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screenplay submissions

Submitting your material to production companies

January 25, 2012

I got these questions recently: “I have 115 page completed, professional script that I want to pitch, however 1) should the query letter be on an entertainment lawyers letterhead, 2) should I send a trailer on DVD or USB with it and 3) where can you find a listing of production companies seeking material?” I’ll [...]

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Should you get producers to sign a NDA before sending them your screenplay?

June 14, 2010

I got this question recently: “I currently have 2 producers reading my screenplay, one of them mentioned I may want to look into getting a good non-disclosure agreement (NDA) template to include when speaking with potential producers to further protect myself. My screenplay is WGA registered, so I was wondering if an NDA is really [...]

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Following up with a company that has requested your full script

March 17, 2010

I got this question recently: “I was wondering if you had any advice on how to follow up with a company that has requested your full script?” I’ve never been as good about following up with companies as I probably should have been. I’ve always been so busy writing new scripts and sending out query [...]

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Signing a release form for your screenplay

January 20, 2010

I got this question recently: “In a situation where a producer or production company reads my query letter and loves the idea, what do I do if a producer ask me to sign a release form before I can submit the script?” Release forms are a very normal part of the screenplay submission process.  When [...]

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