Screenwriting : New Disclaimer: "This Screenplay was written by a human" by Catarina De Cèzanne

Catarina De Cèzanne

New Disclaimer: "This Screenplay was written by a human"

I am curious to know your opinion on the "made by a human" disclaimer, that we are starting to see in film end credits. Should we add this to the screenplay covers as well? After all, times are changing.

Another question regarding customisation: when presenting the script in a pitch or sending it out to producers (not in competitions, obviously), do you add a few laurels to the script's front page? I've seen many writers doing this, some with just the top three, others with more than 20, which seems a bit too much. Let me know your thoughts.

Maurice Vaughan

I haven't used that disclaimer in scripts, Catarina De Cèzanne, but I might start using it. I suggest not putting laurels on the cover page. I've heard from producers and other people in the industry that it's unprofessional and distracting.

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

I wouldn’t put that disclaimer since it implies that a human writing his/her own script is abnormal and needs to be pointed out. I also wouldn’t put laurels on my title page.

Catarina De Cèzanne

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh Recent films such as "Heretic", "Jurassic World rebirth", and other recent films already include the disclaimer of "no generative A.I. was used in the making of this film". My question was whether this kind of disclaimer should also be applied in screenplays, as it is already being used in feature films.

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