Creating Roles for Movie Stars
How do you get an A-list actor to fall in love with your characters?
This is a question every screenwriter should ask…and discover the answer to. It is crucial that your lead characters do two things:
- Cause a major actor to sign onto your movie.
- Meet the needs of the industry players (producers, agents, studios) who will make your script into a movie.
Know this: There are solutions and strategies that can help you to accomplish those two objectives — and double or triple the quality of your screenplay in the process.
To solve this mystery, we met with 32 A-List Actor-owned production companies…and they answered every question we asked.
Questions like:
- What causes an actor to fall in love with a character?
- How does an actor read a script differently than a producer?
- What needs to be in the character introduction to entice your actor?
- What do actors need throughout the script to keep the actor engaged?
- How does a role improve the reputation of your actor?
- Does role-choice make any difference to the amount of money your actor makes in the future?
- How does the actor's agent and manager play a role in that decision?
And what does all of this have to do with you and your screenplay?
Every agent, manager, and producer in Hollywood is looking for great roles!
Knowing what the needs of an actor are gives you the power to create a great role that will instantly be recognized by agents, managers, and producers.
They all know that having a Movie Star attached to a script will get it greenlit by a Studio. To them, a great lead character is pure gold.
The "Movie Stars" class provides the strategies you need…and they're easy!
You'll learn to…
- Write "Actor Bait" that will lure an actor into your script and be the scene that they say "I read that scene and just had to be in this movie."
- Use the Nine Actor Attractors to make sure an actor (producer, manager, and agent) fall deeply in love with your story.
- Create Character Profiles that get to the heart of the character…while discovering exactly what causes them to make decisions and take actions.
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Give your characters unique voices — and more important, how to express their voice through dialogue so every character has their own unique way of talking.
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Write character introductions that instantly sell actors on the part.
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And much more.
This isn't just about actors — every agent, manager, and producer is looking for great roles!
Every day of this class, you’ll see dramatic improvements in the quality of your lead characters. Creating Roles for Movie Stars literally puts you in an actor’s shoes to make sure that your lead characters address their specific needs and motivations — tripling the marketability of your script.
Note: This class is 11 class days and lessons go out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.