GITS: The Twitter Conversations — Script Readers: Part 2
TONIGHT: LIVE TWITTER CONVERSATION WITH THREE HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT READERS! 7:30PM PACIFIC, MONDAY, JUNE 25! #GITSchat
One night about a month ago, I happened to intersect on Twitter with three people — @amandapendo [Amanda Pendolino], @BittrScrptReadr [The Bitter Script Reader] and @nate_winslow [Nate Winslow] — who work in the Hollywood film business, part of their gig to read, cover and analyze scripts submitted to production companies and agencies. We ended up having a spontaneous Q&A which turned out to be quite enlightening. Here is a transcript of that conversation:
For Part 1, go here.
For Part 2, go here.
For Part 3, go here.
For Part 4, go here.
For Part 5, go here.
We have had several requests from writers who were not able to participate in the first Twitter conversation if we could reprise the session. Amanda, Bitter, and Nate kindly agreed. Hence:
TONIGHT: LIVE TWITTER CONVERSATION WITH THREE HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT READERS! 7:30PM PACIFIC, MONDAY, JUNE 25! #GITSchat
Here is your chance to ask actual Hollywood script readers any questions you have about what they do, the business of screenwriting, the craft of screenwriting, etc.
If you can participate tonight on Twitter, great. Be thinking of some good questions to tweet. If you can not be there, use comments in this post to upload your queries, and I will be happy to pose them [I will be moderating tonight’s session].
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to learn more about this crucial part of the Hollywood movie script acquisition and development process.
Script readers are the threshold guardians of Hollywood! No one who is anyone in The Biz reads a script without it having been covered by a script reader. They are the first line of defense and their coverage can have a big impact on the perception of a script even before it gets read. So understanding the mindset of script readers can be of immeasurable value to any aspiring and — frankly — professional screenwriter.
Some background info:
The Bitter Script Reader has spent many years — “perhaps too many,” he says — working in development and as a reader at production companies and agencies. For over three years, he’s blogged regularly about the missteps he’s seen writers both young and professional make, and implored his audience to avoid those same writing pitfalls. You can find him at his blog and check out his videos on his newly-launched YouTube Channel.
After working for a motion picture literary agent at a major talent agency, Amanda Pendolino went on to become a professional script reader for a few different production companies. She is also developing some feature comedies, in addition to an original sitcom.
Nate Winslow moved to Los Angeles last year and spent the majority of his time reading scripts and writing coverage for a production company and an A-list director. He’s currently working for Franklin Leonard at The Black List, Scott Myers at this blog you’re reading, and two production companies.
TONIGHT: LIVE TWITTER CONVERSATION WITH THREE HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT READERS! 7:30PM PACIFIC, MONDAY, JUNE 25! #GITSchat
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