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In case you haven’t noticed, becoming a professional filmmaker requires persistence, tenacity and an unyielding ability to overcome obstacles and keep going, even when doing so seems crazy… I wanted to share a little tool I have been utilizing for years.

The tool is called the Filmmaking Success Mindset. The FSM is a set of filmmaking declarations that, if repeated over and over every day – will help you condition your thinking for the better. Your thoughts will influence your beliefs and your beliefs will influence your actions. Put enough actions together and you will begin to forge a new life as a filmmaker.

If you like this sort of thing, I have provided a PDF download. CLICK HERE to get it. Print it out and place it on your refrigerator or bathroom mirror. You can then review every day to improve your thinking.

What I think about becomes real.

I play to my strengths. I support my weak areas with talented collaborators.

I take advice from people who have actual experience.

I spend time with people who make me feel better about myself. I always work to make others feel good too.

Following dreams is easier with money in the bank. I save what I can.

I keep an idea book and write down movie ideas as they come my way.

My word is trust. I never break my word.

I deserve Hollywood success because I am creative and passionate.

I always bring my ideas to fruition.

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… And actually finish your first draft.

Over the past year,  I have received countless movie pitches. Some were good. Some not-so-good. This is pretty typical in LA, as a lot of people say they have a screenplay. But the sad reality is, hardly anybody has a finished movie script.

In some cases many filmmakers and screenwriters don’t even have the first draft for a script.

So I wanted to announce a new screenwriting system. Based on my decade of making movies (and prior to that, reading and writing coverage for a producer in New York City) – I am in the final stages of production on a product that will provide you with a step-by-step, fill in the blank approach to writing a movie script.

I am also going to give you some insight as to what happens on my end. As an indiependent film producer, who is constantly in the hustle, I am going to provide you with some insider producer perspective on what we look for in a screenplay.

Like, how do you get your work finished? When do you know it’s ready? What do producers look for in a script? What are 7 surefire ways to get your script recycled before it’s read? And I want to address all of you who wrote a screenplay and are asking – now what? Would you like to sell your screenplay or produce it yourself?

When finished, this system will provide you with a step by step action workbook and companion MP3 audio. I will also throw in the option for some other filmmaking stuff – not sure what that is yet. I’m thinking this screenwriting system will retail for around 67 dollars. (I am still working that out.)

I will probably provide a deal for my newsletter subscribers as soon as the product is live. So if you haven’t already signed up for my newsletter…

Do you have any questions about your movie script? Feel free to comment.

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