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screenplay scams

Scam alert: never pay anyone to do coverage on your screenplay

July 6, 2011

I got this question recently: “I sent my screenplay to a production company that wanted me to pay for coverage from a company they recommended. This seemed shady and a conflict of interest so I decided not to move forward with them. Is this a scam? Don’t legitimate production companies have readers internally that read [...]

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Scam alert!

June 21, 2010

I get these sorts of questions quite often and while I’ve answered them before I thought it deserved to be repeated. “An agency had an ad on Craig’s List which I responded to. A “friend of the agency” called me today saying he liked my script and wants to help me get it in shape [...]

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Screenplay Scam: Paying Producers, Agents or Managers Up Front Fees

April 20, 2009

I’ve gotten several emails recently that go something like this: “A production company wants to option my script and they are going to take it to some major studies but they want me to pay them a retainer fee.  Do you think this is a scam?” Yes.  This is a scam. If a production company [...]

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