Anyone work for a major studio here?

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by uziel5000

Sussudio,

You were a script reader? Man, I hear that's a hard life. Maybe hard 's not the right word but from what I have read, it can be monotonous and the higher-ups treat them like crap but it is one of the very few ways in the industry to start from the bottom.

Yep and sort of yep (I didn't do it long enough for it to become a hard life)

Gamma,

If you have any concrete ideas you can also write a complete script and enter it in one or several of the many screenwriting competitions that are out there. Some are even sponsored by major studios. A quick search on the internet will yiel many results from the actual competition websites to sites designed exclusively to let you know which competitions are coming up and how to sign up for them.

I would definitely not recommend doing that, as many of the competitions are known for being borderline scams. You give them money with no guarantee your entire script will actually be read. They could read 4 words, toss it aside, and send you a nice email politely explaining your script wasn't chosen but thanks for entering, and there goes your $30. IMO, I would spend the extra money on a good screenwriting class or book, copyright fees and WGA registration, and script editors and agents, but that's just me