David Mailman: Screenwriter in Houston, Texas.

I forgot. You said somewhere that a Summary could be used to make a one-page Synopsis. Is a Summary a Treatment? Is a one-page Synopsis a Pitch Document?

Hi Kay. I am still having problems with definitions. Partly because I’ve read different definitions, by others, for the same terms. Are the following correct for the purposes of Stage 32 Coverage Report? Pitch Document. A selling tool that describes the overall story. Can range from a logline of two sentences to a One Page. Would a One Page include a log line, brief demographic, budget, genre, and comps? Outline. A scene-by-scene guide to writing a script. Both would change as writing continued to the first draft. Treatment= synopsis? A scene-by-scene/sequence description of what is happening in the script. Five to twenty pages. What additional information would the logline, comps, genre budget, etc (about 1/3 page) add to the synopsis? Why not add them always?

Hi everyone!

What are your favorite rescue scenes?

What are your favorite escape scenes?

I'm writing a feature script where the characters need to escape/be rescued from Hell and I'm looking for inspiration.

Thanks!

Alex

But it's better to ask a dumb question, rather than make a stupid mistake, I've always heard.

If i post the treatment of my screenplay here, what is the likelihood of it getting stolen and developed by someone else?

I mean I am fully protected with the story being registered with LOC. And i have have filed for a registration with WGA East as well, and have gotten the time stamp or whatever sent to me and have it in my files.

But if there's even the remotest possibility that anyone here might copy it, and try to develop it on their own while making slight changes to the names and alterations to the story but keeping the basic plot the same, then i may just hold off on doing it. 

I mean yeah i could sue them or whatever, but if it were to happen, then there goes all my hard work up in smoke basically.

What do you all think?

Hello, my name is Steven Gamella, and I'm the author of a sci-fi epic called "Sojourn: What Dreams Await." I'm looking for representation as a screenwriter to create a film adaptation of the first book in my series, of which there are 37 published. The script is complete and is ready to submit to an agent, at least, I think it is, and I'm just looking for some feedback on what I have so far. Also, I'm looking for people who can point me in the right direction with finding an agent. Any advice is welcome. Thanks.

Hi Brooke. Noticed your "hello" in chat on Stage 32 Coverage (?). Were we in another class together? I often wonder what you're cooking. Anyway, would you be interested in exchanging scripts for coverage?

Hi Aimee. Would you sign me up? dmailman@comcast.net

What's your opinion on mentioning that one is 84 years old in a query/personal statement?

Hello - brand new here. A hobbyist looking for more, I've written for years, but never for screen or professionally. I just finished a feature length screenplay, which I'm sure is garbage, but I'm excited to begin hunting and learning about the first steps.