Student Success Stories
Academic Performance
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Of Those Whose Screenplays Are Funded:
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Are You Saying I Can Get My Script Made Into A Movie With This Course?
That's absolutely what we're saying.
Of course, we can't guarantee that your script will become a movie. What we do guarantee is that if you complete The Ultimate Screenwriter Course, and send us your finished script, we will get it in front of a bona fide Hollywood producer who has the power and ability to turn your screenplay into a movie.
Here's a valuable insight into how the whole process works: a producer generally makes up his mind about a screenplay within the first ten pages (ten minutes of screen time). So, your goal is to write a screenplay that is so captivating that the producer keeps reading past the ten page mark.
THIS TEN PAGE ACTIVE PRODUCER READ IS INCLUDED
IN OUR COURSE PRICE OF $249.
Here Are A Few Of The Students Who Followed Our Roadmap to Success:
"I'm all for more diverse voices, new stories. Let's get fresh perspectives out there, I'm all about showing a different side."
Mariannjely Marvel
Writer & Producer, "Moving Forward"
"Screenwriting is largely rewriting... My third rewrite removed almost 10 pages. Screenwriting has taught me patience and precision. Every word counts."
Katz Carter
Writer & Director, "#FullMethod"
"It is a very different way of writing. When I started out, I was still using words as a crutch, and I hadn't really made the leap that I did finally make in terms of how to use words to create images..."
Suzanne Nichols
Script Writer, "Evolution:
The Genius Equation"
"What separates my zombie movie from the others is that it focuses more on the living people and the mores of their society. I'm also having fun with stereotypes, a twist on convention, if you will."
Ian McCamant
Writer & Director, "Frivolity"
YOU WANT RECEIPTS, WE GOT RECEIPTS.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE GRADUATE SUCCESS STORIES.
Real productions. Real credits.
19%
NUMBER OF GRADUATES WHO GOT THEIR FIRST PROJECT FUNDED
19 out of the last 100 graduates of the Ultimate Screenwriter Course got their first project funded and released commercially. Another 31% of graduates got their second, third or fourth project funded and released commercially.
We aren't talking about student films. We’re talking about features, shorts, TV pilots, and video games. These results are rare; many professional screenwriters would kill for this kind of track record.
HOW DO WE DO IT?
THE ULTIMATE SCREENWRITER'S TEN-PAGE PROTOCOL
The Key To Our Students' Success
Each year, nearly 50,000 writers submit scripts to the Writers Guild of America. Each of these scripts must pass through the industry's gatekeepers--the coverage readers. Fewer than 100 scripts survive this process to become movies.
Here's the process our graduates use to beat these odds and successfully get their scripts funded and their movie made:
Bypass The Gatekeepers
Our graduates bypass coverage readers entirely. We place your script directly in the hands of an active Hollywood producer who specializes in your genre—someone with the power to greenlight your project. Note: Coverage readers can't greenlight a film; they can only assign a grade to your script’s permanent record.
Our Guarantee
We guarantee to assign an active Hollywood producer to your script who will read at least the first ten pages (equivalent to ten minutes of screen time) of your script. We call this the Producer Read.
The Ten Page Threshold
Why ten pages? In our interviews with industry pros, the consensus was clear: ten pages is all they need to decide if your script is a movie.
Master The Structure
Before writing a single word, develop your idea. Know your opening, your first act break, your midpoint, your second act break, your conflict resolution, and your theme.
Apply The 80/20 Rule
Dedicate 80% of your effort to perfecting the first ten pages. Your goal is to make the first ten pages so compelling that the producer literally cannot put the script down.
Overcome the Resistance
Understand this: nobody wants to read your script. Not the readers, not the producers. It is your job to convince them, within ten pages, that they are in for the ride of their lives.
Seize the Opportunity
The Producer Read is an opportunity that even veteran screenwriters rarely get. Established writers still battle coverage readers. You are getting a shortcut.
Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite
Do everything in your power to make those first ten pages flawless. You may think you are ready to submit, but your script will likely need three or four rewrites first.
Perfect the Presentation
Appearances matter. Your script must be flawlessly formatted. Prove you are a professional craftsman with a mastery of dialogue, pacing, and punctuation.
The Result
If you follow OUR ULTIMATE SCREENWRITER'S TEN PAGE PROTOCOL you will dramatically improve your odds of getting funded. While we can't guarantee a green light, the worst-case scenario is still valuable: within 45 days, you will receive direct notes from a Hollywood producer on what they liked and what needs work.