IFH 705: How to Tell Your Internal Story with Jen Grisanti

IFH 705: How to Tell Your Internal Story with Jen Grisanti

Today on the show we have Hollywood Story/Career Consultant and former Studio Executive Jen Grisanti. Grisanti is also a Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, a former studio executive, a blogger for The Huffington Post and author of Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story, TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells, and her recent book Change Your Story, Change Your Life: Using Shamanic and Jungian Tools to Achieve Personal Transformation.Over twenty years ago, Jen Grisanti started her career as an assistant to Aaron Spelling, who served as her mentor for 12 years.

She quickly climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc., covering all of Spelling’s shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and Charmed. In 2004, Grisanti was promoted to Vice President of Current Programs at CBS/Paramount where she covered numerous shows including Medium, Numbers, NCIS, 4400 and Girlfriends.

In January 2008, Grisanti launched Jen Grisanti Consultancy, Inc., a highly successful consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. Drawing on her years of experience as a studio executive where she gave daily notes to executive producers/showrunners, Grisanti personally guides writers to shape their material, hone their pitches and focus their careers.Since launching her consulting firm, Jen Grisanti worked with over 1000 writers specializing in television, features, and novels. Due to her guidance, over ninety of her clients have staffed as writers on television shows, fifty-three have sold pilots, and six of those pilots have gone to series.

Enjoy my conversation with Jen Grisanti.

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IFH 376: Selling 10K DVDs and Building an Indie Filmmaking Empire with Mark Harris

IFH 376: Selling 10K DVDs and Building an Indie Filmmaking Empire with Mark Harris

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IFH 375: Making an El Mariachi Style $7000 Indie Film with Josh Stifter

IFH 375: Making an El Mariachi Style $7000 Indie Film with Josh Stifter

Today on the show we have writer/director Josh Stifter. Josh was chosen as one of the directors to attempt to make a $7000 feature film using the El Mariachi style made famous by legendary filmmaker R...

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BONUS: Breaking Down a BAD Distribution Deal with Kerry Carlock & Nick Lund-Ulrich

Partnering with an honest film distributor can be a great part of any Filmtrepreneurial Blueprint. The problem is finding said "honest" distributor can be challenging. Finding an honest film distribut...

3 Feb 20201h 32min

IFH 374: Predatory Film Distributors - The Bankrupt Reboot Scam

IFH 374: Predatory Film Distributors - The Bankrupt Reboot Scam

I've spoken about predatory film distributors before on the show (The Dark Underbelly of Predatory Film Distributors – BEWARE!) but I just discovered how some of these scumbags have figured out how to...

31 Jan 202021min

IFH 373: Is TUGG Going Bankrupt and Not Refunding Filmmakers & Customers?

IFH 373: Is TUGG Going Bankrupt and Not Refunding Filmmakers & Customers?

I don't know if something is in the air but things are getting rougher for indie filmmakers every day. I received a call today from a few filmmakers who are having major issues with the on-demand thea...

29 Jan 202020min

IFH 372: Producing Sundance Winning Indie Films with Jonathan Baker

IFH 372: Producing Sundance Winning Indie Films with Jonathan Baker

Today on the show we have Sundance-winning producer Jonathan Baker. His new film Sylvie's Love is the talk of Sundance 2020. Sylvie's Love is an upcoming American drama film, written and directed by E...

24 Jan 20201h 32min

BONUS: What I Learned from My Independent Film Being Illegally Pirated

BONUS: What I Learned from My Independent Film Being Illegally Pirated

In today's new film economy it is getting tougher and tougher for independent filmmakers to make a living with their films. The entire industry is changing faster than anyone can keep track of. Even f...

23 Jan 202026min

IFH 371: Shooting for the Mob - Listen to Four Chapters for FREE!

IFH 371: Shooting for the Mob - Listen to Four Chapters for FREE!

After months of the IFH Tribe asking me, I finally finished the audiobook version of Shooting for the Mob. It was a tough project to finish but I knew I had to get it to you guys. As a gift for being ...

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