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Question Submissions

Is there one of your movies you would like to redo if you had the chance? If yes, which one?
--Deleted Member

4 Votes

In your opinion how many writers should be on one script? Do you like just the original one writer, or do many different writers muddy the waters and weaken the story?
--Deleted Member

3 Votes

As a screenwriter, would you advise my using IMDBPro?
--wolf bukowski

3 Votes

How do you see Artificial Intelligence changing screenwriting or movies in general in the future?
--Geno Scala - The Script Mentor

2 Votes

What changes are there in your advice since you wrote the guide about breaking into Hollywood?
--Marsha Mayer

2 Votes

Living overseas, no connections, best way to get script seen? Enter reputable contests? Solicit agents, prod. co's that might like? How to most effectively spend time and money getting to those who can make my dream a reality!
--Julie Robinson

2 Votes

Is it true that unless you have an agent/ manager you have no chance of ever having your screenplay read?
--Marsha Mayer

1 Vote

How did you deal with Steven Segal in "Under Siege"?
--Producer - POV Pictures, LLC

1 Vote

Can I admit in query letter I am NOT looking for career, but just have one fantastic screenplay to put on screen?
--Marsha Mayer

1 Vote

Navigating Hollywood: An interactive Q&A with Pretty Woman producer Gary Goldstein

Summary

In this 90 minute Q&A, Gary chats with Talentville CEO Ben Cahan about his journey to producing and shares some advice for today's aspiring screenwriters.

Presented by

Gary Goldstein

Gary Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood's biggest box-office hits, including PRETTY WOMAN, UNDER SIEGE, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES among others, generating over one Billion Dollars in worldwide revenue, receiving multiple Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe, among other honors.

Long before he produced his first low-budget film Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, Gary founded his own boutique literary management firm and launched successful careers for Matt Reeves (director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and writer-director of War for the Planet of the Apes and The Batman), J.F. Lawton (Pretty Woman and Under Siege, among others), and dozens of other writers, directors and producers in both film and television.

All of whom were unknown at the time.

Gary's book Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriters Blueprint for Career Success has become the top-selling book teaching 'career' (versus 'craft') for creatives in front of and behind the camera.

Gary Goldstein's Website: https://www.garywgoldstein.com/

Hosted by

Ben Cahan

Ben Cahan created and co-founded Final Draft, the worldwide leader in screenwriting software. It is used to write over 90% of all movies and TV shows produced worldwide.

He is currently the CEO at Talentville, with the goal to create an entirely new market for aspiring screenwriters to improve their skills and network with other writers, and also to provide a gateway to reach and interact with industry professionals, from agents and managers to producers and production executives.

What others have to say...

“Thank you. I enjoyed the webinar. I look forward to reading Gary's book and putting some of his advice into action.”

-- Mike Peters

“Gary Goldstein is a very intelligent individual with many interesting insights into the Hollywood and Indie worlds of making films. Anyone in the business today would benefit greatly from watching this interview.”

-- Steve Beswick

“Webinar offers genuine encouragement to be creative. Both host and guest speaker give incredible insights to understand how a storyteller succeeds to find an audience”

-- Davida Lippman