>Dixon Steele said...<br /><br />And as ageist as it is (and it really is) agents new signings tend to be (except for already established names) young, as they are looking to build careers with their writers and want to rep them for a long, long time.</i><br /><br />I fully understand that -- which is why when I'm ready for representation, I first plan to investigate smaller agencies, where age probably won't be perceived as severe a problem (and they may be able to lavish more attention and time on me, should my work be sufficiently worthy).VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27368476192240855112015-03-15T10:49:50.616-07:002015-03-15T10:49:50.616-07:00Mike N,
Nope, you have to convince them why you&#...Mike N,<br /><br />Nope, you have to convince them why you're worth them spending their time on.<br /><br />That's because agents, unlike managers, tend to have MANY clients and there are just so many hours in the day.<br /><br />And as ageist as it is (and it really is) agents new signings tend to be (except for already established names) young, as they are looking to build careers with their writers and want to rep the for a long long time.Dixon Steelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64804505312882548082015-03-15T06:58:42.950-07:002015-03-15T06:58:42.950-07:00I remember working on a pilot at Disney once where...I remember working on a pilot at Disney once where agents were ordered by the production company to not even set foot inside the soundstage where the show was being taped, and accommodations had been made for them all to watch the taping via closed-circuit TV in another studio. At the end of the night when taping was finished, I went outside to see what was essentially a length of yellow police crime scene tape approximately 30 feet from the door, restraining anyone from coming nearer the stage entrance. Behind the tape stood the entire cadre of agents trying to burst through it and acting like a pack of hungry wolves ready to pounce on a kill, so they could meet up and schmooze with their clients. I thought, "Boy, if anyone tries to work this group, they'll either hit on a good contact -- or get eaten alive."Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2492533488089778402015-03-14T16:23:35.207-07:002015-03-14T16:23:35.207-07:00The superb CHILDREN OF TENDU podcast has some grea...The superb CHILDREN OF TENDU podcast has some great advice in this regard. <br /><br />@BillyBoy: Ha! Certainly sounds like the easier path to go bJohnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36360584255115425032015-03-14T15:06:44.794-07:002015-03-14T15:06:44.794-07:00Just practice writing dramatic or comedic short sc...Just practice writing dramatic or comedic short scenes and post them on youtube, and agents will find you:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tmtu-Do0MQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51029151854825580742015-03-14T13:33:09.175-07:002015-03-14T13:33:09.175-07:00I would think the agent would have to sell themsel...I would think the agent would have to sell themselves to me. You're saying I have to convince them I am worthy of buying their services?MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28034646870299733282015-03-14T13:19:15.766-07:002015-03-14T13:19:15.766-07:00Thanks for the tips, Ken. I'm currently workin...Thanks for the tips, Ken. I'm currently working on two romantic comedies at Hal Croasmun's ScreenwritingU.com -- one of which is getting a <i>really</i> good reception as I continue polishing it -- and I'm also networking quite a bit, entering script contests and the like. <br /><br />This is not an easy endeavor by any means, but if you keep your wits about you and persevere, you <i>can</i> make it. Even if you're 59 (like me) whose principal experience was in newspapers. (But, hey, that was Ben Hecht's background, too.)VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32113123196751121022015-03-14T11:33:50.947-07:002015-03-14T11:33:50.947-07:00"He's the guy on the Stairmaster, texting..."He's the guy on the Stairmaster, texting."<br /><br />Ken, It's throw-away lines like these that make me love. your. blog!David in Cincinnatinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90162706155215019242015-03-14T11:25:29.768-07:002015-03-14T11:25:29.768-07:00@Billy Boy: Oh, so you're going to become a cr...@Billy Boy: Oh, so you're going to become a critic.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68667164421712714892015-03-14T10:46:09.882-07:002015-03-14T10:46:09.882-07:00"Chances are you’ll be slamming a WME agent i..."Chances are you’ll be slamming a WME agent into the boards before too long."<br /><br />Talk about a fantasy... Dixon Steelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54245487888503039982015-03-14T09:46:08.381-07:002015-03-14T09:46:08.381-07:00"How To Succeed In Business Without Really Tr..."How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" kind of satirized this approach. Or maybe I'm misreading your tone.Oat Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75819710831675086192015-03-14T08:39:49.129-07:002015-03-14T08:39:49.129-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9515459358804010322015-03-14T08:12:45.245-07:002015-03-14T08:12:45.245-07:00Thanks, but I don't need an agent. I have no i...Thanks, but I don't need an agent. I have no intention of making the least effort to write anythhing myself. I'll just sit back, be snarky and belittling of the efforts of those who do try, and content myself with fantasies of how much better my writing would be if I ever got around to doing it.Billy Boynoreply@blogger.com