I am curious to see people's reponces on this one.
Screenwriting : What's the difference between a Fan Script and a Spec script? by Patrick "pH" Hampton
What's the difference between a Fan Script and a Spec script?
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Fan script would be a screenplay about a loved property you will never be able to sell or own the rights to. ALA fan film. A spec is a screenplay written with zero money upfront. You can also write an adaptation or even get an assignment on spec. Specs also double up as examples of your writing.
A fan script is a hybrid transcript of a blend of a screenplay and the views of the fan who watched it. A spec, (speculative), script is a full feature length original story. Writing on "Spec" means one writes original screenplays in the hopes a reader will engage them. Fan scripts become after the movie and spec scripts come before the movie. that help out Patrick? cheers!
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Hey Daniel. A spec is not always an original. If you adapt a novel in the public domain in the hopes of selling it, you are still considered to be working on spec.
As a tv writer I like to consider my specs also fan scripts because most if them I write I am a huge fan of the show.
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True that Norman. My bad. Cheers!