You bet, I read all of the story about the entrepreneurs who financed one of year’s best movie—“Maverick”, the Top Gun military flying sequel—and raised more money to make more movies.
At my most recent birthday, I wore the printed sweatshirt a clever daughter gave me. Large words on shirt read
Used to teach, but now I have no class.
One semester I taught entrepreneurship to broadcast and film students. Money raising was part of that curriculum. One ‘A’ student now owns four radio stations. Also taught screenwriting to one student who didn’t sell his script, but graduated from law school and now finances ventures.
For all those students, I didn’t post their final grades outside my office door—a lousy custom for some professors—but mailed them a personal letter with grade and comments on their proposed ventures. Some students griped they wanted quicker grade notice before they left for the beach.
My screenwriting student telephoned while I was working on my letter to him. He needed my grade to complete his application for a grant. All his other professors had awarded grades of A. So did I. In my letter, I wrote ‘A’ should be awarded when he found a literary agent to sell his screenplay.
Recall my advice as we try to find a literary agent to sell my historical fiction manuscripts to a publisher and yes, a filmmaker.
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