SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Director Dagen Merrill Discusses His New Science-Fiction Thriller, Atomica
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with director Dagen Merrill about his new sci-fi film, Atomica, how he found the screenwriter, and how he got the film funded.
In this episode of the podcast, I talk with director Dagen Merrill about his new sci-fi film, Atomica. We talk through the steps he took to find a screenwriter for the project and how he got the film funded.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Dagen Merrill on IMDb
- Dagen Merrill on Instagram
- Atomica Trailer
- Atomica on IMDb
- SYS Select Newsletter to producers
- SYS Select Screenwriting Leads
- The SYS script analysis service
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.