Writing Samples: Understanding What A Creative Exec Needs

Every day a creative executive has dozens of scripts on his or her desk from agents, clients and colleagues. It is their job to find and uncover great talent to bring into the marketplace. If a creative executive is interested in a writer 100% of the time they will ask for more writing samples, so what exactly does that mean and how should you be prepared?

We have brought in Topher Rhys-Lawrence, a creative executive for Atlas Entertainment, a production and management company, which works on a variety of budgeted films such as 12 Monkeys, Get Smart, American Hustle, Batman vs. Superman and more. Part of Topher's job is to find the best writers for scripts on all types of projects… and within that comes a need for writing samples. In this exclusive Stage 32 Next Level Webinar Topher will go over what it means when a creative executive is interested in you as a writer, why your writing samples are important and give examples of types of samples you should have in your arsenal.