Here is our full interview with Andy - kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZyG0duEiJaopLQ.html

Very motivating AND pragmatic. I think it's important to remember that the sales of subscriptions or streaming or whatever the case is... THAT is what enables a writer to be paid. Like Andy I never wanted to be in sales, but when the stars align just right, you get to pitch something you REALLY Believe in. THAT one thing makes selling easy. You have to be so convinced of the value of the story that the person hearing the pitch or reading the treatment can't help but get excited too! If you get lucky enough to have THAT happen then things will happen. I tried for years to sell science fiction short stories and got tons of rejection letters. I finally got published while I was an instructor at an Army Aviation school and it was in a technical journal (Aviation Digest). To this day I believe it was because the editor could tell how much I enjoyed my job. It came through in the article, heck she practically told me as much when we met.

Fascinating insights from someone with decades of experience in the industry! Andy Guerdat's honesty about the harsh realities of selling a screenplay is both eye-opening and refreshing. A must-watch for anyone looking to break into the film and television industry

I love this hard truth of information.

*SUMMARY OF HIS ADVICE:* 1. Have great material! Just good is not enough. _(makes sense)_ 2. Make sure your planets are aligned. Because it is all about luck! _(sucks for the people in Africa)_ 3. Everything used to be better in the past. _(GEN. Z, you are screwed.)_ 4. Learn to be a sales person --alongside of being a writer. _(which is great advice)_ 5. Always be pro-active. Do not wait for people to find you, go after them! _(Be shameless, yet civilized)_ 6. Make sure to remember writing for the audience, not just yourself. _(Something we all sometimes forget)_

Awesome content as usual! Thanks Andy and Film Courage

It's the guy from the Go Draft channel!

I managed not to save my files at WriterSolo and lost the most important improvement I had ever accomplished, ever. I knew already I would need, at the very least, four other scripts like this... Now, I need to redo this one as well, basically from the most problematic part I had just solved. I wish I could turn that into motivation instead of the sheer shock I can't stop experiencing. I'm sure other folks have been through that. Obviously, I set everything to save and email me automatically, every new keystroke or minute idle. Still can't look at these pages and not cringe. So, I really need some broader perspective right now. Thanx.

Having named my channel before Netflix sucked, I regret it's name now.

Andy Guerdat YT channel is amazing, for anyone interested on his approach to screenwriting. I cant recommend it enough!

Great interview! If only Disney and Hollywood could relearn that they need to sell an idea to the people, not to shove 'the message' down our throats. Marvel, lord of the rings, Indiana Jones, willow, the Witcher, star wars, star trek, are all woke and ultra left now, that's why they're garbage and all lose money. That's why half of content watched now is from before the current far woke era.

I really like Andy’s approach, it just « feels right » to me. Been watching his channel after finding him on here and i think he’s really gonna help me

3:26 the true Hollywood story!

A lot of good information in this one,, literally & metaphorically if you read between the lines. Really great work, as much as it is Thursday. 📕 ✍️

@filmcourage

22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

But isn’t great material subjective material? I never understood this analogy really.

@inflintity

23 күн бұрын

Subject is subjective, good writing is not.

How to make it in the industry -- have fate intervene when you call to pitch your script. That sounds about right. But it won't work today, so good luck getting in...

Thanks for the advice Magnum W.G.A.

How can you tell if you have great material or not?

@Bluespirit12345

14 күн бұрын

​@@inflintity Now sure this is the best example. You are biased towards your own work, it's best to have an honest third party read it

@inflintity

14 күн бұрын

@@Bluespirit12345 I don’t agree, although there are many ways to tell a story, there are very few ways to tell a story in a way to get a reader or listener to not only read or listen to what’s being said, but most importantly have a want or need to find out what happened. Everyone is already an expert, not everyone reads anymore, but we all watch movies and we all know what we like. True vocabulary & the art side of telling with style takes time, but most people know how to describe why walking along a moonlit backcountry road alone is scary,, and the beautiful part is that it would be different for everyone, or maybe the same, maybe describe it in a way that lets a readers own imagination interact with the story, which is what I like, by focusing on specific details common to everyone. Like, detailing the dark, sounds, how it makes one feel or how a strong cool wind makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up instead of focusing on a country road, whereas someone who has never been on a backcountry road can be lead to strategically wander remembering a time in their own life relative to what’s being conveyed. Anything to get them to invest. There are no wrong stories, boring, maybe,, not someone’s cup of tea, ok. But good writing can absolutely overcome boring or not someone’s type, and there’s only one way to do that.

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Lol. "We did it like this, but you can't do that anymore. Then I sold enough to survive a year, which wouldn't be enough anymore".

Lol I love David Fincher's movies but very much agree that Mank was mediocre. I haven't seen The Killer, but it looks like Fincher indulges hours weaknesses in that as well and isn't very appealing to me.

@formulaic78

23 күн бұрын

It was pretty boring. And also why are we supposed to care about a contract killer, especially one as dull as this? Leon made us care because of Natalie Portman's character. And the plant.