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  • Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

    Has anyone on these boards ever had a producer want a screenplay credit on something you have written (off say a few notes, and not actually developing the script together from the start), and is there ever a situation that you would be inclined to be up for the producer sharing credit with you (say if it was somehow beneficial to the movie being funded, etc)?

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    Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

    Originally posted by Genrelover View Post
    Has anyone on these boards ever had a producer want a screenplay credit on something you have written (off say a few notes, and not actually developing the script together from the start), and is there ever a situation that you would be inclined to be up for the producer sharing credit with you (say if it was somehow beneficial to the movie being funded, etc)?
    In these scenarios a writer has four options:

    1). RUN!!!! RunRunRunRunRunRunRun!!!
    2). Eye gouge/throat punch/nut kick/RUN!!! RunRunRunRunRunRunRun!!!
    3). Homicide in self-defense because this is an egregious assault on the part of the producer (and quotation marks may be called for in regards to that word).
    4). Have your reps, if available and in the picture, tell him or her in no uncertain terms that they will not be receiving writing credit on the project. If no reps are there to play bad cop, stick to your guns and refer the producer to the WGA's definition of what warrants screenwriting credit.

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    • #3
      Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

      If this is a real indie type scenario and this "producer" getting writing credit is tied into financing and you're into making deals with the devil, insist on reciprocal Producer credit to include backend points that are "producer definition" and will pay out at the same time their own backend pays out—and secure the services of a lawyer to put all of this on paper, and to define down to the most minute detail exactly what your backend is (to include sweeteners/bonuses).

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      • #4
        Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

        Ha ha, thank you for the reply. That's what I figured.

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        • #5
          Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

          Originally posted by ihavebiglips View Post
          In these scenarios a writer has four options:

          1). RUN!!!! RunRunRunRunRunRunRun!!!
          2). Eye gouge/throat punch/nut kick/RUN!!! RunRunRunRunRunRunRun!!!
          3). Homicide in self-defense because this is an egregious assault on the part of the producer (and quotation marks may be called for in regards to that word).
          4). Have your reps, if available and in the picture, tell him or her in no uncertain terms that they will not be receiving writing credit on the project. If no reps are there to play bad cop, stick to your guns and refer the producer to the WGA's definition of what warrants screenwriting credit.
          This. This is my reaction too.

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          • #6
            Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

            The WGA MBA spells out the degree to which a producer must contribute to get a shared writing credit. It's even higher than the burden a rewrite writer has to reach to earn a shared credit.
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            Script consulting still going strong.

            Details and updates here, as always: http://messageboard.donedealpro.com/...ead.php?t=9901

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            • #7
              Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

              NO WAY!!! They have to physically write like more than 50 percent of the script to get a shared "written by". If they helped come up with the story, maybe shared shared "story by". Why would they even want to lie about this?? Credits are priceless, don't ever ever give it up unless the real work has been done.

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              • #8
                Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

                No, real producers don't do this.
                "Friends make the worst enemies." Frank Underwood

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                • #9
                  Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

                  Agree with everyone else here.

                  Real producers do not do this.

                  Real directors do, though. But that's a different story

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                  • #10
                    Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

                    Originally posted by BattleDolphinZero View Post
                    Agree with everyone else here.

                    Real producers do not do this.

                    Real directors do, though. But that's a different story
                    I glanced at the boards this morning and had to double take this for a second, then realized it's a current thread. Welcome back man.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Giving a Producer a Writing Credit

                      Originally posted by madworld View Post
                      I glanced at the boards this morning and had to double take this for a second, then realized it's a current thread. Welcome back man.
                      Thanks!

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