I have written several stories and books for my children over the years. They love, their classmates love them, and their teachers have asked for copies to use at the school. I've had friends pay me to write stories for their children. How do I get them submitted to Disney & Dreamworks? They both have a "no submissions" policy, but there has to be a way. Any ideas?
2007-04-27 06:30:47 · 5 answers · asked by Claire M 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
No studio will accept submissions because by chance they may be working on the same idea. You can then say they stole your idea. You will have to go through a literary agent.
2007-04-27 06:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With anything at this level, It's all done with networking.
You have to know who to pitch your idea to. You should send a "query letter" asking if you can set up a meeting to pitch your stories.
Another approach is to visit www.imdb.com and search for movies similar to your stories made by Disney & Dreamworks. Look for names of Producers. Then try to track them down. These are the people will help you get your stories made into movies if they like the idea.
The "No Submissions" policy, means no _unsolicited_ submissions. They do this because there are LOTS of screenwriters out there. It is common for many screenwriters to have the same idea and they don't want to expose themselves to a "you stole my idea" lawsuit.
You may come to them with a story of a rabbit who disobeys his mother and has an adventure in Mr. MacGregors garden. It may be a great story and be just what they are looking for... however a similar concept may be in the works.
If your books are published, your literary agent or publisher should be able to help. If they are not published, you may have a hard time selling movie rights.
Another tip: write up a screenplay treatment yourself before you pitch just in case they love your idea. Also, never just pitch a single idea. Have at least three ready. The Producer may like your style but not the particular story and a typical response is "What else have you got?"
2007-04-27 06:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by sanity_in_tx 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The reason they have a "no submissions" policy is that if they have an idea in development already, they don't want you to be able to claim that they've stolen your idea.
If you've written a story, you probably want to register copyrights on the stories, if you haven't already. Then your next step is to find a screenwriter that can turn your story into a screenplay. Screenwriters have experience turning stories into scripts that are feasible and relatively inexpensive to shoot. Once you have a good screenplay, you should attempt to get an agent that can sell your screenplay to the studios, and not only Disney and Dreamworks, but also NBC Universal, Columbia/TriStar (Sony) and others.
To find a screenwriter, check out this link to the Writer's Guild of America:
2007-04-27 06:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have a "no submissions" policy it means just that - no submissions. The way to get your work in at Disney would be to develop a writing career on the outside, and get hired by them as a writer.
Have you considered sending your stories out to children's book publishers? It would be a little more realistic.
2007-04-27 06:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by stmichaeldet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you start publishing your own books? That's a good idea, bookshops will buy from you books to sell them.
2007-04-27 06:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by Once Upon a Dreamღ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋