You need to be very familiar with these companies.įounded in 1898 as a vaudeville booking service, the William Morris Agency is Hollywood’s longest running talent and literary agency. For now, what I really want you to understand is this: Most of the deals in Hollywood are handled by The Big Four. Sometimes, these three agencies are referred to as part of “The Big Seven.” As you become more of a Hollywood insider, these distinctions become important. Now, some may dispute this categorization scheme because there are a number of what I’m calling “boutiques” that are more like a mid-sized agency such as Gersh, Innovative, and Paradigm. Everything that’s not these four I’m calling a “boutique.” The Big Four (and we will talk more about them in a moment), are WME, CAA, UTA, and ICMP. Screenwriting agents and their agencies tend to fall into two main categories:
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Hopefully this will help you sound like a professional when the topic of agents comes up and perform well in meetings with these influential decision-makers. When you watch Entourage, The Player, Ray Donovan, Californication, or Swimming With Sharks – you see the intelligence, high-stakes strategic thinking, aggressive mindset, sense of humor, and more.īut you miss the personal elements, factual backstory, and real-world situations that are crucial to understanding agents and persuading them to represent you. There are lots of very powerful agents and agencies that keep a low profile on purpose. Misconceptions persist because the agency business is somewhat secretive. Much of what is commonly known about screenwriting agents has “truthiness” but isn’t true.
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