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If the first obstacle is writing a kick-ass screenplay, then the second hurdle is getting your script read by someone who matters. The best script in the world catching dust on a shelf or filed away in a computer doesn’t really do much good to anybody. But blind submissions don’t do the trick. The truth is that you have to know somebody. And that “somebody” knows somebody who knows somebody who knows the assistant to a producer, or agent, or manager, or whomever. This is the chain of command: friends of friends of friends. And since most of the power people are in…

Screenplay Genre: Drama / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 130 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT George is a good boy who always put himself before others, but now he’s finally saved up enough to go to college. He wants to get out of Bedford Falls, see the world, and really make something of himself despite his father’s plea that he stay and continue to help out in the Building and Loan. (00:17:22)