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Getting past the reader: An interview with veteran script analyst Michael Schulman
In this conversation with Talentville CEO Ben Cahan, veteran script analyst & screenplay consultant Michael Schulman shares strategies for breaking into the industry as a screenwriter; how Netflix and other streamers have changed the playing field; and offers tips on honing your screenwriting craft to maximize your opportunities to get noticed.
Michael Schulman has over two and half decades of experience as a story analyst/screenplay consultant, having worked closely with some of the biggest names in Hollywood on a string of successful movie and television projects. As a junior agent at ICM, Michael discovered youngDanny Rubin and brokered the deal for his screenplay Groundhog Day with Harold Ramis to direct.
Michael has done stints on three different studio lots as a top executive working with stars like Alec Baldwin and Dennis Quaid, and director Michael Mann for whom he oversaw creative development.
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.
“Awesome information as always. Thanks, Ben and Michael Schulman. ”
-- MB Stevens
“Very pleasant and straightforward presenter. I would trust him with my baby (script). Thanks”
-- Lindsey Morrison Grant
“Always good to hear from someone on the other side of the desk … good interview.”
-- Eddie Bradford
“Michael Schulman was excellent and this was your best webinar that I've attended so far. I look forward to him coming back. I will certainly hire him to read and cover my scripts. :-)”
-- Eric Brown
“Excellent Advice ”
-- Ruben N/A
-- Marcello Lanfranchi
