Optioned. Let's see where this goes.

Congrats, Dude. Good luck with it.

Ooh, very exciting.
Congrats, Yuvraj!

Thank you, amigos!

Awesome! Glad to see a script optioned from this challenge, good luck with it.

Nice! Good job there.

Thanks, Warren and Steve.

Unfortunately, the project fell through.

The reason they gave was that their first original director for the project stepped down due to medical issues and the second one had a lot on hand with other projects.

Somehow, I knew that the project won't be made. Maybe because the script isn't that low-budget. The first time that they contacted me, I was surprised that they chose this script when they said that they were on a limited budget.

Anyhow, hope that the director recovers and they can successfully complete the other projects that they intend to.

Quoted from Yuvraj Unfortunately, the project fell through. The reason they gave was that their first original director for the project stepped down due to medical issues and the second one had a lot on hand with other projects. Somehow, I knew that the project won't be made. Maybe because the script isn't that low-budget. The first time that they contacted me, I was surprised that they chose this script when they said that they were on a limited budget. Anyhow, hope that the director recovers and they can successfully complete the other projects that they intend to.

Par for the course, unfortunately. Here’s to bigger and better!

Quoted from SAC Par for the course, unfortunately. Here’s to bigger and better!

An unfortunate reality 99% of the time.

Quoted from Yuvraj Unfortunately, the project fell through. The reason they gave was that their first original director for the project stepped down due to medical issues and the second one had a lot on hand with other projects. Somehow, I knew that the project won't be made. Maybe because the script isn't that low-budget. The first time that they contacted me, I was surprised that they chose this script when they said that they were on a limited budget. Anyhow, hope that the director recovers and they can successfully complete the other projects that they intend to.

Sorry to hear it, but definitely happens more often than not.

Quoted from Yuvraj An unfortunate reality 99% of the time.

Indeed. All of my optioned short scripts have failed to make it to completed released movies so far for numerous reasons which is why I insist on getting payment for options so I have something to show for all that effort.

Sorry to hear it didn't workout. Like others have said though, it's quite common. It doesn't mean the "filmmakers" are insincere or clueless. We all have to start somewhere. A lot goes into making a movie, even if just a short. It gets even harder if you don't have your own equipment and technical skills, so you have to rely on others. The more people you have to involve, the harder it gets to see the project through. I've made a few shorts and it's hard work for something only a few hundred people will see. Sometimes a few thousand, but I think you know what I mean.

Keep writing and someone will bite. People do come to SS for scripts. I had Call On Me and Buried Secrets optioned a couple of weeks ago. I don't expect to actually see them made. If it happens, great, if not, oh well.  

Thanks, Warren, Pia, and Mark, for sharing your thoughts.

Nothing's gonna stop me from writing. It comes naturally to me in a way. A perpetual fun that I get when I write a story and get the chance to write about a world that I want to see, characters that I want to create. It's pure happiness for me. Everything else fails in front of it.

Anyways, hope that the filmmakers succeed in their other ventures.