Over a year ago a manager responded to my cold query and asked me to send him my script. I never heard back so I emailed him again about a different script. He then told me he really enjoyed the first one, and yes, send him the next. He liked that one, too, and told me he had a producer friend who might be interested (though later he apparently changed his mind about showing him.) In all, he's liked three out of four screenplays I've sent him, and during a phone conversation told me he thought I was very talented, but didn't want to sign a contract. So I guess what we have is a hip-pocket relationship. (I only know that term from DDP. )
I'm really confused, because to my knowledge he's only taken one of my scripts out, and that to a producer I asked him to approach.
And now my real question:
I recently queried a producer who requested my script. She's had it about three weeks now. Should I follow up with her, or ask the manager to do so? I had this happen twice before: two really big name producers requested my scripts through queries I sent, and each time they passed. (Although one company sounded like they were on the fence and told me they had been in meetings about my script.) I wonder now if I'd asked the manager to follow up if the response would have been different.
Is that what I should do in this situation? Or is that not done? I really don't get the business side of all this, and I don't understand why this manager doesn't take anything of mine out even though he apparently likes it. He's even told me he's got ideas for places to take a certain script, and then months later seems to forget he's ever said such a thing.
Any advice?
I'm really confused, because to my knowledge he's only taken one of my scripts out, and that to a producer I asked him to approach.
And now my real question:
I recently queried a producer who requested my script. She's had it about three weeks now. Should I follow up with her, or ask the manager to do so? I had this happen twice before: two really big name producers requested my scripts through queries I sent, and each time they passed. (Although one company sounded like they were on the fence and told me they had been in meetings about my script.) I wonder now if I'd asked the manager to follow up if the response would have been different.
Is that what I should do in this situation? Or is that not done? I really don't get the business side of all this, and I don't understand why this manager doesn't take anything of mine out even though he apparently likes it. He's even told me he's got ideas for places to take a certain script, and then months later seems to forget he's ever said such a thing.
Any advice?
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