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The advice and rantings of a former Hollywood script reader turned TV writer (SUPERMAN AND LOIS) who is tired of seeing screenwriters make the same mistakes, saving the world from bad writing one screenplay at a time. Learn what it takes to get your script past one of these mythical Gatekeepers.
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- Before I was a TV writer (Superman and Lois), I read scripts in Hollywood for over ten years. In that time I worked for Oscar-winning production companies, and one of the "Big Five" agencies, among others. I'm here to share what I've learned.... mostly because I'm sick of reading bad scripts.
I was the guy you need to get past at the agencies and production companies; the first one in the office to read the script.
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