How to Submit a Screenplay to Tim Burton
- 1). Ensure that your script is as good as it can be and is presented in the appropriate format (see References). If your script is not formatted properly, chances are no one will even read it. Also take time to decide if your script is really right for a Tim Burton project. Think about the kinds of films he has made, and consider whether your script fits his style.
- 2). Find an agent to represent your work. Normally individual directors or producers will not read material mailed to them by writers without representation. The Writers Guild of America has a list of agencies for you to use. Look for those that specialise in your particular genre and send off inquiries asking them to consider your work.
- 3). Deliver your screenplay to an agent if one responds. Try to have other ideas ready in case he asks you what else you have written or intend to write. An agent will act as an ambassador for you and your writing and shop your script around to different producers and studios.
- 4). Have your agent send your script to Tim Burton's agent or production company, Tim Burton Productions. Having an agent's name attached to your script will increase your chances of having it read.
- 5). Be realistic. Tim Burton is one of the most successful film directors in the world, and many of his films are based on ideas of his own. Try to broaden your aims to include other directors and studios.
