How to Start a Script Doctoring Business

Posted by Anonymous , 9/4/2007 Tags:StartScriptDoctoringBusiness

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Introduction A script doctoring business is a lucrative way to put your creative talents to work.

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Introduction

A script doctoring business is a lucrative way to put your creative talents to work. By helping other screenwriters get their scripts to a point where they are marketable, a script doctor contributes significantly to a script without having to take on the responsibility and work load of producing the entire script. Follow these steps if you are thinking about starting a script doctoring business.

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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Steps

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Step One

Build your resume. The first thing that potential clients are going to ask about is your screenwriting experience. This doesn't mean that you need to become a world famous screenwriter overnight. Producing or writing a few low-budget films and brushing up on your screenwriting coursework is probably enough to give you some good credentials.
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Step Two

Find a niche. Like all things in Hollywood, the best script doctors have niches, or genres, in which they write. Find out in what kind of writing your strengths lie and in which genres there is a demand for script doctoring business.
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Step Three

Build a shell for the company. Almost as important as your resume and experience is the appearance of your company. Get a good name, logo and slogan for the business and a sleek looking website to display your corporate identity. If you are low on hard experience, post samples of your writing and doctoring work to lure potential clients.
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Step Four

Find an agent. As with many things in the movie business, the hub of your professional life as a script doctor will be an agent. While you might think an agent is an unnecessary expense, in truth only an agent can connect you with bigger and better jobs to improve the business. Since agents usually work on percentage you probably won't have to lay out hard cash, so finding an agent will pay off quickly as you get work.
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