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Would Your Book Make a Great Movie?

If the publishing experience was a morning talk-show panel, it would be packed with authors throwing around buzzwords and expressions like “film rights” or “Hollywood option” or even “green light,” but what do these terms even mean? For the self-published author aspiring to take that next step and pursue translation to the silver or the small screen, the language of cinema can prove the first of many obstacles to overcome. But never fear–Outskirts Press is on hand to help you master both the vocabulary and the experience of a Hollywood treatment!

What are film rights?
When you choose to publish, it’s important to read the fine print about which rights you retain and which rights you give up whenever your book is distributed in a different medium–including film. As a self-published author, you must take special care to understand the boundaries of copyright and your personal rights–which, if you’re published through Outskirts Press, is an easy process!

What is an option?
A film option is a kind of rental, in that a studio or production company reserves the right to make your book into a film (or television show) … for a certain length of time. The standard option runs anywhere from one year to 18 months, during which time the studio attempts to secure the funds and other resources to adapt your work into a screenplay and get it ready for filming. An option can be $500 or it can be $5,000–and the amount depends entirely on how much the production company wants your work. An option serves as a kind of preliminary show of interest.

Getting the green light.
Getting the “green light” on a film means that a studio is willing to put serious money on the table to have it made–and since we’re talking about Hollywood here, we’re usually talking on the order of millions of dollars, which is a serious commitment for anyone! As an author, the best thing you can do to get that “green light” is to make sure you’ve done everything you can ahead of time to make your book as film-friendly as possible!

In addition to offering a whole host of packages that will set your movie up for Hollywood success, Outskirts Press would love to walk you through all of the ins and outs of pursuing a cinematic adaptation of your book! To learn more, peruse all of the Hollywood possibilities we offer, or speak to your Personal Marketing Assistant about how we can help you navigate the sometimes hazy world of personal rights, treatments, and screenplay adaptations.

GET STARTED WITH OUR HOLLYWOOD SUITE OF OPTIONS!

Many authors dream of seeing their books on the big screen or as the basis for a long-running television series. Outskirts Press offers authors three unique opportunities to garner the attention they deserve from Hollywood producers with services named Book Your Trip to Hollywood. With each option, authors receive the feedback and/or participation of a real Hollywood producer and production company; the final results are added to a Hollywood database that is perused by industry professionals for new projects; and exclusive efforts to option the author’s book are immediately set into motion. These Hollywood options are:

  • Hollywood Action Plan: Get a true professional opinion from a true Hollywood producer at a real Hollywood production company.
  • Book-to-Hollywood Treatment: A Hollywood standard 7-10 page treatment is often a prerequisite to optioning a book or even having a screenplay written. Most producers or studios base their opinions of a work on the treatment.
  • Hollywood Screenplay: Ultimately, in order for a book to become a movie or television series, a screenplay must be written. These scripts conform to Hollywood formatting standards based upon type/genre and the copyright remains with the author (not the screenplay ghostwriter).

Get started today and watch your book on the big screen!

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Book Marketing Option Spotlight: Hollywood Screenplay

How much is it worth to you to get your book in front of the same Hollywood insiders who brought to life mega-hits like “The Hunger Games,” “Secretariat,” “The Sopranos” and “True Blood?”
Hollywood Screenplay from Outskirts Press is the ultimate plan for authors who want to see their book up on the silver screen. With this option, we write your screenplay for you and you keep all your copyrights. We do the legwork to put you in touch with our industry connections, including a production company and Hollywood producer. What’s more, your screenplay will be represented in an effort to secure optioning or purchase by a Hollywood studio. This is the ultimate solution for getting your book on the big (or small) screen. How’s that for exposure?
If you envision your novel as the next “Hunger Games” or “Harry Potter,” consider these valuable highlights of our Hollywood Screenplay option:

  • Your screenplay will be written by a professional Hollywood scriptwriter with experience adapting novels to script form.
  • Your finished screenplay will go through numerous reviews by both you and a credited Hollywood producer to deliver to you a final draft of quality that producers and directors will find appealing.
  • You’ll receive a full-length screen play specifically written to meet the needs of the medium you choose (TV, film, etc.) and the genre of your work.
  • The screenplay you approve will be submitted to a searchable Hollywood database, used by studios, executives and producers seeking materials to pitch, option or buy.

BONUS: An exclusive, 3-year effort will automatically be set into motion by a Hollywood production company to option your screenplay with Hollywood studios, producers and/or stars. Imagine: Your own screenplay making the rounds in Hollywood as a hot property!·

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Self-Publishing Authors Can Now Capture Hollywood’s Attention

Outskirts Press offers all authors (self-published and otherwise) two unique opportunities to garner the attention they deserve from Hollywood producers with a brand new suite of services named Book Your Trip to Hollywood.  The first two services within the suite include:

  • Book-to-Hollywood Treatment: A Hollywood standard 7-10 page treatment is often a prerequisite to optioning a book or even having a screenplay written. Most producers or studios base their opinions of a work on the treatment.
  • Hollywood Screenplay: Ultimately, in order for a book to become a movie or television series, a screenplay must be written.  These scripts conform to Hollywood formatting standards based upon type/genre and the copyright remains with the author (not the screenplay ghostwriter).

“Many authors dream of seeing their books on the big screen or as the basis for a long-running television series,” states Outskirts Press Manager of Author Support Elise Connors. “The ‘Book Your Trip to Hollywood’ options can help make that dream a reality. You don’t even need to have published your book with Outskirts Press, although we’ll give you a discount if you did.”

These services solve a real problem for many authors who dream of making it big in Hollywood. In fact, just getting Hollywood’s attention is nearly impossible, but with the Book Your Trip to Hollywood suite of services from Outskirts Press, authors receive turn-key, full-service assistance with the push of a button. And with each option, authors receive the feedback and/or participation of a real Hollywood producer and production company; the final results are added to a Hollywood database that is perused by industry professionals for new projects; and exclusive efforts to option the author’s book are immediately set into motion. The author doesn’t have to lift a finger!

Traditionally published and self-published authors interested in “making it big” in Hollywood can learn more about the Hollywood Treatment and Hollywood Screenplay options here, respectively:

http://outskirtspress.com/p/hollywoodtreatment

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