Sold it! My screenplay--finalized deal this week!

kylekmd

kylekmd

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Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc by Dara Marks
The Moral Premise by StanleyD. Williams, PhD
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congratulations man! Very excited for ya. Hope it opens some nice doors for your future. What exactly does 300 against 600 mean?
 
The first amount is what I get for the first 2 drafts (original work and 1 rewrite, if necessary--$300K) and if the script gets made, and I have sole writing credit, then I get the rest ($300K).
 
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Fantastic and congrats.

You are living my dream. Enjoy and prosper.

I hope it is the start of great things for you.
 
Wow! This is what I have wanted for so long. Congrats, man! How many pages is the script? Maybe we can work together in the future.

:beer: Cheers,
 
Thank you very much. The whole thing has been so humbling and gratifying--

The script is 112 pages currently. I cut it down from the original 120, mostly for pacing in ACT 3.
 
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What do you get before you start writing drafts? It appears as if you don't get paid if they don't order any drafts?
 
sorry--let me clarify. The script is done, and sold.

I will receive a check this week for $300K (or whatever remains after the attorney gets done with it);

then, under the terms of the contract, I owe them 1 additional rewrite, if necessary. There may not be a rewrite--I won't know until it makes it through Development. But, no matter what happens, I get the first lump sum this week.
 
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Congratulations Kyle, that is a huge accomplishment!! I can only imagine how you must feel right now. :thumbsup:

I'm anxious to read the PDF you put together but many of the pages are showing up like this:

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yes, he's correct--use acrobat 8+.

Sorry about the inconvenience. There's a lot of good stuff in it though, at least I think so..
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No, no inconvenience - my mistake. It was opening in Apple's Preview instead of Reader.

The pdf looks to be an excellent compilation, thanks so much for sharing it! I'll be giving it a good read.

Congrats again. I hope you had a big celebration :)
 
Oh by the way, if your contact at the prodco or whoever bought the screenplay hasn't hooked you up already, get an Agent. It will be a slam dunk at this stage. You should be able to get an agent at a Tier 1 agency such as CAA or William Morris. Have the prodco call for you - you'll get right in.

If for some reason it doesn't work out, PM me and I'll hook you up with my agent who'd take you fir sure based on a sale like that.

Again, great job.
 
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