Edit your completed script to fix any errors, especially in spelling and format. A major consideration in getting someone to read your complete script is to make it an easy read and free of errors.
Write a query letter. This is a sales tool that offers a potential agent, manager or buyer an introduction to you as a writer and to your script as a possible vehicle she might be interested in.
Visit the websites for the Writers Guild of America. On the Writers Guild of America, West homepage, go to "Writer's Resources" and click on the "agency list" link in the dropdown menu. On the Writers Guild of America, East homepage, go to "Resources" and in the dropdown menu, click on "Agents & Agencies".
Call or send your query letter to specific agencies on the lists. Indicate your desire to send them your script in hopes of an agent at the company representing your script. Inquire as to whether there is a specific agent to whom you should send the script and whether you should send the script through regular mail or email.
Sign up for an online database that lists the contact information of agents, managers and production companies. Two online databases are available at Done Deal Professional and Internet Movie Database Pro. Access to both of these requires a fee.
Select production companies that have produced or currently produce scripts that are similar to yours from the online database. Some of these companies may include the personal production companies of leading actors that you believe are right for your script.
Send query letters to the companies you choose, through email or snail mail, depending on the contact information that you have. Wait for a response from each company before sending your complete script. The response time varies from the same day to weeks or months.
Email or snail mail your script to those production companies, agents and managers that request to read it. Send the script according to the specific manner requested by the potential buyer or representative.