Thanks Julie! I read this blog earlier and it encouraged me to just keep entering. I entered the following screenplay contests this year: Nicholl, Pipeline, Page, Scriptpalooza, and Sundance Screenwriter's Lab. I also posted my screenplay yesterday at Talentville and I am thinking about posting it here. As an extremely busy person, I decided "What the heck do I have to lose?" Now, I need to heed your advice and let the announcements come as a wonderful surprise or disappointment later on...good thing I'm so busy this time of year. Thanks again for the advice and encouragement.
Appreciate it, Ruth...Looking forward to it. Might not be a bad topic for the Screenwriting section of the Stage 32 Forum as well...
I first learned about Inktip when I was hired by a director to develop a script she found there. Anne, who had directed a short film, went to Inktip in search of her first feature project. She found a script she liked, optioned it and on a referral from FIND (Film Independent) we started working...
Expand commentI first learned about Inktip when I was hired by a director to develop a script she found there. Anne, who had directed a short film, went to Inktip in search of her first feature project. She found a script she liked, optioned it and on a referral from FIND (Film Independent) we started working together. The original writer had limited experience so Anne hired a new writer and with the additional help of her producers developed the piece into a script strong enough to attract Kathleen Turner. Flash forward 4 years and that script is now a completed feature film, The Perfect Family, showing in theaters as I write this!! While admittedly the original writer wasn’t involved in the development of the script it’s still a win-win as she was paid for the script and received a writing credit.
So that’s certainly one of the better outcomes a writer could hope for when using Inktip. One of my clients, who lives in Alaska, posted her eco-thriller on Inktip didn’t have quite as much success and has this to say, “While in the course of 4 months, I got about 40-50 hits on my logline, I did not get a single read of my synopsis. I tried several different loglines and although each new logline generated a spurt of hits, it still did not lead to anyone reading my synopsis. My take away is that those who use Inktip have a specific production already in mind and they looking for scripts that match their pre-determined need. They don’t use Inktip to explore and consider new ideas per se.”
Another client, who is on the East Coast, received a lot of interest for his buddy comedy on Inktip and says, “I think InkTip provides a great service for out-of-towners looking to have their scripts reviewed by real producers and real agents/managers who seek new material or writers to rep. One thing is that many of the producers/agents/managers are just like the writers - people trying to break into the playing field. But that's a small negative compared to the positives of the service.”
My feeling is it’s relatively low cost, nominal work (you’ve already done the heavy lifting by writing the script!) and there’s little to lose. I have one caveat here and that’s I would suggest using Inktip after you’ve exhausted traditional methods for getting your work out there such as query letters, pitchfests and A-list contests (ie: Nicholls). These are the routes more likely to get you an option/sale and lead to the kind of networking you need to move your career forward. After that, why not post on Inktip? Seems better to have it there than sitting in your desk drawer where no one can read it!
So that’s my experience with Inktip. Love to hear further thoughts.