Hi. I'm John, a script writer. Not yet quite in the game as they say. Have several scripts. One of them was filmed and went to DVD. It is a horror called Faso Nou. I have been writing since my early twenties but didn't take an interest in film writing until my late thirties. Looking forward to a productive relationship with members of Stage 32.
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Welcome on board, John. Hey, at least you've gotten some work produced before, even if it is a DVD release. Congratulations. You're already a step ahead of most of us here, present company included. Enjoy your stay here. I can't speak for anyone else, but it's been a very productive platform for me thus far. Cheers.
Hello John. Film producer in los angeles, love to chat ..
Welcome, John! Congrats on your production. May you have many more!
Hello, John!
Thank you. I would like to get your feedback on a little dilemma I am facing. I have a project that someone else, some sleazy student filmmaker claims he wrote and that I only co-wrote. This guy is preparing to film it with or without my permission. He even registered the film on IMDB, which is easy to do, unfortunately and is getting actors to promote it for him. To make matters much worse this guy even had someone write an ebook based on the film. Unfortunately if the reviews are real people are even reading it, talking about how great it is. One filmmaker I talked to said that if he was me he would pitch it anyway since I do have it registered with WGA. Should I be concerned with the off chance that this hack actually approached some major player with the project? Because I want to online pitch it. BTW I have a transcript of the Facebook conversations while I was writing the three scripts. The only way anyone could say he wrote it is if there's a law saying that simply by asking "is it finished" he can say he is a co author. I doubt the laws are that stupid.
welcome John
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John - I would search S32 for an entertainment attorney and ask them. Go to the menu above, click CONNECT, then in the search criteria select 'OCCUPATION' and scroll down the drop down menu until you hit 'entertainment attorney'. There are lots of them. If you link up with one and strike up a conversation, they might be willing to advise you pro bono considering how small the film is (not to belittle it). Hope that helps.
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So what you're suggesting, Phillip Parker, is to pitch something else until I can see a lawyer or get a lawyer's advise?
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Agree with @Phillip P. Get a lawyer's opinion. Even if you pay for an hour or two - if you can get one to review not retained - it will be worth it in the long run.