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Hi- I received a contract today from Eracism Productions, who want to option two shorts I wrote. I have forwarded the agreement to my entertainment lawyer....
Jeremy, I found only one hit with Google. That was for an open casting call for three films. The first two were for no pay! If they're paying you enough...
They are paying me also to come on board as an exec producer for the days they will be on set. If it all pans out, should be an interesting experience. We'll...
Husband-wife filmmaking team on the road making political doc showing U.S. more united than believed “Red, White and Blue” filmmakers Eric Anderson and...
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Happy New Year everyone! Sounds like 2005 could be a banner year with the tax changes kicking in. Several producers we work with felt that it would jack up the...
Zack, Both - seeing how 80% of everything is crap. I have a list of the 331 movies released last year. That means there were 66 that weren't crap. Bob Juch ...
Great question, Zack! First off, Happy New Year and Happy Writing to you! I always enjoy your reviews, and hope you continue to send them to the lot of us. I...
hey ed, good question. i think people need to get off this "spec screenplay sells for a million bucks" cloud and start thinking camera, lights, sound, post and...
I received this announcement from Gordon at Big Fish Talent Northwest and thought it may be appropreate for the Board. Anyway, if you're interested all the...
rossWWmedia, Corp. (parent company of WriteMovies.com) is producing the following movies in 2005: THE LIST by Marcus Folmar (WriteMovies.com Grand Prize...
I'm a newbie and adapting my first novel into a screenplay. I was wondering how to handle the issue of foreign language. One of my two protagonists and ...
Paul, While giving you my opinion on your question, allow me to make two points. Based on the fact that you described yourself as a newbie, I take it that you...
Thanks for your advice. I actually am basing the screenplay on a novel I recently wrote, so don't need to get written permission. However, your point raises an...
I'm new at this and I (basically) want to know if it's in the correct format and if it's any good. It's not done yet, but I'd like some critiques on the...
Hello Paul: I received your comments and am not sure you meant to send them to me? Anyway, I have written a book after writing a screenplay and have registered...
Hali, You did a lot wrong. You need to buy a book on Screenplay format. I strongly suggest "The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting,...
Paul (and Joyce) Interesting stuff. But your question on a derivative work would best be put to a copyright lawyer. I do know that many "hollywood" types do...
It would appear that THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE is at the top of the list. Hali, You did a lot wrong. You need to buy a book on Screenplay format. I strongly...
Inez, thanks again for your helpful advice on copyrights for derivative works and language in options or sales agreements. Bob's comments to Hali were also...
I hope some of the other members will help out here, Paul, because personally I try to avoid flashbacks as much as possible. I have reworked and reworked...
Thanks. It's great to have the perspective of more experienced writers. In my screenplay, I think I use brief flashbacks 2 or 3 times because I can't think of...
Paul, Your use of flashbacks may be correct, but make sure that's necessary information. Zoetrope and TriggerStreet.com can be good, but both suffer from too...
i agree with bob. throw in project greenlight. problem is that you have totally unqualified, untrained people judging each other's screenplays with plenty of...
For the most part this is true, although once in a while you'll get a critique from someone who gets the spirit of which both Zoetrope and Triggerstreet were...
Alex, I completely agree except that you can get good reviews on Project Greenlight. I entered the first one and got one review with all perfect scores and...