For our second podcast, Craig Mazin and I decided to tackle the question we’ve both been ducking since we started our blogs: “How do I get an agent and/or manager?”
It’s an intractable question because while most working screenwriters have representation, no two of them got it the same way. If you ask a panel of writers, you’ll hear a series of anecdotes, but you won’t get a better sense of what next steps you should take.
Craig compares it to losing your virginity, which seems fair. I opted to flip the question to ask, “How do I get the right agent or manager to notice me?”
We won’t typically devote an entire episode to one issue, but this one seemed to require it.
In related podcast news:
* **We’re now listed in iTunes.** The first episode is up, and the rest will begin posting automatically. You can [subscribe here](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast/id462495496).
* **Transcripts.** Several days after an episode airs, you’ll find the text of the podcast appended to the post (c.f. [episode one](http://johnaugust.com/2011/pitching-a-take-and-the-wga-elections)).
You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_02.m4a).
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UPDATE 9-7-11: The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2011/scriptnotes-ep-2-how-to-get-an-agent-andor-manager-transcript).