And with either or, could I present that to whoever I needed to get a movie deal, if I follow the formula of either or. Please explain in great detail and talk to me as though I am very slow. I really want to understand what it is I need to do, if I have an idea for a film. Thanks!
2007-05-29 03:09:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Eric S is wrong, Lord Z is right.
As far as getting a movie deal, you need a little more info. First off, there's almost no chance you'll get "a movie deal" without a finished script. If you're close to someone with power in the business (or someone who just has a lot of money to spend) you can always "pitch" your idea to them. A pitch is when you give a clear, concise, and brief summary of your project that's intended to get them interested to sit down for a longer discussion about the project. However, people with money and power are usually pretty busy and/or impatient and the first thing they'll say after a successful pitch is "let me see a script," so you're better off having a complete one written. Once you have a script written you need to register it with the WGA. That keeps someone else from sticking their name on your script and selling it. After you have a competed, registered script, you basically have two options. First is to get an agent who'll submit your script to producers or studios. If you don't want / can't get an agent then you'll need to find independent producers or studios who'll accept unsolicited scripts.
2007-05-29 04:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference, technically. The proper term for a script for a movie is 'screenplay,' the proper term for a script for a television show is a 'teleplay.' A stage play is called a ... play. NOTES: - The screenplay is the screenplay, there is no separate 'script' for the actor to memorize. There are, however, different types of screenplays; the spec and the shooting scripts. Neither of these, however, are a 'script' for the actor to memorize, either. - Films are written in screenplay format, not in 'play' format first. - Cinematographers don't write the screenplays for the film; they're the camera guys. - A director doesn't 'add' to the film with 'flash forwards' or any other nonsense, nor is the director 'assigned' to a film. Directors can work with writers to polish the screenplay, and many directors will vie for the rights to certain films they want to direct. This isn't a high school class, it's a business.
2016-04-01 02:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
“Scripts” and “screenplays” are interchangeable when it comes to feature films, but television scripts are always called scripts. (Except when they’re called teleplays, which is only in certain on-screen credits.)
“Story” is more or less what it sounds like: the plot, the characters, the settings and tone. It differs from a script or screenplay only in that the dialog often isn’t written out, and the overall action may be somewhat compressed. A writer might be credited with the “story” for a movie, but not the “screenplay,” if he wrote a treatment but not the final script. Usually, if one writer handles both “story” and “screenplay,” she receives a more general “written by” credit.
2007-05-29 04:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A script contains only the dialog, and can contain descriptors of scenes. A screenplay has lengthy direction as well as dialog more suited to the adaptation to movies. What is in a script does not always work in a movie, so it is altered to be more appropriate/work better.
2007-05-29 03:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference, really. Just different words for the same thing.
2007-05-29 03:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by Film Jedi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋