Greenlighting Yourself
by Marc Scott Zicree
GREENLIGHTING YOURSELF is full of practical advice about choosing, preparing for, getting your foot in the door of, and succeeding at writing, producing, acting, and directing for film and television. Throughout the book, the authors advice is illustrated with anecdotes about many of his notable friends, such as Ray Bradbury and Guillermo del Toro. The myriad topics it covers include committing yourself to a career, developing sound work habits, being creative, interesting others in your work, finding work, finding an agent, coping with rejection, dealing with the various personalities one inevitably encounters in Hollywood, and giving your career longevity.
Paperback
English
Brand New
Author Biography
Marc Scott Zicree has written and produced hundreds of hours of TV for most of the major studios and networks, including Paramount, Universal, Disney, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star, MGM, New Line, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, WB, UPN, Showtime, PBS, Turner, USA Network, Syfy, Discovery, Nickelodeon, the BBC, Marvel, and NPR. Nominated for the American Book Award, the Humanitas Prize, and Diane Thomas Screenwriting Award, Zicree has won the Hamptons Prize and the Rondo and Saturn awards, and was named by the Writers Guild a 2014 WGA Diversity Honoree. Along with his wife, Elaine, Marc is currently writing, directing, and producing Space Command, an epic science-fiction series starring Doug Jones, Mira Furlan, Bill Mumy, Robert Picardo, Faran Tahir, James Hong, and Mike Harney. You can learn more about Marc at , , on his Facebook page or on his Mr. Sci-Fi YouTube channel. He lives in West Hollywood with his marvelous wife and little dog.
Review
Anything Marcs pursued, hes achieved itscreenwriter, novelist, director, producerand for years hes been generously teaching others his success techniques. How exciting to see hes now captured all his secrets in this new book! Rockne OBannon, Writer-Producer, Evil, Farscape, Defiance, Cult
Marc Zicree is passionate and resourceful. His insights into creating stories for the screenand making a career of itwill be invaluable to any self-starter. J.J. Abrams, Writer-Producer-Director, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Marc Zicrees Twilight Zone Companion inspired me to greenlight my own writing career. This is what Marc doesempowers people to build a ladder when they encounter a wall! Mark Fergus, Co-Creator-Showrunner, The Expanse; Co-Writer, Iron Man, Children of Men
Marc Zicree keeps the indie sci-fi beacon shininga true believer in self-reliance and ingenuity above budget. Guillermo del Toro, Writer-Producer-Director, The Shape of Water, Pans Labyrinth, Nightmare Alley
Marc is not only a master storyteller, but a genius in translating the steps to becoming one yourself. Whether thats in writing, editing, directing, or producing, hell help you build the confidence and skill you need to get your projects where they need to go! Christina Moses, Actor, A Million Little Things, The Originals, Condor
Marc Zicree has greenlit himself many times with his own writing and directing projects. So if I had my own project to make, I would hear him out on how he did it! Doug Jones, Actor, The Shape of Water, Pans Labyrinth, Star Trek: Discovery
I consider Marc a genuine writing talent. Not to mention, he is an absolute pleasure as a human being, which is no small thing in a writers room. Damon Lindelof, Co-Creator-Showrunner, Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen
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Anything Marcs pursued, hes achieved itscreenwriter, novelist, director, producerand for years hes been generously teaching others his success techniques. How exciting to see hes now captured all his secrets in this new book! Rockne OBannon, Writer-Producer, Evil, Farscape, Defiance, Cult
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