Screenwriting Bootcamp: The Business of Writing in Hollywood
What you'll learn
- Expertly navigate the intricate business maze of the entertainment industry.
- Securing an agent
- Securing an manager
- Securing an entertainment lawyer
Requirements
- If you desire to make a healthy living as a professional screenwriter this course is for you.
Description
*** Over 30,000 Students Enrolled and Counting ***
Screenwriters are creative, but not all understand how art and commerce merge to create wealth and a lasting career. This course unveils the intricate maze of the business of the entertainment industry biz-ness. Go from a want-to-be to a fine-tuned professional making a healthy living while sharing your creative genius with the world.
5 Star Reviews!
The thing that makes this course so valuable is that it teaches you how to actually make a living and thrive as a professional screenwriter. I have always been a creative artist and writer, but now I know how to actually have a career. He should have his own TV show as he is super informative, entertaining, and always compelling to keep me watching. I hate giving 5 stars as it seems cliche, but he earned it. Thanks again! - Edward Mora
What you will learn:
Expertly navigate the intricate business maze of the entertainment industry
Securing an agent, manager, or entertainment lawyer
Successfully choosing a marketable idea that is still in harmony with your value system
How to attach a movie star to your project
Understanding source material
Obtaining rights from a novel
Reading a room
Understanding energy, pacing, voice cadence,
Belief in your idea, higher ideals
...and a plethora more.
They DON'T teach you this in Film School!
Paul is both knowledgable, and well able to present information in a clear and engaging manner. He is also hugely encouraging and motivational. I recommend this, and his writing The Million Dollar Screenplay course, to any writer serious about entering and moving ahead in this industry. - Anita Daher
Who is this for:
Those who want to make a living as a professional screenwriter should take this course.
This course teaches screenwriting students about the business side of the entertainment industry, thus trading daydreams for dollars to make a healthy living as a professional screenwriter.
Paul breaks down the nuts and bolts of what you need to do if you want to play in the world of Hollywood as a writer and filmmaker. Simply put, be smart, be respectful, and put in the hustle. - Scott McMahon
The structure and tangible guidelines this course offers for a successful career as a working, professional writer is quite profound, yet incredibly digestible to understand and incorporate. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to make a living as a screenwriter. - Sonya Thompson
So take peak behind the film business curtain and learn the ins and outs of the screenwriting game.
Who this course is for:
- Those who want to make a living as a professional screenwriter should take this course.
- This course teaches screenwriting students about the business side of the entertainment industry, thus trading daydreams for dollars to make a healthy living as a professional screenwriter.
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 2,722 Reviews
- 16,347 Students
- 2 Courses
Paul Castro is a highly respected professional screenwriter with forty plus original television pilots and feature length screenplays. Major studios, A-list producers, Oscar winning movie stars and production companies in Los Angeles, New York and London have collaborated with Paul Castro for his screenwriting expertise.
As part of a 3 picture million-dollar deal, Paul sold his original screenplay AUGUST RUSH, the Warner Bros. hit starring Robin Williams, Jonathan Reese Myers, Kerri Russell, Terrence Howard and Freddie Highmore. SPEED KILLS staring John Travolta, and WEDDING OF DREAMS for Hallmark. FOREVER: "The End of Aging" is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Paul Castro is one of the leading screenwriting experts in the world having lectured around the globe on the craft of value-based storytelling and the business of the entertainment industry. Many of his students are now professionals in the entertainment industry.
•Professional Screenwriter – Film & Television 20+ years
•Premiere screenwriting teacher in the world
•Original feature film writer of AUGUST RUSH, SPEED KILLS, WEDDING DREAM WEDDING, and writer of 40+ feature films.
* Original writer of SPEED KILLS, starring John Travolta
•UCLA Film School Professor undergraduate program and MFA graduate program
•Master of Fine Arts in Film & Television, UCLA
•Professional Program in Screenwriting, UCLA Professor
•UCLA Professor Film and Television
•Associate Professor
•MovieGuide Award Winner “AUGUST RUSH.”
•Writers Guild of America (WGA) 24+ years