Re: New Black List Thread - Franklin Leonard answers your questions
Yup, I can definitely understand why Franklin would give free reads, even if it's not based on something that's "factually incorrect" about the script -- it's a business, after all.
"The reader didn't like my script because he/she thought it was too dark and brutal" is not a valid reason for a free read.
But (and here is where Sundown was inconsistent with posts):
"The reader loved my script but wouldn't recommend it because the market is too tiny because it's too dark and brutal " is a valid case for a free read.
Maybe the reader who loved it wouldn't recommend it to a superior because it would probably never get made from a too-tiny niche standpoint, but the Blacklist's rating system is centered around how likely that reader would recommend it to a superior OR a peer in the industry -- a peer who may not be to do anything with that script, either, but who might just be interested in reading great material.
Yup, I can definitely understand why Franklin would give free reads, even if it's not based on something that's "factually incorrect" about the script -- it's a business, after all.
"The reader didn't like my script because he/she thought it was too dark and brutal" is not a valid reason for a free read.
But (and here is where Sundown was inconsistent with posts):
"The reader loved my script but wouldn't recommend it because the market is too tiny because it's too dark and brutal " is a valid case for a free read.
Maybe the reader who loved it wouldn't recommend it to a superior because it would probably never get made from a too-tiny niche standpoint, but the Blacklist's rating system is centered around how likely that reader would recommend it to a superior OR a peer in the industry -- a peer who may not be to do anything with that script, either, but who might just be interested in reading great material.
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