The 0–150 Email List Test: Validate Your Film/TV Idea Before You Write.

Published about 1 month ago • 18 min read
Why gathering 150 interested fans can save you months of wasted work. Okay, this week, I'm giving you something hopefully you can use. We’ve all heard horror stories of filmmakers spending a year writing a script or shooting a proof-of-concept only to discover nobody cares. One way to avoid that fate is to test your idea first, before you write a single scene. The “0–150 email list test” does exactly that: it asks you to build a small mailing list – up to about 150 people – who are genuinely...

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