Selling Your Screenplay to Hollywood: The $249 USD Hack That Boosts Your Odds by 10,000x

Listen up, fam. This is the ultimate guide on how to flog your screenplay. We're covering the lot: getting your script road-ready, navigating the madness of the industry, and securing the deal. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just cooking up your first draft in your bedroom, this guide will get you sorted.

Getting Your Script Road-Ready

Before you even think about trying to shift your screenplay, it needs to be in tip-top shape. You can't just type "Fade Out" and call it a day.

Polish Your Script:

• Draft, Rewrite, Repeat: Don't rush the graft. Bang out multiple drafts. Focus on the plot holes, the character arcs, the dialogue, and the pacing. Make it sing.
• Get Roasted: Seek feedback from people you trust—fellow writers, script readers, or consultants. Be open to the critique; don't get defensive. Use it to make your script fire.
• Check Your Spelling, Mate: Typos and bad grammar are a massive turn-off. Use pro proofreading tools or get a mate with good eyes to check it. You want to look professional, not like a chancer.

Preparing Your Script to Sell

Format Like a Pro:

• Industry Standard: Use the proper kit like Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, or Celtx. This ensures your script looks the business and is easy to read. • Consistency: Keep it tight. Fonts, margins, spacing, scene headings—don't switch it up halfway through.
• Read the Greats: Study successful screenplays to see how the pros lay it out.

Essential Screenplay Formatting

Protect Your IP:

• Copyright: Register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office. It's your intellectual property; don't let anyone nick it.
• WGA Registration: Getting it registered with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) proves the date you wrote it. Essential.
• Watermark: Slap a watermark on there with your name and contact info just to be safe.

Protecting Your IP (i.e. Your Screenplay

Sort Your Pitch:

• Logline: You need a killer logline. Summarise your whole movie in one or two punchy sentences. Make it pop.
• Synopsis: Write a brief synopsis that outlines the plot, the characters, and the vibes.
• Pitch Deck: Create a visual deck that shows off the aesthetic. Concept art, mood boards, character bios. Or, use AI video tools to cut a two-minute trailer. Get creative.

Prepare Your Screenplay to Sell

The Gatekeeper Problem:

• Virtually every script sent to a studio or production company goes through a "coverage reader." These are often interns or freelancers. They are the gatekeepers. They decide if your script goes up the chain or in the bin.

The Gatekeepers of Hollywood

• This is true whether you're a newbie or a legend like Ron Osborn (8 Emmy noms, mate). He tells his students to stick a note on their computer: "No one wants to read your script. It's not personal. No one wants to read mine either."
• It's on you to grab them by the throat. If they're reading your script in traffic, you want them to rear-end the car in front of them because they can't look away.

Grab Their Attention

The $249 USD Cheat Code

• Sign Up: Enroll in the Ultimate Screenwriter Course. It costs $249 USD. That gets you 12 On-Demand Video Lessons, reading assignments, movie viewing lists, and "The Hack."
• Do the Graft: Finish all 12 lessons. Do the reading. Watch the movies. Don't skive off.
• Write a Banger. Make sure your first ten pages (ten minutes of screen time) are absolutely fire. Grab them immediately.
• Send It. We will get your script to an active Hollywood Producer who actually makes movies in your genre. They guarantee to read a minimum of the first ten pages and give you written notes. This producer can greenlight your film. The interns can't.
• Carpe Diem, Innitz. This is a life-changing opportunity. Don't submit rubbish. We offer mentor feedback from pros for a little extra cash. They can tell you how to fix your script before the big submission. One in five of our grads gets a greenlight or an option deal, but that's because they put in the work (usually 5 or 6 rewrites).

The Full Package

For $249 USD you get the 12 video lessons, the assignments, and the direct line to a Hollywood Producer. The ONLY thing not included is the optional mentoring. Everything else is sorted.