Why can I still find this up on Youtube?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7g74G4G5Oo

Quoted from Cameron Does a film lecturer somewhere have you under observation, just for their students??

Anthony should write a thriller about this. A filmschool teacher, whose dreams never came true and now he spends his time trying to destroy up-and-coming screenwriters.

I've allowed it to go back up temporarily as the student in question has included the link in their college/university application... so if the school in question looked at the link they would have seen the page with no video and a copyright issue notice.

And I'm a big softy and didn't want to stop the kid getting into the right school as I suspect the teacher mis-advised her.

Will come back down when it's not needed for the application.

Am I being to nice.

Considering the circumstances, that was a very decent thing to do. Kudos to you!

Btw, has there ever been a stolen short of yours, made so well, you were actually glad they made it?

Quoted from AnthonyCawood I've allowed it to go back up temporarily as the student in question has included the link in their college/university application... so if the school in question looked at the link they would have seen the page with no video and a copyright issue notice. And I'm a big softy and didn't want to stop the kid getting into the right school as I suspect the teacher mis-advised her. Will come back down when it's not needed for the application. Am I being to nice.

I think that's really nice of you and totally agree it's the right thing to do.  

Vlade - No, though this particular one is the best shot to date, if they'd ask then I'd (potentially) get the chance to help with script revisions and such, but they tend to make 'their' version ;-(

Mark/Vlade - thanks, hope she learns from the experience too.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Vlade - No, though this particular one is the best shot to date, if they'd ask then I'd (potentially) get the chance to help with script revisions and such, but they tend to make 'their' version ;-(

If this helps any, I have made a few short films myself now with various results...   I usually try to use friends' scripts because I believe in helping each other along. I ALWAYS try to be as faithful to the script as possible, but sometimes that can be very hard. The last two films I produced and directed with Dena, the writer for the second film insisted we didn't change anything in the script at all. That made things VERY difficult. Not because we didn't like certain things in the script, but sometimes you have to make adjustments due to locations or actors not being quite what the script called for. It can be very hard to make the writer happy, but I believe we all do our best. The filmmakers want the best film possible and usually they are learning as they go along as well. I know how it feels when someone uses a script without permission, I've been there so many times I've lost count, but one thing I've learned is that in the long run, it didn't hurt me. I'm not sure I've read this particular script of yours, but I think she did a decent job on the film itself. She just messed up on the credits and not asking for permission to use the script. I'm assuming she's young and I'm sure she'll remember this and won't do it again.

Hey Pia

I think if a writer insists on nothing being changed in a script then they need to be writing fiction

A script by its nature is a template for a film, there's a hundred and one reasons that the script might need a tweak or two. And I have absolutely no issue with that, but I feel I can help with those changes and have done on many of my options/sales. For example my script for the elevator OWC has been re-set (by me) in an easier location, but remains mostly the same otherwise.

So yes she did a decent job on this, but there's various elements of the script now absent, which is a shame as I think it loses something.

But as you say, I'm sure she's learnt from the experience.