jerry bruckheimer
So, what should I do now????? (And you better have a real answer! If someone says Idk to just get points or anything, i will seriousley go crazy on you!i don't have time for that)
2007-07-02 16:04:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
idk, lemme ask my bff Jill. brb
2007-07-02 16:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sadly, the only way to get in the business is to be connected in the business. If you send unsolicited material to people, they will return it unopened. It is possible that they are working on a similar idea and if they happen to read yours, it opens them up to being sued by you.
The real answer is that you need an agent and someone who can shop your story around. You need to make sure it is good and has good coverage. It also should be a complete script, not just a pitch of a story. A good start is the screenwriters magazines that have some pointers on getting in. It isn't easy. I just started making my own films instead.
2007-07-02 23:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by Joe S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's what you do - forget about getting your pitch on the any of the next Pirate movies.
His letter was a clue - he only accepts movie pitches from people he has personally known. That is fairly common in the industry.
Sure, it makes your job harder if you are trying to hock a script. But he is covering his own butt. If it just so happens that the idea you and his script writer both have is pretty similar, he doesn't want a lawsuit forcing him to pay millions to you. And if he opens the gate to you, the veritable floodgate is open to thousands of others who will each want their million dollars from a lawsuit.
2007-07-02 23:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by special-chemical-x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is pretty standard practice in the entertainment industry. Producers of movies and television shows want to avoid accusations of plagirism and so they don't read pitches from outsiders to the industry. I suspect that things might be a bit differently if you have an agent. Ultimately, you're likely to be more successful if you have connections in the "old boys network."
2007-07-02 23:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since producers and writers have many ideas by themselves that might resemble your idea they can not even look at yours. If by coincidence their good one matched the one you sent they might be sued by you claiming that the story was based on what you told them when in reality they independently had the same idea. It makes more sense to them to throw away a potentially good idea than to get wrapped up in a lawsuit. That is the reality - sorry.
2007-07-02 23:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk :p
Seriously though, try running it past a few other producers or maybe their agents. You should be able to find a list of agencies on the net.
You might also try sending it to some of the smaller studios. They're usually more likely to pick up stuff from non-professional scriptwriters (if you are pro then I apologise), then if your idea makes it onto the screen the bigger studios may sit up and take notice.
Anyway, good luck.
2007-07-02 23:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've been posting this question for WEEKS. You've gotten plenty of good answers. If this is how you wrote to them, I don't blame them for sending it back. They don't take unsolicited scripts.
2007-07-02 23:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask the producer how that would be plagagrism? Cause you aren't copying anything are you??
2007-07-02 23:08:26 · answer #8 · answered by Briana 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow, you can email producers....I'm impressed.....I will bow before you.....oh, wait, we don't subscribe to public tv........Your media gods have frowned on you today, no answer from me......lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-07-02 23:08:45 · answer #9 · answered by kaliroadrager 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋