I'm with ScottM on this one.

No, we're not related.

Quoted from ScottM Just knowing someone liked something I wrote enough to film it and then seeing it on screen would be amazing.

That's the point, it might not be amazing. Indeed, it could well be horrific and actually detrimental to you.

Quoted from DustinBowcot That's the point, it might not be amazing. Indeed, it could well be horrific and actually detrimental to you.

I agree, but I didn't mean that the final product would be amazing, just the idea that someone wants it and seeing an attempt at it being made.

I have no real experience or any filmed work so I definitely can't talk about how it would affect anything down the line it terms of being detrimental.

Quoted from Warren For me personally, I'm happy for anyone to take my shorts. Obviously I hope the final film is quality and that my script has been as closely followed as resources will allow, but at the end of the day I'd rather see some version of my script made, rather than just having it collect dust, especially if an IMDb credit is involved.

For me, I'm happy if they want to make it, if they want to make changes, I'm okay with that.  I've made those changes, and sometimes they have.  Either way, I think most short scripts made are fairly amateur.  I don't ask for money, I freely let them do whatever.  It's better than letting it sit on the shelf for decades never used.

I always ask what their budget is to purchase the script, you'd be surprised how many people have funds earmarked for that reason.

Quoted from ScottM I agree, but I didn't mean that the final product would be amazing, just the idea that someone wants it and seeing an attempt at it being made.

We all travel the same road. I did too much for free, but without it, I wouldn't have gained the experience and confidence to put a value on my time and effort. Good luck.

I've never thought much about how to get my scripts in front of people who might want to use one. The only shorts I've ever written are for OWCs, which is motivating and fun. A guy who lives across the street teaches film production at USC for half a year and at East Carolina University for half a year. We chat every now and then, but I've never even mentioned that I write scripts. I'm not sure why.