Screenwriting : Sharing scripts by Julio Torres

I would suggest that you protect yourself by registering your script or copywriting it. Then if you share it you should be protected. I understand your concerns. I think we all have the same concerns.

Welcome! Obtaining feedback is a way to improve your work.

You're within biggest vanity fair in the world, my friend... no steals here, except you've got talent of Andrew Kevin Walker :)

Can’t steal execution - craft. Why do you think writers and filmmakers like Shonda Rhimes, Aaron Sorkin, Spike Lee, Tarantino, hundreds of Emmy & Oscar writers share their process. Their ideas are not better than the average writer, but their storytelling execution & work ethic are.

Share your scripts. Maybe an employer will hire you for something else because your spec writing wowed them.

@Julio You can see others scripts and put your own out on Script Revolution aswell as here. @Dan is right, execution of an idea is icing on the cake, an idea in itself can be seen a hundred different ways but whose eyes we see it through is key. A lot of us feel vulnerable about exposure of our scripts but its fruitless letting light hide under a bushel, take a deep breath and get it out there.

How to register your work in the UK? There is no formal body to register it with. I can email it to myself to give it a date and time stamp.

Has anyone tried this company, its from a link in the Writers Guild of Great Britain http://www.thescriptvault.com/

I said you can email yourself a PDF copy of your work as an attachment and include your work as text inside the body of the email. Your email history and content can be then produced in a court of law as it will be trackable from the email provider and your ISP. The header of the email usually hidden from view will also give a date, time and location stamp. It will provide a minimum amount of proof as to who wrote a particular script.

Just register it with the WGA. It's cheap and there's a formal record.

Thanks for all the good information, I will be using the Script Vault as it works out at 15 coffees a year from a well known high street chain.

I just joined the Writers Guild of Great Britain who will provide professional advice if you run into problems with your copy right. Its similar to the Writers Guild America and well worth the membership fee.

https://writersguild.org.uk/

No one is going to steal your script.... it's easier to buy someone out instead of risk a lawsuit

Very True! But professional organizations like the WGA/WGGB offer a known standard level of terms and conditions for writers when they eventually get to publish/sell their work.

http://griffithscreative.com.au/someone-will-steal-my-idea/

No one will steal your work. Here is a few reasons why.

A good read, thanks for the link. Have a good look at Alien v Forbidden World and Species v Life Force( The Space Vampires US, greart sound track ). For a good laugh check out Fifth Element and Heavy Metal(the Taxi short), I am sure there is a Dan O'Bannon connection.

I have wrote 2 screenplays and they’re available on kindle and paperback, I just wanted them out there So people can read them and if they want to , leave a review. I feel if they do well I can continue And if they don’t I can build on that for future screenplays

If you want to send me yours I’ll happily return one of mine

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

No, seriously: it happens - somebody stole the premise of one of screenplays and turned it into a short!

But on the other hand, if a writer doesn't get a little circle going on, it's so much more difficult to learn and grow.

At the end of the day, there's trust, respect... and a handful of thieves. Unfortunately, there isn't a sure way of weeding out the filth, so you'll just have to put yourself out there.

Nobody is going to steal your screenplay ... it's rank amateurish to send an NDA and be crazy about it. Get an email and swap like a mofo; fresh eyes are always a good thing.