🗺️ Screenwriting Business Roadmap
A concise online course to teach you how the screenwriting business operates, and what you ACTUALLY need to do in order to break in!
created by Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Writer + Director
This course is for Screenwriters who are serious about sharpening their business skills so they can become Working Screenwriters!
What You Will Learn
- How Hollywood works so you can equip yourself to break in and navigate a competitive industry.
- Which screenwriting contests move the needle—and which ones don't.
- How and When to get an Agent or Manager
- The 3Cs of Careers in Hollywood
- How Development works
- Why Hollywood & Studios have changed
- When to Copyright your screenplays
- How much Money you can expect to make
- Realistic odds & paths forward
- Ways to Network...without being sleazy or annoying
- The differences between Outlines, Synopses, & Treatments—and why they matter
- How to pitch a script to producers and executives to make them hungry for more!
Becoming a Working Screenwriter is insanely hard.
Will you keep struggling to figure out how things operate? My no-nonsense approach will guide you towards the paths forward that are proven to work.
In This Course, You Get:
Industry Landscape Analysis
Shows you:
- What Hollywood lingo means
- How careers work in the industry
- What the 3 Cs are
- Why the WGA matters—and why you should (probably) join
Hollywood Business Breakdown
Delivers:
- How to properly copyright your script
- How COVID changed the studio system
- Why the studio pipeline matters to your creativity
- How much you can expect to make as a screenwriter
Learn the
MAGNET RULE
Gives you:
- How to get great coverage
- Which contests actually matter
- How + When to get a manager or agent
- Realistic goals for breaking in
- And of course—what the MAGNET RULE is and how to apply it to break in
Self-Branding Strategy
Explains:
- How to create a professional screenwriting portfolio
- Which social media platforms to use—and which to avoid
- How to network without being annoying
Pitch Playbook
Presents:
- The differences between outlines, treatments, and synopses—and how to create them all
- My personal pitch deck template you can use to dazzle potential investors
- How to get good at pitching and not get nervous
You Also Get These Bonus Downloads:
You Also Get Access to:
Lifetime access to an ever-growing compendium of downloadable resources, guides, eBooks, videos, and articles on screenwriting & storytelling.
They Say Knowing is Half the Battle.
If you want to launch your screenwriting career, you need more than stellar story skills—you need a realistic, attainable goal and a plan of attack!
I'm Ready to Understand Hollywood!
Click the button to get started:
Sneak Peak of the Course:
Money-Back Guarantee
If you go through the whole course and aren't satisfied, then I'll give you a full refund within 30 days!
So, try the program with no risk. What do you have to lose?
Who is the Storylosopher?
I'm Carl T. Rogers. I’m an award-winning screenwriter, director, and lay philosopher. I've written screenplays and worked in film & video production for over a decade.
My shorts have screened in +30 film festivals across the US and overseas in Israel, Finland, and Germany. A few of my awards include:
- Bronze Telly Award
- Best Director, Otis Film Fest
- Best Short, Modern Film Fest
- Nominee, Ralph R. Clemente Award, Orlando Film Fest
I earned a MFA in Directing from Florida State University and a BA in Cinema-Television from Regent University.
I've shot numerous commercials. I also wrote and directed a music video for an Emmy-nominated performing artist.
Now, I toil away in the dark hours of the dawn writing screenplays that I'll direct in the not-so-distant future.
My goal is to educate and inspire other storytellers; I want to be the mentor to you that I wish I’d had when I was a beginner!
Ready to Get Your Career in Gear?
Click the button to start the course today.
Can I take a free course first?
Yes, absolutely! If you haven't already, grab my mini course: How to Launch Your Screenwriting Career.
