I was just wondering, are there any documented successes as a result of the site, i.e. any movies made from the unpublished screenplays posted. I was just wondering because I have a few screenplays written, but there seems to be little in terms of avenues to get them out in the industry. Thanks and have a great day.

Doug

I have many of the shorts I wrote under production:

Pug-umentary.   I knew the guy liked dogs, but jeesh....

Suicide.  A short about two strangers in a bar talking about one's elaborate plans to kill himself.

For Entertainment Purposes Only.  A fortuneteller meets with a client he never imagined.

The Repairman Cometh.  Sequel to Price Check on Film Noir.


Phil

My first short film I ever wrote was produced in Australia about a month after I posted it here.

-Chris

I met someone I wrote a script for who produced it on this site. He's not a regular, though. Just a fly-by. I had someone contact me on another script and through him, I realised that one had more problems than revision was worth.

Thanks, one more thing then, how do you gather people to read your scripts?

Doug

I have had two of my screenplays looked at and one of them is being filmed as we speak by a film student at the University of Florida.  The other one "didn't fit a company's production schedule" which I think was just a big "NO THANKS!" in my opinion.

This site is getting more popular though ever since Don's site was published in that magazine as one of the top script sites on the internet so I would say look for more success (there are two c's in success by the way) to come.  My advice is just make sure your best work is put forth on this site and get people to read it.  I think the scripts that have a lot of reviews and posts are the ones freelance producers look at when they quickly glance through the message boards.  Just my opinion.  

Quoted from dmackbone21 Thanks, one more thing then, how do you gather people to read your scripts? Doug

If you mean by other people on this site, you have to read one's work and give that author your review. If you post reviews for peoples' scripts, people read your work and post reviews for your scripts.

Sean

Lon (a member) and Mike Shelton (another member) both had scripts picked up from this site by doing nothing more than sitting on their lazy butts.

Well...I don't know if Lon is lazy, but I suspect Mike is.

Others have been contacted much the same way (even if they didn't make the sale, it's still nice to be noticed).

So yeah, only post your best stuff.  You never know who is looking.

And if it's good, people will probably read it.  And if you take the time to give comments on other people's stuff -- well, then maybe even more people will read it.

Good luck, at any rate.

I've had requests from producers for five or six of my shorts posted here, often more than one per script. So far one has been produced, albeit shoddily by a film student. Another short of mine is shooting in summer 2007 after being discovered on the site, it's also been translated into Hindi for a production in India.

In fact, I've had loads of requests from Indian filmmakers. Maybe I should write a bollywood musical.

Quoted from bert Well...I don't know if Lon is lazy, but I suspect Mike is.

I like to call that the "reverse query" method, thank you very much.

But yes, work that I've posted on this site has been found here (feature and short), and scripts that I've posted here, received feedback on, reworked, and sent out to producers whom I've queried have also been looked at.

There's a lot of companies out there looking for scripts, and a lot of them advertise.  Look around a bit, and if you have something they're looking for, query them.

Quoted from Martin In fact, I've had loads of requests from Indian filmmakers. Maybe I should write a bollywood musical.

One of the two production teams producing For Entertainment Purposes Only is from India.  They're showing interest in my other work.

I saw cast photos from the shoot (no dailies yet), which made me a little excited.  I look forward to seeing how the two films will differ.


Phil

Hey, Congrats to everyone.  I really didn't know about most of them.  Keep it up!

I (of all people) have actually sold a short script off of this site.  It's being filmed now and will be shown at Dragon Con in Atlanta during the first week of September.

If I can sell something anyone can lol

Someone from England (I think it was England) contacted me like 2 years ago about doing a play based on The Video House. I thought it was pretty cool so I gave him permission. I don't recall him ever replying back after I gave him permission. He probably just ripped material from me. It wasn't really that good of a script anyway. I just have to say, though: Be careful of those that just want to steal your work. Be careful you don't get yourself into some strange contract with an odd production company or anything like that.

I had someone find my script here. He makes models, and wanted to produce a short in animation. He asked if I would do a rewrite to incorporate some of the models. I said yes, did it, and he was happy with the script. He e-mailed me the opening scene about a week ago. His animation looked real. I was very happy with it, and can't wait to see it when it's complete.
I also have another produced credit from when I won a contest. Before I won that contest though, I posted the script here and received feedback, then did a rewrite.

Cindy