Q&A: Have you ever sold a script and if so, what advice can you give?
Question by Frankster: Have you ever sold a script and if so, what advice can you give?
Hey folks out there, Have you ever sold a script and if so could you give some tips on how to get it read by someone who can get something done with it?
I’ve written a full length feature and it’s ready to get read by someone with someone who can do something with it. Of course I think it’s a great script and would make a great film, (as is said by everyone who writes a script I’m sure).
Anyways, I have tons of ideas but need some direction. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all in advance.
Wow, thank you very much Gray area, I really appreciate it. The script that I wrote is registered with the wga so I’m + there. I have about 13 different ideas down in synopsis form however am in the middle of writing about 2 at the moment. I know not the best situation to be in, writing more than one script at a time, however I find that when something pops into my head for one or the other I jump on it. If you are interested, I’ll happily shoot you a copy in PDF format.
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Answer by Gray Area
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I’m not a writer and have therefore never sold a script but I have bought and optioned them. To be very brief, have more than one script ready. Having just one script that you proclaim amazing and ready to go is a waste of everyones time. If you have tons of ideas, keep writing. Do not stop writing. You should have a minimum of 3 scritps ready and probably a dozen of those ideas in synopsis form. Register them with the Writers Guild of America. www.wga.org. Very few producers, executives or production companies will read unsolicited material, none of them will read anything you haven’t protected. The risk of lawsuits is too great.
Getting your script read by someone who can get something done with it is tricky and will ALWAYS be tricky because there are zillions of variables at play as to whether a productions comes together or falls apart before the first day of principal photography. It’s just the nature of the beast. There are hundreds of working writers in LA who have never had a screenplay of their produced but their screenplays have served as excellent writing samples that have gotten them hired on other green lit films or projects.
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