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Lee Hamilton
Meetings, Managers and Moving to LA
For anyone serious about making it as screenwriter, there’s the inevitable question about whether you need to move to Los Angeles in...
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Lee Hamilton
Pitching You Not Your Script
Pitching is something every writer is going to have to do, whether that’s in front of a panel, at a one-to-one meeting, or just to...
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Lee Hamilton
Can Screenwriters really ‘Write to Market’?
Screenwriting can be a laborious process. As a spec writer, you can spend months if not years working on a screenplay. That’s a long time...
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Lee Hamilton
Does a Spec Script Still Have Worth?
The spec script aka the screenplay you don’t get paid to write. It’s a calling card, it’s how you learn the craft, but more importantly,...
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Lee Hamilton
Getting Past the Reader
Getting your finished spec script into the right hands can often feel like an on going upward struggle. For those of us who are just...
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Lee Hamilton
The Musical: One Genre to Rule Them All?
Today, it’s hard to come across any new film release which isn’t advertised or promoted as being multi or mixed genre. This may be a...
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Lee Hamilton
Montages: Cheap Gimmick or Shortcut to success?
Montage often falls into the same category as voice over, dream sequences and flashbacks, as being an over used screenwriting gimmick...
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