The Artist vs. The Businessperson : Knowing is Half the Battle
by Danny Manus - No BullScript Consulting
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The key to succeeding in this industry is combining being an artist with knowing the business. Here are some great tips on ways to do that to make sure you're giving yourself the best chance at success. And if you think you don't have to combine these two...you're in the wrong industry!
Danny Manus is a former development executive, a screenwriter, and is the CEO of No BullScript Consulting (www.nobullscript.net) and author of “No B.S. for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective.” His clients and mentees have been produced, sold, signed, optioned, staffed, made the annual prestigious The Black List, and include finalists and winners of prestigious contests including the ABC/Disney Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, PAGE Awards, Script Pipeline, Screencraft Fellowship, etc.
He has consulted on produced projects including Strangerlands starring Nicole Kidman, King of Killers starring Frank Grillo, I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart, Satanic Panic starring Rebecca Romijn, You Don’t Belong Here starring Shane West, and In-Lawfully Yours starring Marilu Henner.
Danny was the Consulting Producer on the TV Pilot Millennial Rules starring Olivia D’Abo and was previously the Director of Development for Clifford Werber Productions and Sandstorm Films, which combined had four #1 films at the Box Office, including The Covenant. He was a production exec on Just Add Water starring Jonah Hill and Danny Devito as well as Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes, and was also a Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures. Danny has taken thousands of pitches, appeared on numerous podcasts, BBC radio, was a columnist for ScriptMag, and has been a speaker at dozens of events and venues including Austin Film Festival, the PGA, Atlanta Film Festival, The Screencraft Summit, Kansas City Film Fest, Willamette Writers Conference, Las Vegas Writers Conference, Writer’s Digest Conference, NYFA, Great American Pitchfest, etc. You can follow him on Twitter/X @DannyManus.
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