Reading Books and Writing Coverage for Film and TV Adaptation

Every production company needs books. Every book needs a scout. Every scout needs readers. And every reader needs to know how to write brilliant coverage.

This workshop is aimed at anyone who, first and foremost, wants to learn how to write industry-standard book coverage for film and TV adaptation, or is otherwise hoping to improve their skills in this area. It's for anyone who would love to be reading for a living, or at least trying to make some extra cash doing it on the side.

It’s also for those curious about how this side of the industry actually works - the life-cycle of a book (from author to agent to scout to producer), the inner-workings of a scouting agency, how readers fit in, and the typical week-in-the-life of a scout.

As a former scout myself, I hope to not only give you a peek into the world of book-to-screen, but tips on breaking into it.

When: Wednesday March 4th at 7:00pm
Where: Online Zoom Video Call
Who: MFJF PRO Members Only
Cost: Free for MFJF PRO Members!

Content

Writing book coverage

- What actually is it?
- Why it’s so important
- The art of speed reading
- What makes a good piece of book coverage
- Tips on getting repeat business

The world of book scouting

- How does it work?
- The life cycle of a book from author to producer and beyond
- A week in the life of a book scout
- How to break into the book-to-screen industry

Cover to Coverage - www.covertocoverage.com

- Get 1:1 Guidance on how to write coverage
- A quick overview of my hands-on virtual course which leaves you with at least one industry-standard bit of coverage

Course Leaders

Alexandra Chaney

I studied film and TV at Aberystwyth University, and got my first job through MFJF as a receptionist at a film school! From there, I worked on reception at a massive VFX company, which was very cool, but not necessarily the area of the industry I wanted to end up in. I stepped away in favour of doing a couple of development internships. The people I met through those led me to reading for book-to-film scouts, and by chance, one of them needed an assistant. I worked my way up, to eventually become a book scout myself, as well as operations manager for one of the premier scouting agencies in the country. Almost six years later, I have amazing relationships with both scouts and producers. I have my first book deal (for a book that, using my contacts, I would love to see adapted one day). And I run a course on reading and writing coverage for film and TV adaptation, called Cover to Coverage. My advice is to just stay in the game. You never know where the next contact, conversation (or piece of book coverage) could lead.

https://www.covertocoverage.com

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