BPS 024: Screenwriting Confidential - Inside the Dark World of the Script Reader with Deepthroat

Have you ever really wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes
at Hollywood's major production companies and studios? How do new
screenplays get read, approved and pass on by the script reader?
What are the politics behind the scenes that make it almost
impossible for a screenplay to make it through the Hollywood
System?

Today on the show we have a former development executive, current
script coverage reader and professional screenwriter. In order for
him to be completely honest, he asked to remain anonymous so I just
refer to him as Deepthroat. Yes, I know that's a bit on the nose
but we both thought the Cloak and Dagger angle would be funny.
 He is a screenwriter that has worked in both television and
features, a sought-after script doctor (he's worked on some MAJOR
studio films), and a script coverage specialist.

Deepthroat spills the beans on the inner workings of some of the
biggest studios in Hollywood. He discusses how an idea he presented
his boss years ago was once stolen from him within the system and
was turned into a successful property and shares tips on how to
impress those studio readers that are the gatekeepers to getting
your screenplay sold and produced.

He is one of the amazing script coverage specialists I have working
at Bulletproof Script Coverage. Deepthroat agreed to do this
interview in order to help screenwriters trying to break into the
business. He's tired of seeing so many talented writers get eaten
up by the system.

The information in this interview is raw, real and will give you a
much clearer idea of what happens behind the scenes in Hollywood.
If you enjoy this episode, please share it with as many
screenwriters and filmmakers as you can. We need to get this
information out there.

Enjoy my revealing conversation with DEEPTHROAT.

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