paperless screenplays ?

Randall_Oelerich

Randall_Oelerich

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Got an email today hinting at a web service wanting to do away with printed screenplays in an effort to save paper. I am a bit leary of such an electronic submission service, since it is way too easy for electronic versions of scripts to get lifted, etc. -- or am I being too overly cautious? I guess it remains to be seen what they want to do, how it would work, and if it offers anything more than what is already in place at inktip.com
~randall

From the email : "Let’s save 90 million pages. In 6 months. Every year, screenwriters in America print more than 180 million sheets of paper. In just six months, we want to cut that number in half. We’re building a web service that will change the way Hollywood and writers buy and sell screenplays. It will be completely free of charge for screenwriters to use. Visit us today at greenwriter.org.
 
Yea, I got a friend request on FB from someone affiliated with them and then got some info from her via FB and e-mail about this same site. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet. Will be curious to read/hear more about it
 
Interesting, but how is this different from Inktip? The site is down right now for maintenance, otherwise I'd have a better idea.

Concerning stolen scripts, I'm not sure what their access policy would be. If it caters to amateurs, then yeah, I'd be potentially worried about some indy production stealing my ideas. If it's more semi-pro or professional, then I think a producer would be happy to find a writer that appeals to their taste.

Could be interesting. I'll try to follow its progress.
 
These guys posted on the Myspace film forum, all responses were 'how this is different from Triggerstreet' or people saying they've been sending emails for years anyway. It's a startup that won't go very far, especially with that marketing angle. Paper can be recycled, but the electricity it costs to run the servers can't. Not saying it's bad for the environment, just a questionable angle. And a bit too late.
 
And it seems really stupid of them (greenwriters) to launch an email marketing campaign only to have people like me then go to their linked site and find it is just under construction. Duh.

Cassius said:
These guys posted on the Myspace film forum, all responses were 'how this is different from Triggerstreet' or people saying they've been sending emails for years anyway. It's a startup that won't go very far, especially with that marketing angle. Paper can be recycled, but the electricity it costs to run the servers can't. Not saying it's bad for the environment, just a questionable angle. And a bit too late.
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If they really wanted to save the environment, they should pay people to stop writing screenplays.
 
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