Promotion

Book to Film: Do It Yourself - podcast

Ken Atchity — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:52:26 GMT

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Agent and producer Ken Atchity discusses the challenges of the U.S. film market. He cautions that only successful books stand out to filmmaking executives who believe book sales translate to ratings and box office sales. Atchity advises forming good connections with public figures or industry insiders to move your book to the front of the Hollywood line. www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PodcastATEKenAtchityBooktoFilmDoItYourself.mp3

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Book to Film: Do It Yourself - podcast

Author Learning Center — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:25:00 GMT

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The Varied Paths to Film Distribution - podcast

Caroline Weiss — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 16:10:45 GMT

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Film distribution can vary project to project and how this process is handled can depend on the size of the production studio. Larger studios can often handle the distribution themselves and are usually guaranteed to have broad distribution in advance of production. The smaller studios or companies producing indie films rely heavily on film festivals to get attention, as former Director of Media Services for Author Solutions Caroline Weiss explains. It is common for smaller production companies to work on a film project without knowing if it will ever get distributed. A positive trend she continues to see is an increase in self-distribution as a result of new opportunities being provided by the internet and streaming services.

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The Varied Paths to Film Distribution - video

Caroline Weiss — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 16:10:43 GMT

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Getting Your Work In Front of the Right People - video

Robert Kosberg — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:44:33 GMT

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Even with perseverence and determination, it can be difficult getting your work in front of the right people. However, once you do, it can provide you with many opportunities, as Producer Robert Kosberg explains.

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Book to Film: Do It Yourself - podcast

Ken Atchity — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:41:21 GMT

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Think your book would make a fantastic movie? Agent and producer Ken Atchity discusses the challenges of the U.S. film market, and how sales success and connections can help turn a book into a movie. As an author, one of the hardest things about trying to get a film made based on your work is that you have to find something extra that's going to dress up your book and impress the filmmakers. Some things that really impress producers are sales success, promotional success, and interest from film industry professionals, such as actors or directors. The U.S. film market is extremely competitive, and the only thing that breaks through the crowd is success. That’s what writers are up against, so you have to do whatever you can to make your book stand out.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../PodcastATEKenAtchityBooktoFilmDoItYourself.mp3

Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast

Book to Film: Do It Yourself - article

Ken Atchity — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:41:12 GMT

Current Revision posted to Promotion by Ken Atchity on 2/26/2017 10:41:12 AM

In the past couple of years, I’ve been involved in turning writers into filmmakers. As an author, one of the hardest things about trying to get a film made based on your work is that you really are going to producers hat-in-hand. You’re carrying around what’s called a “naked property”—a naked script, a naked book. If you’ve published an e-book, then it’s even worse than naked. Hollywood knows that an e-book is not the same thing as a traditional book, and they don’t want anything to do with it, at least not unless you’ve sold thousands and thousands of copies.

The obvious solution is to clothe your book—make it not be naked. How do you do that? Get a major director interested. To most people, it seems like that would take a miracle. But if you have a few connections, it might be easier than you think. Or you could get a major star or an investor interested. Any of those three will make your book jump to the front of the line.

We have an amazing situation in the United States. We have probably more talented writers than any country in the world with the possible exception of India. As a result, it is thousands of times harder to become a known writer here than it is in Canada or Mexico or Italy or many other countries in the world simply because there’s so much competition. Our market is the most jungle-like market imaginable, and the only thing that breaks through the crowd is success. And it’s usually success measured in sales. That’s what writers are up against, so you have to do whatever you can to make your book stand out. If you manage to get a book on Oprah’s show, everybody knows that could be all the breakthrough you need. But it’s not an easy task, and it’s exactly why I spend a lot of my time doing strategic coaching for writers, trying to help them figure out how to bring attention to their work.

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Entertainment Media Strategy - video

Philippa Burgess — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

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Join this session with entertainment professional, Philippa Burgess as he teaches you how to successfully navigate the entertainment & media landscape. In this session she covers managing your personal goals with the realities and opportunities in the current marketplace. You'll look at what has changed across Hollywood, Publishing & PR and best practices for being successful as an author, expert or content creator. She'll be expanding the line of conversation about marketing your content with her other sessions, Building a Brand and Signature Story.

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