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As a writer, getting your content out there in the media can be a long shot in the dark on a sunny day with 3-D glasses on. Your sense of direction can be lost on which path to take that actually pays off. But that could all be changing very soon due to an uprising that has led to quirky hashtags on Twitter. If you could log onto social media then add a hashtag and pitch your writing to Studio Executives – Would you? This is what happened when the drawbridge to the Writers’ Guild of America (W...

Hi, Everyone! Welcome back to the Dear Bradley Vlog. Every month I'm going to be answering your most burning filmmaking questions. If you have one, please submit your questions in the comments below or via Instagram @Bradley_Gallo. Be very specific and I will personally answer your question the best I can. Some answers will come in long form and others in a lightening round (multiple questions with 15 second answers). Some of you will have the same question and so we will combine those. So ask...

So you made a movie. You even have an offer from a sales agent to sell it worldwide. You are excited. Your film is selling in Cannes! It’s selling at the American Film Market! It’s screening at Berlinale! You're having viewing parties with friends and family, showing off the brochure or the listing of your movie in the Trades. You dream about the new movie you will make or the house you'll buy with the profits from the first one, and you're sure there will be so many dollars coming your way from...

If you read Part: 1 How to Create a Docu-Series that Intrigues (The Making of 'Make it Work'), then you learned that Kern and I believe that every movie is like a child and the parents, with the producer and director sharing the joys and struggles of creating something from nothing.This was the case for the docuseries, MAKE IT WORK. It is a child we're extremely proud of, and was born from a genuine ambition to put the spotlight on young people in America who are using STEM to transcend otherw...

Every movie is like a child and the parents, typically, and are the producer and director sharing the joys and struggles of creating something from nothing and presenting it to the world as a reflection on the best of the parents intentions. MAKE IT WORK is a child that we are extremely proud of, as it was born from a genuine ambition to focus the spotlight on young people in America who are using STEM to transcend otherwise limiting boundaries in their lives to create products that benefit thei...

Be careful what you wish for in this life. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. I was born in Walla Walla, Washington and graduated from High School in Springfield, Oregon. All I wanted was to escape the infernal backwoods and small towns. Somehow I got it in my head that wanted to be a part of making movies. Only I didn’t have a video camera. Those weren’t a thing until late in my high school years and even then, they weren’t so mobile. Also, my parents couldn’t afford one. And don’t get me st...

It seems the trend these days in Hollywood is taking existing IP and turning it into a movie or series. Just reading this very sentence has, no doubt, brought some shows to mind. (Game of Thrones, You, The Handmaid's Tale, etc.) It has authors asking: How do I get my book made into a movie? Stage 32 CEO Richard "RB" Botto answers the question during his free "Ask Me Anything" webinar. And what's more, he offers the author asking the question some key things to think about before she considers...

So you're looking to have someone give you feedback on your reel, get that script read, get that film project off the ground, raise funds for your project, or simply land that job.  Let's face it, we all have goals and will do just about anything to reach them. But that doesn't mean our game plan is sound.  In fact, more often than not, our approach couldn't be more wrong.  And with so much noise out there and attention spans shorter than ever, you only have an instant to burst through that cr...

I remember seeing the trailer for Breaking Bad when it came out and thinking, "That looks dumb." Eight years later, I couldn't get enough of it. (Disclaimer: I may have been in a sh*t frame of mind when I saw the trailer, so...) There have been dozens of shows before it, since it, and after it, that have garnered tremendous attention and have become prime examples in TV writing classes all over the world and in blog posts. In this post, The New York Times gives their list of the Top 20 TV dram...

If you’re an actor, you may or may not have come to the realization that as the sole owner of YOU, Inc., no one seems to care as much about your company as you. Often, actors believe that once they get a reputable agent, that the agent will make it their sole mission in life to make the actor successful. Even the best agents can’t offer that. Over time, you come to realize that if this company (again, we’re talking about your career) is going to be successful, there’s only one person that can ma...