What is a "spec" script for a film?

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What is a "spec" script for a film?

How is the screenwriter reimbursed? Who pays?

2007-02-10 09:08:26 · 2 answers · asked by sayhsieh 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies

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Spec means speculation. It's a script that the writer has not been hired to write. He's working for himself and hoping that someone will buy the finished product.

2007-02-10 15:53:39 · answer #1 · answered by Harbinger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Writing on spec is writing with the HOPE that someone will buy it. If no one buys it, you don't get paid.

2007-02-10 17:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋