Entertainment Industry Home Page

Creative Screenwriting magazine is proud to offer this free web site by Hollywood insider, Heather Hale, who simplifies the landscape of the entertainment industry so you can not only figure out your point of entry — but road map your entire career.

From the dawn of Hollywood history to the economic realities looming on the horizon, this current, real world information rarely found in print will help you maneuver the gauntlet of your career in the entertainment industry.

Hollywood History
From Edison’s entrepreneurship through the first studio to the evolution of the independent producer, Heather Hale gives you a quick overview of the history of the entertainment industry.

From Script to Screen
How an idea is made tangible and marketable (not to mention protectable and exploitable) – this is the entertainment industry’s acquisition and development process.

Movie Making 101
From concept to cashing in: the journey of a project out of development and into financing and packaging — through production and post-production — and finally into distribution, marketing and advertising.

The Players
The 411 on the main players on the entertainment industry stage. Who are they? And what do they mean to you? What’s the difference between an agent and a manager? How do they overlap or interrelate? Do you need both? Who are the gatekeepers and why should you bother to schmooze with assistants? From PA to studio head — each position plays a vital role in how the entertainment industry functions — and how you can network your way in — and up.

How to Market Your Screenplay Without an Agent
Learn how you can break in or move further up the ladder. How do you get your calls returned? Your scripts read? How do you get on Hollywood’s radar? Heather Hale shares truly creative and innovative strategies to forge a career as a feature screenwriter or a TV scriptwriter in today’s entertainment industry.

Glossary
A complete glossary of entertainment industry terms.

Site Map
A complete map to Entertainment Industry.Net.

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