SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Wendy McColm Discusses Her Debut Movie, as Writer/Director/Actor on “Birds Without Feathers”
Writer/Director/Actor Wendy McColm talks about her debut comedy movie Birds Without Feathers. She discusses why filmmakers need to get their contracts in order, and what it takes to get an indie film made.
Writer/Director/Actor Wendy McColm talks about her debut comedy movie Birds Without Feathers. She discusses why filmmakers need to get their contracts in order, and what it takes to get an indie film made. Birds Without Feathers was nominated for a grand Jury prize at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival.
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Links mentioned in the show:
- Wendy McColm on IMDb
- Wendy McColm on Twitter
- Wendy McColm on Instagram
- Wendy McColm website
- Birds Without Feathers on IMDb
- Birds Without Feathers on Twitter
- Birds Without Feathers on Instagram
- Birds Without Feathers 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.