{"product_id":"is-your-script-not-getting-noticed-turn-it-into-ip","title":"Is Your Script Not Getting Noticed? Turn It Into IP","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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eGetting your work seen and considered is a SLOG, as any writer can attest. No matter how great your script is, even if it has placed in contests, even if you’re repped by a manager or agent, it is hard to break through the noise and get execs or studios interested in what you have to offer. Part of the problem, though, is that execs are often scared to move forward with an original story. It’s more of a gamble than relying on remakes, sequels, or other projects that already have brand awareness and a built-in audience. Yet this doesn’t have to be a deal breaker for you or your script. Instead, you can use this to your advantage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike it or not, production companies and studios big and small are moving forward overwhelmingly with projects based on IP, or intellectual property—in other words, films that feature characters, worlds, and stories that already exist in other formats or other films. IP is the name of the game now, so let’s play the game! How? Turn your script into IP. It’s actually more possible than you think. Whether it’s a novel, a podcast, a web series, or other formats, you can prove your story’s worth and independently build your own audience so that execs start coming to you and that dream script of yours can actually get made. It’s been done, it continues to be done, and you can do it too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon’t believe us? Listen to writer Matt Harry.\u003c\/strong\u003e When his original fantasy script SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS was going nowhere, he turned it into a novel that became a hit. The novel was described as “J.K. Rowling meets V.E. Schwab,” and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003edeclared it “a charming package and drily funny adventure.” Since then, the book was recently optioned for television by \u003cstrong\u003eBoatrocker Media\u003c\/strong\u003e and Matt was hired to adapt the pilot. Book II in Matt’s series, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCRYPTOZOOLOGY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFOR BEGINNERS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was published in 2019 and his middle-grade adventure novel \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUPERKID\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is slated to be published in June 2021. His first produced feature screenplay, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFUGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, landed on several top-ten lists, won Best Horror Film at the Mississippi Film Festival, and was picked up for distribution by GoDigital. Matt has also written screenplays for \u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Wave, Platform One Media, Co-op Entertainment, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Flynn Picture Co\u003c\/strong\u003e. His short film \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUPER KIDS, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhich he wrote and co-directed, has over 6 million views on YouTube. His TV pilot \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMONSTER COPS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was awarded Grand Prize in the Second City Original Sitcom Contest, and is currently in development. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatt has experienced firsthand what can happen when you turn your own work into existing IP and is ready to give you the lowdown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusively for Stage 32, Matt will teach you how you can turn your own script into IP to prove your story’s worth and get producers and execs interested.\u003c\/strong\u003e He will dig into \u003cstrong\u003ewhy IP is so valuable, what types of IP exist, \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003ehow time consuming or expensive each type can be to create\u003c\/strong\u003e. Matt will lay out the \u003cstrong\u003eseven main types of IP you can adapt your story into\u003c\/strong\u003e, all of which can offer your script leverage. Matt will discuss each type of IP and explain th\u003cstrong\u003ee steps you can take to make each happen\u003c\/strong\u003e and will also give you tips on \u003cstrong\u003edeciding which IP format is right for your own project\u003c\/strong\u003e. He will also lay out what to do after your IP is out there to \u003cstrong\u003ebuild your audience\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eget reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eincorporate your success into your pitch\u003c\/strong\u003e for production companies and studios.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have an original script you believe in, keep at it. Matt will show you how you can use IP to your advantage and beat Hollywood at their own game.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePraise for Matt's Stage 32 Webinar:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\"Overall it was very informative. The fact that there was an actual tried and true professional of the industry willing and able to answer questions and give the talk was a very huge plus for me.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e- J. Brown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"Matt has such a way with words. Articulates concepts exceptionally well.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e- K. Masters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"I loved how well-rounded he was in his creative endeavors. Matt knew about so many avenues to getting a script noticed.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e- Peter M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"Matt Harry is a very knowledgeable person. 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