"Novice Writer Asks World's Stupidest Question"

[Spartakiss]

[I can see the headlines now.]

What are the rules with the WGA (Writers guild of America ?)..

Does every screenplay you ever write have to be accounted for?

Even in contests?

Cheers,

~Sparta~

[scripter1]

I'm not sure what you are asking.

Yes, you should either copywrite or register your scripts if you intend to send them out to anybody.
This just protects your right to them and establishes a date or timetable of completion.

When you enter most contests they require that you have registered your script, some with both places.

No, this is not the most stupid question.

That one would be "How do I write a script?"
The answer is :
GO READ A B O O K!!!!!!!!!!!
(on screenwriting.)

[Spartakiss]

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[SimonSays]

Like - Scripter I'm not sure what you are asking.

Whether or not you register your spec scripts is totally up to you.

As far as joining the Guild, you are not eligible until you have accumlated a certain number of credits either by selling to or working for Guild signatory prod. cos.

[kojled]

spartakiss

yes, absolutely. every script must be accounted for. no, wait. they don't. i was thinking of something else. never account for any script


zilla

[Vigorish9]

the wga motto is 'never leave a script behind'.

[Writing Again]

I think the stupidest question has to be the one that was answered twenty times in the last thread -- Something I've seen a lot of.

[Spartakiss]

..and what one was that?..

[Writing Again]

I've seen three threads all visible when you log on asking how many brads to use on a script and then someone will start a new thread asking, "How many brads..."

Same with O.S. vs. V.O.

And the other one is how to deal with phone conversations.

There is something about starting a new thread asking a question that has had fifty replies in the last thread that strikes me as pushing the envelope of non awareness.

[William Haskins]

sometimes, you're just blazing through a scene, and realize you want to use a device that you didn't foresee, and have no prior experience using. so you log on to one of the boards you visit, you see there's some traffic there but not a readily accessible thread, and you throw out a question. because you just want to get a quick answer and get back to work.

the bandwidth implications are nil, and no one has to respond. and, more times than not, some generous and wise soul will post a quick answer (deus ex on DD, for example)

usually, it's just complaints from the self-appointed, unofficial site nannies who post with a huff and a sigh, when they could've just ignored it.

somehow a post's meager existence offends them, like a fly buzzing around their head as they try to take in a dignified match of intellectual polo.

[Writing Again]

sometimes, you're just blazing through a scene


I look forward to the day I can do that with a screenplay the way I've done with novels.

In the mean time I just pokety poke along.