My writing partner and I have a script that we have written with 2 A/B list actors in mind for the two leads. We have queried several of the top literary management companies (BenderSpink, Energy, Zero Gravity, etc) that accept queries. We receive one request for the script, and sent it over three weeks ago.
I know that it can take a while to hear back from that one company, but in the meantime, my question is "Should we query the Actors' agents directly or should we keep querying lit agencies?".
Here are my two sides of thinking on querying the Actors' agents:
Would an actor's agent be more open to reading a script with their client in a leading role? After all they only make money when their client works, right? Plus said Actors have their own production co's, and directors they use frequently. Couldn't the agent, if interested, package everything and pitch the project to a studio?
On the other hand, would an actor's agent even bother with reading a script from an unrepped writer? Would we have a better chance of getting the script read by an actor's agent if we had representation, from even a smaller lit agency?
Those are my thoughts; any insight/help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
I know that it can take a while to hear back from that one company, but in the meantime, my question is "Should we query the Actors' agents directly or should we keep querying lit agencies?".
Here are my two sides of thinking on querying the Actors' agents:
Would an actor's agent be more open to reading a script with their client in a leading role? After all they only make money when their client works, right? Plus said Actors have their own production co's, and directors they use frequently. Couldn't the agent, if interested, package everything and pitch the project to a studio?
On the other hand, would an actor's agent even bother with reading a script from an unrepped writer? Would we have a better chance of getting the script read by an actor's agent if we had representation, from even a smaller lit agency?
Those are my thoughts; any insight/help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
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