{"product_id":"how-to-get-past-the-gatekeepers-give-your-script-the-best-chance-for-success","title":"How to Get Past the Gatekeepers: Give Your Script the Best Chance for Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: teal;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eIt's hard to get past the gatekeepers and know your script is in a decision maker's hands. If a writer's sample script is excellent enough, the pieces start to fall into place: an entire script read, the writer recommended, the manager's decision to represent, the long and fruitful thousand-mile career. If a producer's script is perfect for the marketplace, a reader will get excited, move it up the ladder and then the wheels start in motion for finding financing, attaching talent and going into pre-production. None of it happens, though, if the script never makes it to the decision maker's desk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile the agents and managers of Hollywood excel at their jobs, they only have so much time in the day and most of it is not spent seeking out new talent. That job falls to the \"Gatekeepers\", the assistants and pro readers who tackle stacks of scripts every week hoping to find the diamond in the rough: a script they can confidently recommend. So, who are these gatekeepers, how do you even get to them and, more importantly, how do you win their endorsement to help move your script up the ladder? It's time to find out. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabriel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Chu works with artists, writers, and directors to identify and develop new ideas and stories, shepherding them from page to screen.\u003c\/strong\u003e As a story analyst at\u003cstrong\u003e Sony Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e, he works on current projects alongside the executive team and helps to field incoming submissions and identify new talent for the studio. Prior to joining Sony Pictures, he was an executive at \u003cstrong\u003eVertigo Entertainment\u003c\/strong\u003e, working closely with award winning directors and writers on both animated and live action film projects for \u003cstrong\u003eWarner Bros., Lionsgate,\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Fox Animation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Gabriel started his career at \u003cstrong\u003eBad Hat Harry Productions\u003c\/strong\u003e, and has also worked at \u003cstrong\u003eSummit Entertainment\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMandalay Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through his career, Gabriel has served as a gatekeeper in multiple roles and knows intimately what it takes for a script to break through and make it to the right person’s desk, and he’s ready to share what he knows with the Stage 32 community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabriel will give you a rundown of how gatekeepers manage script submissions and what you can do to give your own script the best chance to be noticed and make it past those first rounds of coverage to make it to the eyeballs you’re aiming for.\u003c\/strong\u003e Gabriel will begin by explaining \u003cstrong\u003ehow scripts are able to get submitted to studios\u003c\/strong\u003e and other gatekeepers in the first place, including through agents and manager, through script competitions, other types of referrals, and through networking. He will also explain how taking the assistant route at an agency could help your chances of getting that script noticed. Next he’ll outline \u003cstrong\u003ehow coverage actually works at production companies and studios.\u003c\/strong\u003e He’ll explain the differences between the procedures at production companies, studios, and other organizations and what their differing expectations might be. He’ll delve into what roles read your script at what point in the process, focusing on the verticals at production companies and studios. He’ll explain the \u003cstrong\u003eroles of interns and assistants, coordinators, story analysts, and finally executives,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ewhat each role looks for when reading scripts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Gabriel will teach you the common \u003cstrong\u003eformatting errors that knock scripts out of the running\u003c\/strong\u003e before people even start reading for content, including title page expectations, font and spacing, dialogue formatting, and other issues. He will share real examples of scripts that exhibit these errors to share what they look like on the page. Next he will go over narrative issues that can also sideline a submitted script. Finally, he’ll share other \u003cstrong\u003estrategies that can make your script stand out to readers in these positions.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough demystifying the process of script reading and coverage as well as the people behind it, Gabriel will leave you with a concrete sense of how to get your script in front of the people you want to read it, and practical ways to help your chances.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003ePraise for Gabriel's Stage 32 Webinar:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e I was very pleased with the webinar. The speaker got right to the point and explained exactly how the screenplay selling process works. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteven W.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e I loved how Gabriel didn't pull any punches and gave a realistic assessment of the realities of breaking into the industry as a writer. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Peter M.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e I loved this webinar because Gabriel talked about a variety of things from how to approach agents\/managers\/producers, to what not to do in a script. I learned a lot! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Melissa P.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42C2CB;\"\u003e Amazing. 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