Traditionally, screenwriters make money if someone produces a project from the writer’s script. They are paid by the script (or draft, in some circles), and the dollar figure runs $5,000 to $50,000 as a general rule. My business model is different for the screenplays in this book. The way these …
Professional screenwriters expect their scripts to be rewritten. It’s a time-honored process. In feature films, the typical script goes through several rewrites, by several different writers. In TV writing, the process is collaborative – several people get into a room, order Chinese food, and hash out every line together. I’ve …
Traditional copyright did not have computers in mind when it was designed. Computers are very good at copying. When I move a file from my computer to my memory stick, I am in in a very strict sense violating copyright. Instead of updating the copyright laws to reflect twenty-first century …
We here at 26 Screenplays are huge fans of the Creative Commons initiative. The screenplays in the book are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license and exist to have derivative works created from them.
Creative Commons offers a Catalyst grant, and we have applied for it.
This is one of the reasons the book was released under Creative Commons Attributions license is that I want people to steal the material in the book. Just put my name in the credits and everything will be fine. Don’t be a Carlos Mencia; be a Milton Berle.
How many times have you said, “I love you”?
How many things have you meant when you said it?