Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company

[alveraz]

Hey guys,

Got a read request by development exec., Lacy Boughn. Wondering if anyone has any experience with being read at Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company. How long was the response time and what was the response it like?

Thanks guys :)

[Robot17]

Hey guys,

Got a read request by development exec., Lacy Boughn. Wondering if anyone has any experience with being read at Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company. How long was the response time and what was the response it like?

Thanks guys :)


Great submission. Tisch's assistant. Not sure about their response time - I'm holding Sony submissions right now. She's really nice though.

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[acquaformosa]

Hey guys,

Got a read request by development exec., Lacy Boughn. Wondering if anyone has any experience with being read at Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company. How long was the response time and what was the response it like?

Thanks guys :)


I had a meeting once with Lance Johnson over at Escape Artists. Super nice guy. Heard good things about Todd Black, too.

Can't remember the turnaround time other after they read the material, they wanted to meet with me. Mostly to see what else I was working on.

[razerfish]

They read one or two of my scripts. They get back to you fast, which is nice.

[Gumsandals]

Just wondering, how the heck do you guys get through to these people? Emails? Phone calls? Letters? Bribes? Subterfuge?

[acquaformosa]

Never heard of Lacy.

And I used to have a manager, which is mostly how I got through. Then I bludgeoned him to death and dumped his body in the LA river. I guess my Nicholl placement helped, too -- despite what others might tell you.

[tyegreen]

Last week Lacy requested my screenplay. She has it now, so it's a waiting game. My question is how long do I wait before I assume they are not interested? And, will they let you know if they are passing on your screenplay or do as others companies and just not respond?

Tye

[bram20]

Hi, would it be possible to obtain an e-mail address for Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company I wasn't able to find one online. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Bram

[mlongton]

Last week Lacy requested my screenplay. She has it now, so it's a waiting game. My question is how long do I wait before I assume they are not interested? And, will they let you know if they are passing on your screenplay or do as others companies and just not respond?

Tye

I would always assume that it's going to be a pass - not because I'm a pessimist but because if you stop querying whenever the script is out, you're going to waste YEARS!

Lacy read a script of mine off a cold email query, passed, pretty quick. I think she does generally respond.

[SBScript]

Hey guys,

Got a read request by development exec., Lacy Boughn. Wondering if anyone has any experience with being read at Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company. How long was the response time and what was the response it like?

Thanks guys :)


Four hours. Loved it. Too small. Pass.

[tyegreen]

I would always assume that it's going to be a pass - not because I'm a pessimist but because if you stop querying whenever the script is out, you're going to waste YEARS!

Lacy read a script of mine off a cold email query, passed, pretty quick. I think she does generally respond.

So you're saying a week is too long for an answer?

[tyegreen]

Hi, would it be possible to obtain an e-mail address for Escape Artists/The Steve Tisch Company I wasn't able to find one online. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Bram

Here's a different Development Director jenna_block@spe.sony.com

Good luck!

[tyegreen]

Four hours. Loved it. Too small. Pass.

What exactly does that mean? It took four hours to get a response? And they loved it but passed on it because it was too small?

[SBScript]

What exactly does that mean? It took four hours to get a response? And they loved it but passed on it because it was too small?

Correct on all counts, my man.

[tyegreen]

Correct on all counts, my man.

Not to be all in your business or anything, but was it a small cast? Not enough "bang" with special effects?

The reason I ask is because I guess I'm trying to see if my screenplay is going to be a pass as well.

[bram20]

Thank you very much for the e-mail address.

Bram

[SBScript]

Not to be all in your business or anything, but was it a small cast? Not enough "bang" with special effects?

The reason I ask is because I guess I'm trying to see if my screenplay is going to be a pass as well.

One would have nothing to do with the other. Best of luck with it.

[mlongton]

So you're saying a week is too long for an answer?

No - give her time. I'm saying - don't fixate on one submission. Keep querying other places. Statistically, the longer it takes any company tyo respond the likelier it is to be a pass. But statistics don't mean anything. You come up tails 50 times in a row you still have even odds on #51.

[tyegreen]

No - give her time. I'm saying - don't fixate on one submission. Keep querying other places. Statistically, the longer it takes any company tyo respond the likelier it is to be a pass. But statistics don't mean anything. You come up tails 50 times in a row you still have even odds on #51.

Oh, I've queried hundreds of people from managers, to production companies, to agents. The screenplay is out at 6 places right now that I'm waiting to hear back from all from last week. So, we'll see what happens. I just placed a post here because someone else had experience with Escape Artists II.

[slburks]

Less than a week on the response, yes/no nature. Lacy's courteous.

I get the impression that they read a LOT over there, so I think they're speed readers, or they're 5-and-diming. Which is not exceptional; only paid analysts are sure to read the whole thing (because you'll know if they don't.)

Part of me suspects that if a submission door is THAT wide open, then no one there is really looking for anything. But you can expect that attitude from a conditioned outer-circle aspirant, who's grown accustomed to the gatekeeper f--koff, and a submittor whose script didn't get optioned. A lot harder on the ego to assume that my script wasn't good enough. :eek:

Lacy seems straightforward. She likes it, she'll tell you and ask questions. She doesn't, no thanks. Above board. Works for me.

[dwightman]

Can someone PM me their contact info?

Thanks,

[tyegreen]

Thank you all for your replies. It's been 2 weeks... 14 days exactly, and I still haven't heard a word; yes or no. I'm assuming it's not proper protocol to contact them and ask for status?

[BurOak]

Last week Lacy requested my screenplay. She has it now, so it's a waiting game. My question is how long do I wait before I assume they are not interested? And, will they let you know if they are passing on your screenplay or do as others companies and just not respond?

Tye


How long after you submitted your initial query?