If anyone out there can help, I'd be very grateful. It's exciting but a little scary.
I have received calls from two different producers in the past few days, the latter wants to make an offer to me to option my screenplay.
Now, I don't have the details on the contract(said he will send it tonight), but I am unrepped and have zero idea what I'm doing when it comes to this. Hence, the scary part.
1. Do I need an entertainment lawyer?
2. Is the up-front option $ negotiable? I know this company has produced over ten films in the past two years with some big(ish) name actors.
3. I don't want to settle for a $1 option or free option(I'm not saying it is, but should I counter/can I counter, or will that kill any chance of a deal?
4. Do I need an entertainment lawyer? Lol
5. They seem very excited for the project and "want to get it made." Is this what they tell everyone? He said they do not option a lot of scripts, but ones they want to get made.
I have received calls from two different producers in the past few days, the latter wants to make an offer to me to option my screenplay.
Now, I don't have the details on the contract(said he will send it tonight), but I am unrepped and have zero idea what I'm doing when it comes to this. Hence, the scary part.
1. Do I need an entertainment lawyer?
2. Is the up-front option $ negotiable? I know this company has produced over ten films in the past two years with some big(ish) name actors.
3. I don't want to settle for a $1 option or free option(I'm not saying it is, but should I counter/can I counter, or will that kill any chance of a deal?
4. Do I need an entertainment lawyer? Lol
5. They seem very excited for the project and "want to get it made." Is this what they tell everyone? He said they do not option a lot of scripts, but ones they want to get made.
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