I recently completed a script. I sent query letters out to managers and got a very positive response. One of the managers who requested the script is extremely well-known (as both a manager and a producer) and has offered to represent me. I've been working with this manager to further develop the script.
After a month of rewrites, he has now asked that I perform what amounts to a page one rewrite, keeping the setting but not much else. The requested rewrite will undoubtedly make the script more commercial.
I'm quite torn about what to do in this situation and I'm interested to hear what other members of this forum think. Would you completely revamp a script for a manager/producer based on his reputation if you thought it had a better chance of selling (assuming the notes themselves are not fundamentally offensive to you) or would you go with a manager who's passionate about what's currently on the page but who does not have nearly as much name-recognition?
After a month of rewrites, he has now asked that I perform what amounts to a page one rewrite, keeping the setting but not much else. The requested rewrite will undoubtedly make the script more commercial.
I'm quite torn about what to do in this situation and I'm interested to hear what other members of this forum think. Would you completely revamp a script for a manager/producer based on his reputation if you thought it had a better chance of selling (assuming the notes themselves are not fundamentally offensive to you) or would you go with a manager who's passionate about what's currently on the page but who does not have nearly as much name-recognition?
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