Hello -
Seeking advice/life experience stories from anyone who has been in this situation.
A director who is attached to another project of mine that is currently into studios wants to "collaborate" on another script that is his idea. Essentially he wants me to write it for him. He has some very good industry contacts to send it to once it's done, including a high-up Amazon exec who specifically requested a script along the lines of his idea, but of course the odds are always against any script actually getting made or sold.
So - I'm just wondering how best to handle this and what to ask for. Obviously -- I plan to involve my lawyer and write up a contract. But should I ask for money up front for writing it? He's agreed to share 50/50 on writing credit and everything else.
Thoughts?
I don't want to put him off by being greedy or for asking too much. On the hand, my time is valuable and I don't work for free anymore
Mark
Seeking advice/life experience stories from anyone who has been in this situation.
A director who is attached to another project of mine that is currently into studios wants to "collaborate" on another script that is his idea. Essentially he wants me to write it for him. He has some very good industry contacts to send it to once it's done, including a high-up Amazon exec who specifically requested a script along the lines of his idea, but of course the odds are always against any script actually getting made or sold.
So - I'm just wondering how best to handle this and what to ask for. Obviously -- I plan to involve my lawyer and write up a contract. But should I ask for money up front for writing it? He's agreed to share 50/50 on writing credit and everything else.
Thoughts?
I don't want to put him off by being greedy or for asking too much. On the hand, my time is valuable and I don't work for free anymore
Mark
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