SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Screenwriter Brian Ackley Discusses 2050, His Latest Sci-Fi Feature Starring Dean Cain
Screenwriter Brian Ackley discusses his journey as a writer, initially writing and producing low-budget short films and features and then larger projects, including his latest sci-fi feature with Dean Cain, 2050.
This week on the podcast I talk with screenwriter Brian Ackley about his journey as a writer, initially writing and producing low-budget short films and features, and then larger projects, including his latest sci-fi feature with Dean Cain, 2050.
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:
- Brian Ackley on IMDb
- Brian Ackley on Twitter
- 2050 Trailer
- 2050 on IMDb
- 2050 on Twitter
- 2050 on Facebook
- 2050 website
- 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.