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I can take you from the inception of your idea to the market. This translates to if you have an idea for a movie or a book, I can guide you through the jungle of writing these tomes all the way to getting it to producers, agents, editors, and/or publishers.

Experience in the area

Writer/Consultant for MGM's "Warriors of Virtue"
Writer/Associate Producer for American Film Corporations' "The Lost Heart", "Born To Kill"
Writer/Director/Producer for Olympus Films+'s "Faces" and "Oh, The Places You Can Go..."
Writer/Director/Producer for Olympus Films+'s "The Sand Creek Massacre" Screenwriter for Incline Productions, Inc.'s "The Crown"
Author of "The Write Focus" and "How To Write, Sell, And Get Your Screenplays Produced"

What do you like about this subject?

Writing screenplays cause the screenwriter to think in action and pictures.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

How to help screenwriters write, sell, and get their screenplays produced.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The single, shortest way to selling and getting your screenplays produced is to write what Hollywood produces.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Selling and getting your screenplays produced is like playing the lottery. The odds to succeed are against you. There are far more written screenplays than there are people to buy and produce them.

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Recent Answers from Don Vasicek

2009-11-20 Pitching a mini series:

Steve, The most successful people in the world ask questions. Their focus is on answers, not how novice-like they may sound. So, I commend you for asking questions. Also, in the film business

2009-11-20 Pitching a mini series:

Steve, Keep this in mind, it is okay to shop your project around now, but many companies will probably ask you to see a teaser shot on tape or film first, unless your series is unique, fresh, and

2009-10-31 story Vs. script and screenplay:

Todd, I apologize for taking so long to answer your question. I've been out of town and just returned. I'm not a fan of screenwriting software. The reason for this is that it reduces the screenwriter's

2009-10-26 New Musical needs exposure:

Paul, I apologize for taking so long to answer your question. I've been shooting a film and just back to my computer. The first step you should considering taking is to shoot a teaser of your musical

2009-10-26 Do you know of such an "animal"?:

Dear Don, One's script must be market ready before one should go to market with it. Once the script is ready for market, one can cold call companies and ask them outright if they are searching for

 

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