Screenwriting : Pitchfest by Harold Vandyke

What types of scripts were they? Low budget, Indie? Genres? I submitted a written Sci-fi pitch to Scooty Woop, but have heard nothing. I'm wondering if they tend to answer right away, or if there can be a delay. Thanks for your reply.

Kathryn: Yeah, I was just curious if they tended to contact right away, or if there was a delay. I'm hoping they'll request to read.

Hal - I submitted a written query for a low budget Horror. I think the script requests usually take a week, like Kathryn said.

I've been waiting 1 1/2 years for 4 studios to get back to me from the Fade in pitchfest. I'm pretty sure they're going to get back to me any day now. They're probably just waiting on getting the 6-figure check from their accounting department so they can send it to me.

Joey sent me a pitch report from the pitch fest of two weekends ago -- must say, I was a little disenchanted by what was said. Here's why: I had a written pitch that had more character detail and story information ready to go, then I listened to the online pitch instruction that was given and simplified it accordingly. The result was a pass with the statement that there wasn't enough character or second and third act information given...great. :( Now that's not to say things might have changed, but I sure would like to have the money be spent more productively. Exactly how detailed are we supposed to be, or does it vary from company to company?

Laura, thanks for the feedback. ...not to mention flying to L.A. You're right a lot of money can be spent in this endeavor. I was just bummed that I had it correct before listening to the advice given. I also asked Joey to let me know if it needed improvement when I sent it in, but heard no reply, so figured it was okay. I'll get over it, just felt a little let down.