Lynn Reed: From Spec Script to Netflix Deal (Mentorless Podcast - Episode 2)




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Summary: Mentorless Podcast offers in-depth interviews with filmmakers about a particular project that has asked them to stretch their creativity beyond what they could have imagined. Together we look at the steps they took from the moment they had an idea until the moment they released their project into the world. The interviews are meant to leave you with practical tips and lessons from filmmakers who’ve done it before and are willing to share their story with their glorious and less glorious moments. In this second episode, I talk with American screenwriter/producer Lynn Reed. After a career in american campaign politics, Lynn decided it was time to go back to her first love: writing screenplays. Leveraging from the wisdom and experience she gained not working in the industry, Lynn managed to raise a substantial budget for her first screenplay, and take it all the way to a distribution deal with Netflix and other digital platforms. Lynn is a great strategist, and throughout our conversation she explains step by step how she went from knowing only one actor in the industry to getting her first feature screenplay shot and distributed. I learned a lot talking with Lynn and as always, I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Find out more about the episode and Lynn: www.mentorless.com/podcast Reach out: nathalie@mentorless.com Jingle by Soul of Bear > @soulofbear Photo by Namroud Gorgis > namroud.myportfolio.com