Q: As a TV/film screenwriter I've sent short pitches and query letters to several agents. Some have responded with requests to see my work, but other have returned my queries with a "no unsolicited" material letter from the submissions department. I have two ...
Q: What's required to protect the rights to a screenplay written under a pseudonym? A: Good news. You don't have to do anything special to protect the rights. As I always say, however, it's a good idea to register your copyright, ...
Q: Among a number of scripts and short stories I've written is a short sight gag that I doubt I could get anyone else interested in producing -- basically it would be too short, and the only market I think ...
Q: I am a Canadian who wrote a screenplay and registered it for US copyright. I have been writing query letters and submitting the screenplay to producers around the world---including to a few producers in another country who expressed interest in reading it. Since ...
Q: I am currently researching a story that occurred in the 1700s in France. I have used a number of different sources to put together a time-line of the heroine’s life, from which I have plotted out the story. My question ...
Q: Writers are encouraged to share their work with friends and family prior to submitting to publishing or film industry professionals. At what point does a family member's or friend's contribution considered sufficient to be considered collaboration? In other words, if a family member ...
Q: I've sent my script to an agency and have got response they wanna represent me. The CEO of agency advices to do grammar edit and to change the title of the script. I've registered my rights with original title in WGA and Copyright as well. ...
Q: A playwright/filmmaker in the United Kingdom optioned a portion of my self published novel to develop into a play and short film. This playwright/filmmaker renewed the option twice over several years, with a final payment due at the end of the third year ...
Q: I am new to the screenplay business. I do not have an agent since I have not yet had anything produced and the agents that I have approached are not taking on new clients. I have written a screenplay that has been a contest ...
Q: Do I have to share my Author/Writer Credit with someone who collaborated on the script, even if he never wrote one word or typed one keystroke on the script? A: This comes down to the terms of your agreement with the collaborator, and to the ...