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Summary: The book you need to buy after all the "how to" books.
Review: The book tells what genre or audience each agent or producer is looking for up front, so time is not wasted writing queries at 66 cents each to get a form-letter rejection. Since I had a script for a live-action family film, I wanted to know this right off. It was helpful to have a name to contact without having to call to ask.
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Summary: What's happened since the book came out.
Review: The first edition of the book is almost sold out. I'm beginning to prepare the new edition now (9/97). Many of the areas I emphasized have played out in Hollywood. For example, I stressed going to indy producers directly, and listed a great number of them, and the Academy Award nominees this past year (after I wrote the book) were mostly for independent films. I also highly emphasized using the Internet. Since the book was released, I sold another book to an online contact, got a three-script TV show assignment online, and had two feature films deals with people I initially met in cyberspace. Last but not least, since I love helping other writers achieve their dreams, I taught a very successful online writing course on my Hollywood Network site (http://www.hollywoodnetwork.com/skip) and will chair two panels at the first annual Hollywood Film Festival in mid-October at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com). It's been a great ride, and it's just beginning.
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Summary: Just short of completely worthless
Review: The information in the book is really old, and when you find the people who the book says is willing to read a script or even take your call, they say they never allowed the publisher to list the information and resent being listed there and that they never heard of the author. The rest of the book is not very good when compared to any of the other advice books that cost half as much.
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Summary: Break the Hollywood Catch-22
Review: The one book I have to credit with helping me find a crack in that Hollywood Catch-22 is the first edition of Skip Press's Writer's Guild to Hollywood Producers, Directors, and Screenwriter's agents, and his new version has even more great info. I think every screenwriter should have a copy of page 157. Basically, it says YOU DON'T NEED AN AGENT TO GET PRODUCERS INTERESTED IN YOUR SCREENPLAY. Thank you SKIP
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Summary: software reviews are good - otherwise the book is very poor
Review: The software reviews are good but you could get that by reading it in the library or a bookstore. I found the rest of the book very offputting, not at all helpful, and written with a smug, patronizing tone.
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Summary: The Story Goes Like This:
Review: The story goes like this: This book is informative, educational, and entertaining. Skip Press explains who's WHO amongst the Hollywood Game and what they want and don't want. There are lists of Agents, Producers, Writers, Directors, and so on... There are sections in the book that talk about writing for the electronic age such as the internet and writing software. A must read for all writers! I enjoyed reading this book and I think you will too.SCOTT O.
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Summary: The Story Goes Like This:
Review: The story goes like this: This book is informative, educational, and entertaining. Skip Press explains who's WHO amongst the Hollywood Game and what they want and don't want. There are lists of Agents, Producers, Writers, Directors, and so on... There are sections in the book that talk about writing for the electronic age such as the internet and writing software. A must read for all writers! I enjoyed reading this book and I think you will too. SCOTT O.
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Summary: You do have a friend in Hollywood!
Review: The subtitle of this book is 'Now you have a friend in the industry', and it's true. This book is jammed with useful information, all written in a very conversational, entertaining and down-to-earth style. The book has everything from what producer's are looking for to surfing the net tips (Hollywood is very net savvy) to interviews with top players in the industry on their advice. The producer's and agent's listings all come with info on how and who to contact, as well as any inside bits of information the author is privvy to -which helps you zero in on who to contact as well as write intelligent queries. I learned a lot. And my screenplay is being looked at by several production companies in large part due to info I got from the book. Highly, highly recommended.
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Summary: Best screenwriter's book available
Review: The Writer's Guide to Hollywood is the best tool available to screenwriters that I've found. Most writers books have limited information on screenwriting. They deal mostly with books. This book saves you time and money since it list what each production company has done in the past and what they are looking for now. It also lets you know if they are interested in hearing from new writers. It makes it easier to decide what companies will respond favorably to your work. The book also provides valuable information and tips from producers and agents and online services that assist the writer to produce their best work possible
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Summary: many errors and mistakes that should have been checked first
Review: There are many errors and mistakes in the listings in this book: misspelled names, wrong phone numbers, wrong addresses, people are not at the companies in the listing, etc. The rest of the book is okay, more a pep talk than any real new information.
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