In the fourth chapter of Screenwriter Survival Guide, I sat down with my good friend, writer-director Jonny Santana to talk networking. Jonny's been making movies since he was four years old, and his work has been featured on NBC, CBS, The CW, and Telemundo. He's even been tapped to give a TED Talk. He's an absolute beast at networking, and I was personally floored by his approach to cultivating real, meaningful relationships across the industry.

Connect with Jonny online (jonnysantanamovies.com), and watch his films on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtE1CJ1Dol7K3AHOpLBQqZA

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PART I: Jonny's Story

• Why you should cultivate your interests from a young age.
• Still in school? Makes movies instead of essays.

PART II: How to become a genius networker

• We actually get into the meat of networking at 12:48
• How to get people to work for free on your movies.
• Act like you're confident and you'll become confident.
• How actively developing projects is the best way to network.
• Why you need to be willing to work for free.
• Convince other people to care about you.

RESOURCES:

• Charisma On Command - https://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Command-Inspire-Energize-Everyone-ebook/dp/B00MX95J48
• Backstage Careers - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backstage-careers/id1548928085

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