BPS 019: How Screenwriters Can Navigate the Hollywood System with Scott Myers

For screenwriters, navigating the shark-infested waters of the
Hollywood system can be a daunting task. You never know what the
producer or studio is looking for. How do you pitch your story
properly? So many questions. I hope today's guest can help guide
you a bit through those waters.

Scott Myers has been a professional Hollywood screenwriter for
over 30 years. Since selling his spec script K-9 in 1987,
Scott has written 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and
broadcast network. His film writing credits include K-9 starring
Jim Belushi, Alaska starring Vincent Kartheiser, and Trojan War
starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.

From 2002–2010, Scott was an executive producer at Trailblazer
Studios, a television production company. In 2002, he began
teaching screenwriting in his spare time. He won the UCLA Extension
Writers’ Program Outstanding Instructor Award in 2005 and for eight
years taught in the Writing for Screen and Stage program at the
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

He has hosted Go Into The Story, an amazing screenwriting website,
since its launch May 16, 2008, and is partnered with the Black List
as its official screenwriting blog.

Scott breaks down the Hollywood system, talks about story and
structure and just tells it how it really is in the business. Enjoy
my conversation with Scott Myers.

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