Agents of Tendu

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10/24/16 • 121 min

There is one question. The ETERNAL question. The question that all who want to write in Hollywood ask themselves over and over again.

How do I get an agent?

In this very special episode, Jose's first agent, Matt Bedrosian not only answers the eternal question of "how do you get an agent?" but also gives a no-holds-barred look behind the scenes at a talent agency and answers some of the most pressing questions asked by writers, both repped and non-repped...

What do agents do?

Why don't they answer my calls?

What are they doing when they are not answering my calls? Why do you even need an agent?

But mostly, we talk about "how do you get an agent?"

Really. There's an answer.

There is one question. The ETERNAL question. The question that all who want to write in Hollywood ask themselves over and over again.

How do I get an agent?

What do agents do?

Why don't they answer my calls?

What are they doing when they are not answering my calls? Why do you even need an agent?

But mostly, we talk about "how do you get an agent?"

Really. There's an answer.

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