What you'll learn
Gain contract negotiation skills.
Learn about IP.
Find out how to discover stories with film and TV potential.
You’ll learn how to write stories that inspire bidding wars.
Meet the speaker
Jeff Maysh
Journalist
Jeff Maysh is a British-American journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Financial Times, and many others. He is best known for his investigation into the corrupt McDonald's Monopoly game — one of the most-read stories of the true crime era — which was optioned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a record-breaking $1million deal. With more than 30 stories optioned or in development for film and television at studios including Netflix, Universal, and Fox Searchlight, he is regarded as the most optioned writer working today (after Stephen King). Jeff teaches writers how to craft stories the entertainment industry can't ignore — and how to protect their rights once Hollywood comes calling.
You’ll learn how to negotiate with publisher to retain control of your rights.
This course covers the essentials of intellectual property for journalists and nonfiction writers — from how to find stories with real film and television potential, to what to look for (and fight for) at the contract stage. You'll learn how to negotiate with publishers to retain control of your rights, how to spot "work made for hire" red flags, what option agreements actually are, and how to protect yourself in an industry designed to take advantage of what you don't know. Jeff Maysh has optioned over 30 stories to film and television — more than any working magazine writer today. He'll walk you through the business side of storytelling that most writers never learn, with a frank, off-the-record conversation about how deals really work.
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Uncover the secrets of contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and how to discover potential stories for film and TV!
$99.00