Thanks in advance all who can shed some light and educate me. I've searched the archives, but haven't found quite the same situation.
My writing partner and I have been approached by a third party to write a spec drama pilot based on what amounts to a logline. The third party is not a writer and is not in the business.
We like the premise and are excited about the challenge of writing for a new format (i.e. television.) We would be developing the story from square one, creating the characters, establishing tone and thematic elements, etc.
To put it into way oversimplified context for comparison, we've been presented with "a passenger jet crashes on a deserted island" and have been tasked with writing "Lost."
So, are we looking at "Story by X" and "Teleplay by Y & Z" or does that sell my writing partner and I short? Or is it just plain wrong?
What's the appropriate way to define our roles in a collaboration agreement?
My writing partner and I have been approached by a third party to write a spec drama pilot based on what amounts to a logline. The third party is not a writer and is not in the business.
We like the premise and are excited about the challenge of writing for a new format (i.e. television.) We would be developing the story from square one, creating the characters, establishing tone and thematic elements, etc.
To put it into way oversimplified context for comparison, we've been presented with "a passenger jet crashes on a deserted island" and have been tasked with writing "Lost."
So, are we looking at "Story by X" and "Teleplay by Y & Z" or does that sell my writing partner and I short? Or is it just plain wrong?
What's the appropriate way to define our roles in a collaboration agreement?
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