I answered a paid subscription screenwriting site ad where a "verified producer" asked for loglines/scripts. He wrote that my work was promising but "(if) we are to develop and produce your project, it will require some financial commitment from you because I can't shoulder all the expenses alone. It'll be a shared burden, you'll be looking at committing $4,400 and I'll cover the rest of the cost for the development phase. Production guaranteed. “ I declined. Complaints led to his banning. This is a first for me. Is this a one off? Have others paid and had their script produced?
Screenwriting : Pay for Script Production? by Michael Volpe
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This is a one off... nobody pays a producer, it's the other way around.
This dork asking for money is just trying to scam the gullible.
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You did the right thing declining, Michael Volpe. Writers paying to have their scripts produced is ridiculous.
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This does not sound legitimate, always do your due diligence before engaging in a creative collaboration.
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Hi Michael, I think if you're looking for a producer with great background and can help you with you project, reach out to success@stage32.com for recs!
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I had a producer ask for up front money. I thought that they took a percentage of the profits to sell the script. Writer's spent their time and effort to write. Their contribution should be enough.
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I have twice reported scammers to admin. Better write in such a way that one can produce oneself as a no-budget movie.