Ask not what you can do for your screenwriter! Ask how your screenwriter can help promote your films! That’s right. If you make a film based on any of my short film scripts, even if you change my script significantly from its original form, I’ll help you promote your film. …
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 …