Comments on: Answering your unanswered search queries II http://davidanaxagoras.com/2008/09/21/answering-your-unanswered-search-queries-ii/ Writing Adventures Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ashley Meyers http://davidanaxagoras.com/2008/09/21/answering-your-unanswered-search-queries-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Ashley Meyers Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:26:09 +0000 http://davidanaxagoras.com/?p=82#comment-1139 You act like a 2% repsonse rate is a bad thing!  There's more than 2000 companies in the Hollywood Creative Cirectory.  You're 2% is about the response rate I get, sometimes a little higher.  But with over 2000 companies listed that means you'll get 40 places to read your script.  And if you do this a couple times per year that's almost 100 submissions per year.  I've actually optioned scripts this way.   You can also use email now (so no postage costs) or use a fax blasting service like FlatRateFax.com - it's like 5 cents per letter sent.  I typically put two synopses in my query letter which seems to boost the 2% repsonse rate up a bit since one of the two scripts is bound to get some interest. I've worked in marketing so I guess a 2% response rate wasn't something that discouraged me. You act like a 2% repsonse rate is a bad thing!  There's more than 2000 companies in the Hollywood Creative Cirectory.  You're 2% is about the response rate I get, sometimes a little higher.  But with over 2000 companies listed that means you'll get 40 places to read your script.  And if you do this a couple times per year that's almost 100 submissions per year.  I've actually optioned scripts this way.   You can also use email now (so no postage costs) or use a fax blasting service like FlatRateFax.com – it's like 5 cents per letter sent.  I typically put two synopses in my query letter which seems to boost the 2% repsonse rate up a bit since one of the two scripts is bound to get some interest.

I've worked in marketing so I guess a 2% response rate wasn't something that discouraged me.

]]> By: Nocturne http://davidanaxagoras.com/2008/09/21/answering-your-unanswered-search-queries-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Nocturne Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:10:35 +0000 http://davidanaxagoras.com/?p=82#comment-868 Damn, I'm graduating MFA this month and it's a bit disappointing to hear your comment J. To Kem, you probably have found the answer to your question by now, but if you haven't I'd put your sound effects in the "action" paragraphs of the script. For example: INT. Anderson's Family Home -- Day Muted howling, blustery wind and intermittent thunder is heard outside. Anderson (24) stands by the window looking out. Etc. -n0c- Damn, I'm graduating MFA this month and it's a bit disappointing to hear your comment J. To Kem, you probably have found the answer to your question by now, but if you haven't I'd put your sound effects in the "action" paragraphs of the script.

For example:

INT. Anderson's Family Home — Day

Muted howling, blustery wind and intermittent thunder is heard outside. Anderson (24) stands by the window looking out.

Etc.

-n0c-

]]> By: Kem http://davidanaxagoras.com/2008/09/21/answering-your-unanswered-search-queries-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Kem Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:15:42 +0000 http://davidanaxagoras.com/?p=82#comment-559 So I'm writing a screenplay. I want to add sound effects. For instance: MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. How do I format (ON SCREEN) and (OFF SCREEN) as follows? Note: My goal is that wind and thunder is heard coming from outside, by characters in the Anderson Family Home. INT. ANDERSON FAMILY HOME - DAY MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. (OFF SCREEN) or MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. (ON SCREEN) S.O.S. as soon is as humanely possible? Respectfully, Kem So I'm writing a screenplay. I want to add sound effects. For instance: MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. How do I format (ON SCREEN) and (OFF SCREEN) as follows?

Note: My goal is that wind and thunder is heard coming from outside, by characters in the Anderson Family Home.

INT. ANDERSON FAMILY HOME – DAY

MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. (OFF SCREEN)

or

MUTED HOWLING BLUSTERY WIND and INTERMITTENT THUNDER. (ON SCREEN)

S.O.S. as soon is as humanely possible?

Respectfully,

Kem

]]> By: J http://davidanaxagoras.com/2008/09/21/answering-your-unanswered-search-queries-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-321 J Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:54:04 +0000 http://davidanaxagoras.com/?p=82#comment-321 I'm an MFA too, bro. No one knows what to do with us. I'm an MFA too, bro.

No one knows what to do with us.

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