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Interview: Bob Holman - Screenwriters' Agent

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Kathryn Knowlton, Literary Manager and President of Creative Script Services talks with Bob Holman of Holman, Maybank and Live, a 'boutique' agency that represents screenwriters. Kathryn Knowlton: Bob, I know you've worked at both large agencies as well as so-called 'boutique' agencies. You are now a founding partner of a boutique agency. Can you tell our readers the difference between the two and why you chose to start a boutique agency? Bob Holman: The difference between a big agency and a boutique agency is that the big agencies represent all forms of talent: actors, directors, musicians, writers, technical people, among...

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How To Market Your Screenplay

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OK! You've got a terrific script! How do you get it read, and how do you sell it? The first step, of course, is to get good representation. One of the most important things to look for in your representative is whether or not s/he knows the marketplace. It is extremely important that your representative knows what the studios are looking for and the person at each studio who is looking for it. With the success of 'American Beauty,' many of the studios are looking for quirky, edgy, offbeat movies, which would have been very hard to sell a year...

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