I've endeavored to rewrite three screenplays penned by others. And, in two out of three cases, think I did a good job. However, none of these experiences turned out favorably. In two of these cases, the rewrites involved collaboration with the original writers. The third rewrite involved a script that a producer sat on for nearly twenty years. That last project was two years ago and since then, I've only done one rewrite of another writer's short script and I was paid in full, in advance. I'm pretty sure the guy hated what I did but never said anything. So the lesson learned is get the money up front.
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I don't think doing rewrites of another's work ever really ends well. My work has been rewritten by others who I'm convinced didn't know their nose from a hole and I've had the misfortune to rewrite scripts by other scribes who I'm sure had no idea what they were doing. But you know, just because their pov and mine may not be in sync really doesn't matter in the long run. I've just learned to live and let live. Except for a few wackos out there, it seems to work pretty well.
Doug: Thanks for your post.
They say writing or rewriting other people's ideas are how most screenwriters make their money, so yeah, we have to grin and bear it... and execute good contracts with staged payments along the way (for features).
Hey dear friends, I want very important information from you guys. In fact, I am an Indian scriptwriter if my script is bought by an agency or a producer in the United States. So if the front party is calling me in the United States in our country, then what is the cost of the visa and tickets? Do they put everything in coming? From my side or will I have to put it in my pocket? And how is the agreement between a writer producer's director? Let me tell you about this process well.