Got an offer to option your screenplay? Here are eleven terms you should know when talking to your attorney. [See PART I - 10 things to think about when optioning your screenplay] Okay, so you’ve gotten an option offer, you’ve…
Got an offer to option your screenplay? Here are eleven terms you should know when talking to your attorney. [See PART I - 10 things to think about when optioning your screenplay] Okay, so you’ve gotten an option offer, you’ve…
What does it mean to have your screenplay optioned? A producer wants to option your script. Should you do it? What are the considerations? Here’s one guy’s opinion. Part I of II [Click for Part II: Eleven More Things To…
Every so often I see a conversation about “high concept” films or screenplays that goes something like this: “That was a high concept film.” “High concept? It was a bunch of explosions and giant robots! What’s so high concept about…
Where The Wild Things Are – a disappointing imbalance of dramatic and thematic intent. I knew going in. I’d heard the reports, seen the reviews, and I knew. “It’s awfully dark,” they’d say. “It’s not a kid’s movie.” “But it’s…