Hey guys and gals, this question is hitting my head these days, so I'd like to ask you about that matter. What do you think?

After reading through the horror section and some of them one week challenges, I'm pretty sure any pro who did come here wouldn't do it again.  Absolute ballz.  

To be honest, though -- It's hard to say.  I don't think a lot of "pro's" get online and scower message boards and forums.  I really don't.  Hell, the average celebrity doesn't even own a computer.  You'll read stories all the time about how "said" celeb is using the internet at a Kinko's, for instance.

It's an unknown, Helio. Anyone can browse through the unproduced scripts and read what they wish without disclosing their identity. It would be foolish to assume they never do, but I doubt they'd admit it either due to the potential liability if they happen to produce something with anything similar.

By pros, do you mean producers, agents etc or professional writers?

It depends a bit on how you want to set the line between pro and not pro.  There's a fair number of people who scour the site looking for scripts to produce.  I know this because I and others have been contacted by them.  They range in ability from first time through experienced film makers.  They are by majority independents, so if by pro you mean associated with a studio then probably not very frequently.    

I guess it would depend on how you define a pro. We've had pros as members before too if having been paid for a script or had a script produced is all it takes.

Quoted from Baltis. After reading through the horror section and some of them one week challenges, I'm pretty sure any pro who did come here wouldn't do it again.  Absolute ballz.   To be honest, though -- It's hard to say.  I don't think a lot of "pro's" get online and scower message boards and forums.  I really don't.  Hell, the average celebrity doesn't even own a computer.  You'll read stories all the time about how "said" celeb is using the internet at a Kinko's, for instance.

Most celebrities seem to use the internet more for personal websites and twitter.

Quoted from Helio Hey guys and gals, this question is hitting my head these days, so I'd like to ask you about that matter. What do you think?

BTW Helio, I love the words beneath your avatar. Add coffee, tea and a lot of hard work and inspiration added to the mixture and I think we've got something grand.

Anyways, regarding your question:

There's this club see and you've got your runners and your fetchers and your independents and your everdays and you guys don't know what the hell I'm talkin' about as usual do ya?

Well, the inside of the business is inside and to get to the inside you've gotta love what you do and be damned good at it too; so in short I guess what I'm saying is that I don't give a shit what "pros" hang out here or not. I care about the "pros" as people, as individual living human beings with a helluva lot of problems like myself, but I'm not concerned about where they are or what they're doing. That's their business.

My business is to try and be the best writer my potential allows for. If they find something of mine and like it along the way, then great. If not, it wasn't in the cards. Period.

Whoever happens to be on this site, I raise my glass to you. Especially Don because without him, none of us would have this venue.

Now, I better go get some work done.

Sandra

Thanks to Baltis, George, Cornetto, Why one, Wasley and Sandra, but whoselse could say more about that?

BTW, thanks to Sandra about you comment about my avatar.

George you are in (on) the way, dude.

Like George says, it’s impossible to tell and what really defines a pro?

Some of us have gotten emails from time to time expressing interest in our work. On a personal level, this is the only site where i post stuff so they (i.e filmmakers of all shapes, sizes and trustworthiness) most come here to look for projects to take on now and again.

It all depends on whose is actually aware of the site. You would like to believe that SS can only grow in popularity over time, thus (again, you would like to believe) that more and more will come here for that reason, as the word spreads.

Once again, a big thank you must go out to our glorious leader, Herr Boose! (I know, I sound like I'm in a cult)

Well, I've acknowledged Simplyscripts in both of my films and on the dedication page of my novel. Credit where credit is due, in my opinion. Someone might notice at some point...

Of course, I don't know if all that makes me a "pro" or not since I work for myself and not a studio.

Quoted from Helio Hey guys and gals, this question is hitting my head these days, so I'd like to ask you about that matter. What do you think?

I think hookers are too busy to read scripts... Just kidding


On the other hand, there are quite a few "producers" that look for scripts here. People in film school, to the seasoned filmmaker.

I have been contacted by some of them. Other members here have been contacted by some of them, too.

To give back to the community here (since my finances aren't all that great) I have gone to film sites and told them about the wonderful variety of screenplays that are available here.

So yes, helio, I know they come around here.

Cindy