Jim Agnew is a director, writer, and producer. He has worked with Dario Argento, and his scripts have starred Oscar-winning actors like Adrien Brody and Nicolas Cage, with projects landing at Lionsgate, ABC, Blumhouse, and Sony. But in the beginning, he saved up money for a year to focus entirely on screenwriting, and his second script got him paid. Speaking with Film Courage, he gave some no-nonsense screenwriting advice you probably haven't heard before. Here are his top tips for anyone who wants to make a living as a writer. - YouTube www.youtube.com 1. Be Realistic About Your EndgameAgnew gets straight to what many new screenwriters avoid thinking about. "You've got to be realistic. You have to look at the steps involved. What is your endgame? Do you want to get a movie made? Is it a small movie? What kind of movie is it? Are you writing a studio-type script? Are you writing a small, intimate thing that can be made for half a million dollars?" he said.Writing a massive studio blockbuster when you're starting out means you're competing in the hardest arena possible. "If it's a John Wick movie, that means you have to sell it through the studio system,” he added. "That's very hard to break into until you are working at a certain level. It does happen, but you usually have to work your way up. All of a sudden, you're not up for like these gigantic jobs of writing $100 million films." Know what game...
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