SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Mark Steven Johnson Discusses His Spec Sale of Grumpy Old Men and Latest Crime Film, Finding Steve McQueen
Screenwriter and director Mark Steven Johnson discusses his crime feature, Finding Steve McQueen and how he was able to break into the business with his spec for Grumpy Old Men.
This week on the podcast I talk with screenwriter and director Mark Steven Johnson. He just finished directing a crime feature, Finding Steve McQueen. We talk about that project as well as how he was able to break into the business with his spec for Grumpy Old Men.
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Mark Steven Johnson on IMDb
- Finding Steve McQueen Trailer
- Finding Steve McQueen on IMDb
- 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.