From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 08:44:51 MDT
At 01:09 AM 6/28/01 -0400, Eli wrote:
>Yes, you can write an excellent script for an excellent movie that would
>be a tremendous boost to the future. But when you actually send the
>script to your agent, what you are doing is placing an enormously powerful
>and dramatic plot in the hands of a chain of people at least one of whom
>will decide that the AIs should be the bad guys instead.
If I have an agreement that says the script cannot be changed and I have
the right to refuse changes, it cannot be changed. If I had to sell a
script just to make money, then I better not be emotionally attached to it
because it may and often is changed. Herein, it depends who holds the
money and the power.
There are so many variables involved in getting a movie made, as most who
have either lived through the experience know. Not all deals are harmful.
Not all deals cause financial wreckage. Many writers and producers are
needy and will settle for a deal, just to get a movie made. Others have a
strong background in the business and negotiations of the process and still
can run into trouble. All this aside, it takes an exceeding amount of
determination and focus and it can be done with out havoc and without harm.
First, it requires allies. Second it required having financing in place.
If I were to take a script to a production company with your finances
attached, there is a better chance of getting the movie into production.
Contrarily, If I had great connections with a director who has a solid or
at least well-known reputation, than whether or not I have money is
inconsequential -- the director will carry the deal. Also, if I go into a
deal with players in place, this will pull in a good producer, director and
money will follow.
There are all sorts of formulas.
Natasha
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