That's been my motto
for the past two
years....
My name is Randolph
Hirsch and I would like
to share some of my
experiences and
adventures in
Hollywood with you,
getting an
Independent Film
made "Without dying
in the process!"
I'm going to provide
you with a detailed
itinerary, schedule
and checklist for your
film project -- that will
help you "Beat the
Hollywood Odds!"
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Have you thought about becoming a successful and produced screenwriter?
Have you considered writing a screenplay and producing the film yourself?
Have you wondered how to break into Hollywood?
Do you have a script that you think should be nominated for awards, but can't get an agent to read it?
Are you banging your head against the wall wondering how to get an independent film made? Where to
even begin?
Have you tried to think of ways to make studio and investor contacts?
Do you know the secret to getting an agent to not only read your script, but get excited about sending it to
his best clients?
Have you sent out query letters to dozens of literary agents only to receive dozens of rejection letters
back?
Are you working in a boring job that you want to quit so you can be a full-time film maker, but just don't
have the time or knowledge or experience to go about fulfilling your dream?
Would you like to have the "sure fire" secrets to producing an independent film with a great cast and
crew, even if you have no experience, your script needs work and you don't live in Los Angeles, CA
(Hollywood?)
What would a step by step full proof plan of s, to get your script into pre-production, in the hands of
interested agents, investors, distributors and studios, and scheduled for production, with dozens of
industry people begging to be part of YOUR feature film project be worth to you?
What would you pay for a "how to" guide for screenwriters, producers and independent film makers
everywhere, that showed you how to get an independent film made in Hollywood against all odds,
without dying in the process? $100, $200, maybe $500!
Every year, thousands and thousands of aspiring screenwriters travel to Los Angeles and New York and
other big cities across the planet, to attend screen-writing expos, lectures and pitch "fests..." For those of
you who have never been to a "pitch fest" it is one of the most stressful, frustrating, and degrading
experiences you can put your self through as a screenwriter.... Whether you've been writing for twenty
years and haven't managed to sell or produce anything yet, or you've written your first screenplay and
you're brand new, pitch fests are NOT THE WAY to break into Hollywood.... My step-by-step "how to"
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ODDS" will have you ready to start pre-production on your feature film project within three months....
Download it now, and you'll be on your way within twenty four hours, to getting YOUR film made...
There's a section on protecting yourself, deal memos, letters of intent and legal contracts... I should
mention that my program is designed for independent films within the budget ranges of $500K to not
more than $10 million.
for film makers, producers and screen-writers is a must read.
I will provide you with a detailed itinerary, checklist and schedule -- that if you follow to the letter, will
assure you of having a successful film project.
This comes from careful research and hard fought experience.
In addition, I have a list of approximately TWENTY-FIVE film investor sources with their contact
information including phone number, mailing addresses and/or web site and email addresses for you
to contact once you've followed my step by step plan and you're ready to present them with your
complete proposal and investor package (including production budget and business plan)...
Everything is included in my e-book for you to start your film project today.... Let me be your
personal "film consultant" and one of your executive producers. Let's get started... As soon as
you've ordered, I'll provide you with my direct email address and will be available for any questions
that you have....
Within six months, you WILL have a feature film -- ready to begin pre-production and you'll be the
talk of the town... I will also introduce you to several inexpensive publicists...
It was a romantic love story about two people who are meant for each other, and a little ten year old girl
manages to bring them together in a very unlikely way... I spent a year developing, creating, writing the
script and business plan, meeting with entertainment attorneys, literary and actors agents and managers,
film consultants, investors, studios, distributors, casting directors, producers, cinematographers, actors,
assembling an award winning behind the camera crew, and an all star-cast... After six re-writes I agreed
to let another producer/screenwriter come aboard and help me with a brand new original version of the
script, to make it more "Hollywood." Here's the latest listing on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)...
Full Cast and Crew for
Once in a Lifetime (2005/II)
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Directed by
Jeffrey Pritz
Robert Meyer Burnett (co-director)
Writing credits
Randolph M. Hirsch (story)
Jeffrey Pritz (screenplay) and
Matt Neely (screenplay)
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Joey Lauren Adams .... Suzy Lewis
Senyo Amoaku .... Willie Stargell
Edward Asner .... George Lewis
Sean Astin .... Johnny Bench
Timothy Daly .... Dr. Blondy
Elle Fanning .... Maggie
Jay Michael Ferguson .... Actor
Reggie Lee .... Actor
Dorothy Lyman .... Nurse Labell
Ali MacGraw .... Nurse Janice
Judd Nelson .... Jeff Nicholson
Paul Sorvino .... Jake Cooper
Dean Stockwell .... Walt Alston
Paul Webster .... Doctor Bergman
Produced by
Cherelle George .... line producer
Randolph M. Hirsch .... executive producer
Matt Neely .... co-producer
Jeffrey Pritz .... producer
Film Editing by Ed Marx
Casting by Ricki Maslar
Art Direction by Arlan Jay Vetter
Costume Design by Abby Polakow
Makeup Department
Kelley Mitchell .... makeup artist
Production Management
Cherelle George .... unit production manager
Art Department
Ray Harris .... storyboard artist
Other crew
William Goldman .... very special thanks
Robin Haworth .... production assistant
Dana Keating .... production coordinator
Melissa Reynolds .... production assistant
In less than six months, your film project can and will be listed on http://www.IMDB.com and in the trade
magazines too (Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Back Stage West, etc...) with YOUR name listed as
producer, screenwriter and/or executive producer (or all of the above!) by following my step by step
how-to report: "BEAT THE HOLLYWOOD ODDS!" Suggested retail price for my E-Book is $49, but you
can have it for $39 before I raise my prices... Get Twenty-five Film investor sources for only $39... And
don't worry if other writers and producers now have this information... With 50,000 + scripts a year
submitted to the Writer's Guild, and less than 1% getting selected to be made into a movie by one of the
studios, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain with my solid information and full proof checklist
and film production schedule... Better Hurry!
DOLLAR BUDGET -- "WITHOUT DYING IN THE PROCESS!"
BY RANDOLPH M. HIRSCH, PRODUCER AND AWARD WINNING SCREENWRITER
I've spent the past year developing a feature film production, creating, producing, packaging, promoting,
writing, and assembling an award winning behind the camera crew, and an all star cast with fourteen stars
attached! I completed writing a 75 page business plan a few months ago that has attracted a number of
studios, distributors and investors.... After working on my completed feature length original screenplay for two
years, we're finally in pre-production... Last October 2003, I wrote and produced a 15 minute short film, ONCE
IN A LIFETIME, the short, that was accepted into four international film festivals.... The short film was my
"calling card" to the industry and I used it as a demo and a trailer for the feature film...
I had the short re-edited recently by the same film editor who will be working on the feature film, ONCE IN A
LIFETIME: JUST GO FOR IT! He offered to re-edit the film which was originally shot on Mini DV and was twenty
minutes... He got it down to 12 minutes and burned it onto a DVD at no charge -- just to prove himself to us...
One hundred and fifty people are committed to my project -- and it's my first screenplay! I completed the
production schedules and initial production budget in December 2003 for the feature film, and I wrote the
business plan in January of last year... I hired a professional film consultant to teach me about film budgets,
production schedules, and business plans -- and even the basics of directing... We now have an all star cast
and award winning behind the camera crew assembled... I have a special agreement with my two co-
producers... I don't have to be an "on set" producer on this one, I can move on to other projects right away,
and that's what I'm doing... Film makers, screenwriters and producers from all over the world are contacting
me and sending me their scripts, asking me to executive produce their film projects too... They take one look
at the cast and crew for my project, and what I've accomplished in a relatively short period of time... Have you
been trying to get your film made? I can help... This book will give you some strategies that you may have
never even considered... I have two dozen film investor sources that you will learn about in my book. How to
get stars attached. Without talent, distribution and financing, you'll never get your picture made... After you've
read my e-book, BEAT THE HOLLYWOOD ODDS, please send me an email with any questions that you may
have, and I'll be happy to answer them BEFORE you present your business plan to investors.
It's a catch 22 in this industry. You can't get funding for your film without some stars attached to the project,
and letters of intent. But you can't get the stars attached without the funding already in place. With 50,000+
scripts a year submitted to the WGA, the odds are against the average screenwriter in this town. I'll show you
how to beat the odds. Buy my book today.
From initial concept to completed script...
Since I arrived a year and a half ago from Seattle, I've completed a short film -- got the short into four
international film festivals, completed my original screenplay which is now scheduled to begin production at the
end of November (150 people are ready and waiting to get started on my first screenplay), and now I've written
a book about my experiences and adventures getting this independent film made, a step by step guide for film
makers and screen-writers everywhere... From initial concept to completed original script, to the budget and
business plan, hiring a casting director, assembling an award winning crew, contacting agents and securing
fourteen stars (sample deal memos included), to finding the investors, bringing aboard executive producers,
co-producers and an associate producer and finally, getting the project funded and scheduled for
production... It's a "how to guide" for film makers, screen-writers and independent producers everywhere...
This e-book is a must have for anyone trying to get a film made... It's for film makers, screenwriters and
producers everywhere...
This isn’t a book about how to write screenplays.
This is a book about how to get an independent film made in Hollywood.
At least how I did it anyway. How I overcame the barriers and obstacles.
Included in my book:
The first half of the business plan that I compiled for my independent feature film -- that was presented to the
film investors. I cannot include the second half of the plan, because it contains confidential deal memos,
contracts, and letters of intent from actors and agents, but I do include sample deal memos with names and
amounts deleted. I’m not an entertainment attorney, so I used samples out of some reference books.
There are several links to film financiers and web sites that investors go to for opportunities.
TWENTY-FIVE film investor sources and links to several film investor sites
What to include in your film package to investors.
How to approach the agents and managers (or at least how I did it anyway.)
The link to the celebrity contact database that I used.
Other valuable links for screenwriters and independent producers.
Tips for aspiring actors and actresses who are interested in writing, producing and/or directing their own movie.
The three essential elements that you need to go after, for an attractive proposal to film investors.
My humorous (and not so humorous) adventures (the good, the bad and the ugly) and how I survived without
dying in the process…
Parts of it are sad, but I guess I can laugh about it now…
As Mr. Corey (to be played by Ed Asner), the wise mentor and Mitch’s client in my screenplay says, “Be careful
what you wish for in this world Mitch… You just may get it…”
I'm also executive producing several film projects now... Film makers, screenwriters and producers from all
over the world, have asked me to help them produce their projects recently, and dozens of scripts have been
pouring in... ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR OWN FILM PROJECT?
"BEAT THE HOLLYWOOD ODDS"
with a web site link directly to my e-book... Don't
worry about opening zip files, etc... it's written in
plain text.