I’ve written about this before, and I am sure I will write about this again. It keeps coming up, both with my own projects and with those I consult on.
I think it is really simple and it is based on both experience and common sense.
It is my belief that there is only one chance to show a script where it will have real impact — and that is when it can be portrayed as “inevitable”. That is usually when there are both talent and finance commitments — the two components that make a dream real for the industry.
The ideal time to submit a project is
