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Comment on 11 more things to think about when negotiating your script option by Dia Days

Dia Days — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:52:20 +0000

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Comment on my top 5 american kids tv cartoon series of the past two decades that you may not have heard of by Chip Street

Chip Street — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:46:20 +0000

Just as an update, Adventure Time is still a strong winner in this household… and new favorites include:

>> Regular Show
>> The Adventures of Gumball

Laff out loud.

Comment on 10 things to think about when you option your script by Ralph Shorter

Ralph Shorter — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:42:32 +0000

Great stuff to know about. Advice fledgling writers will value when the time comes for a negotiation.
Hope I get to need it soon!

Comment on Possibly the best collaborative screenwriting software tool ever by Chip Street

Chip Street — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:31:22 +0000

I’ll check out ammyy. But I’m a little confused. You say (as does their site) that it requires “no installation” but to use it I’ve got to download an .exe.

I imagine the lion’s share of the computing is on their servers (I’m not hosting the software) but I still need to install the exe to let the site access my computer.

Same as Join.Me.

And similarly, as I said, Join.Me doesn’t require registration either.

Haven’t tried Join.Me with a few dozen people, but then I don’t have dozens of collaborators on my screenplays. Usually just me, my writing partner, and maybe a third pair of eyes. So far, so smooth.

What are your security concerns with Join.Me?

Comment on Possibly the best collaborative screenwriting software tool ever by Eugene

Eugene — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Not sure join.me is the best option for screen sharing as it seems not to work fast enought for holding smooth on-line presentation especially if a few dozen of people are joined.

I would also recommend to try free Ammyy Admin http://www.ammyy.com

which is a way faster and doesn’t require registration or installation and by the way provide more security than join.me

Hope this will help.

Comment on Possibly the best collaborative screenwriting software tool ever by Chip Street

Chip Street — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:40 +0000

I am familiar with PlotBot (http://plotbot.com), but I haven’t used it much yet. It does allow collab, but I’m unclear if simultaneous login is a feature.

It doesn’t have the conference call ability, and requires you to download your script and stuff it into Final Draft or similar locally for final edits, but then so does Google Docs.

And unsure if it’s mobile friendly at all.

Worth looking at though.

Comment on Possibly the best collaborative screenwriting software tool ever by Chip Street

Chip Street — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:24:50 +0000

You and your geeky replies!

Like I said in the opening of the article, “My screenwriting partner and I can’t always be in the same room at the same time… In a perfect world, collaboration would be real-time.”

I am operating on the assumption that one wants a real-time, simultaneous collaboration meetup. If you just want to have a doc that lives somewhere on a server 24×7, that two or more participants can access and edit whenever they like independently, then yes, you’re right, this isn’t the solution. Google Docs would be the solution for that. Free, simple to use, no special software. The screenwriting templates are clunky, but the important thing is getting the collaboration and writing done, then dump it into Final Draft for final polish and formatting.

Seems to me that any solution that lets two remote users access the same doc requires both users to be connected when they want to write, no? One to serve the file, one to access it. If not online, then on an always-on private or virtual network, which I guess is what you’re recommending (not enough of a geek to grok your recommendation entirely). You’re a tech guy with expertise that I’m willing to bet most screenwriters simply don’t have. I wish I did, but I don’t.

For me the point is simplicity and ease of use. I don’t want to have to be a network administrator to write a friggin screenplay. And I can be online virtually anywhere anymore. Free WiFi is everywhere, and that’s something most screenwriters know how to use (insofar as Starbucks is where most screenwriters work…). I just want to get online, click a button and collaborate with my partner in a virtual writer’s room.

And for that, Join.Me is the best collaborative screenwriting software solution I’ve found.

Comment on Possibly the best collaborative screenwriting software tool ever by Matthew Galvin

Matthew Galvin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:05 +0000

I’ve been using remote access tools since Timbuk2 and pcAnywhere. The core challenge with this model is that the “server” computer needs to be connected and powered on in order to host the screenplay collaboration. Considering that I write most on a laptop (that I carry around), and that I work with collaborators who contribute whenever they have time (totally random), I don’t think this model would work well for my projects, although it would work great for demos and walkthroughs. I’d have to dedicate a “server” to host the screenplay 24/7 in order to have it host the collaboration.
Along the lines of this model, what might actually work well is a hosted Linux environment with screen and Emacs in screenplay major mode. Hosted Linux is cheap enough that you could have the server on 24/7 for a few dollars a month. Emacs major mode screenplay mod has been out for a long time – I remember working with it in 1991.
Okay, okay kind of a geeky solution, but it would work better for my needs.

Comment on 10 things to think about when you option your script by Chip Street

Chip Street — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:46:25 +0000

Glad it's helpful. Yeah, it's hard to know which sites are worthwhile for writers to post on. Check out the CineSpin site for a list of screenwriter's sites, several of which are marketplaces. Cinespin Re: Are you human? I'll consider adding 9s... And sorry about your Governor.

Comment on 10 things to think about when you option your script by Haig Tufankjian

Haig Tufankjian — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:08:06 +0000

Wonderful site. Very helpful info. I have entered one of my scripts to Page International. Hoping for the best. Inktip is yet another option. But I can see the cost ramping up as hopeful writers, like myself, try and list with as many venues as possible. Is there a real, not scam, site where producers/directors go when seeking new material? That would be a good thing.
So thanks again for all your good guidance. Now, as for your test to determine common humanity. I live in Maine and our Governor, Paul LaPage, could probable have a staff member come up with the right answer but I am confident he still would not be considered sentient. If you are not familiar with Mr. LaPage please go to the Portland Press Herald’s website and check out the recent pieces on this serial fool. You may want to raise the bar a bit. Maybe adding nines.