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Laverne McKinnon is a Career Coach, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Professor and Producer: It was at the time the fastest yes in Netflix history. We had been told once you pitch, it’ll take about three or four weeks to hear whether or not they say yes because they want to run it through their internal processes and their algorithm. 24 hours later, we got a yes.
Film Courage: Can you talk about packaging a screenplay and provide some examples on the process?
Laverne: I found that it’s critical to have projects that are are fully packaged, not from the sense that agencies are taking a commission but package in terms of:
Who’s the director?
Who’s the actor?
Here’s a screenplay or here’s a pitch…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Laverne McKinnon is a Career Coach and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist who is deeply passionate about helping people achieve their personal and professional goals. Her clients call her a Moonshot Mentor because she believes that everyone has the ability to achieve their wildest dreams. With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry and a unique skill set in creativity and leadership, Laverne understands that unaddressed setbacks and grief can erode resilience. Her work specializes in guiding folx to reconnect with their core strengths and aspirations so they can hit their professional moonshots.
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