by mystified on March 9th, 2007

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Has anyone ever heard of a movie producer actually reading the first screenplay a person ever wrote? (I've heard it's impossible, that they won't even look at one unless by an established writer, or submitted by a writer's agent).

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by anonymous for now on July 31st, 2007
Don't want to burst your bubble, but Matt Damon and Ben Affleck weren't entirely nobodies when they wrote GLH. They both had a few acting credits to their names already which means they already had agents and connections within the industry.

If you are a completely new writer and do not have an agent, it is almost impossible to get heard. I work in the industry and we get a lot of calls from writers trying to submit some work. While we'd love to read fresh material, we're already overloaded with submissions from established writers.

It's an unfair world, but really without an agent or credits to your name, you need some connections to get your foot in the door. It's unfortunately about who you know...

Still, work hard! If you give up you'll never reach your goals. Everyone has to start somewhere so maybe you'll get lucky. But I'd highly recommend trying to get an agent.
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- To add to my answer, producers don't read a lot of the submitted scripts anyways. They usually have lower level people read all the submissions and pass along only the ones worth considering.
  
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by mejinn on March 9th, 2007
It wasn't impossible for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck when they wrote Good Will Hunting, they were nobodies until it was made into a screenplay and even won Oscars for it.
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- Thanks...I wasn't aware of that. It would be interesting to know how they got somebody to read it if they were "unknowns." Anyway, if they did it, maybe there's still hope...lol :)
  
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- best of luck to you :) I hope it works out.
  
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