hey friends
I wrote a screenplay on a project that had a whole bunch of writers come before me.
my draft is the shooting script. the previous drafts were all pretty much D.O.A.
the story is non-fiction and there's a book that recounts the events. all writers on the project (including myself) used the book as primary source material.
question: what is the likely outcome for an arbitration in this case? I know the Production Company will put my name forward as the sole writer- I am mostly curious about the WGA's take on it.
The story is going to be the same for all drafts since it's based on true events: characters, situations, chronology etc. will be the same. Nobody "broke story": the story was already broken.
So does the WGA just divvy up the pie evenly among all writers? Do they look for the WAY in which the story is told?
I can't get a clear answer out of anyone and I've heard many differing opinions on this. Some movies like Dallas Buyers Club had a bunch of writers over the years but credit was handed to the original authors. Other movies have 3-4 credited writers, none of whom even knew about previous scripts.
I certainly have strong thoughts about this but I am curious to hear what everyone's experience has been, and if there is a somewhat consistent trend.
I wrote a screenplay on a project that had a whole bunch of writers come before me.
my draft is the shooting script. the previous drafts were all pretty much D.O.A.
the story is non-fiction and there's a book that recounts the events. all writers on the project (including myself) used the book as primary source material.
question: what is the likely outcome for an arbitration in this case? I know the Production Company will put my name forward as the sole writer- I am mostly curious about the WGA's take on it.
The story is going to be the same for all drafts since it's based on true events: characters, situations, chronology etc. will be the same. Nobody "broke story": the story was already broken.
So does the WGA just divvy up the pie evenly among all writers? Do they look for the WAY in which the story is told?
I can't get a clear answer out of anyone and I've heard many differing opinions on this. Some movies like Dallas Buyers Club had a bunch of writers over the years but credit was handed to the original authors. Other movies have 3-4 credited writers, none of whom even knew about previous scripts.
I certainly have strong thoughts about this but I am curious to hear what everyone's experience has been, and if there is a somewhat consistent trend.
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