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 Wanna Earn $20? (currently 1755 views) |
| DustinBowcot |
| Posted: September 26th, 2018, 1:41pm |
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It's really, really easy... all you have to do is read an entire feature screenplay and write notes. Interested? Apply to the Bluecat Screenwriting competition as they are looking for readers. Here's their ad'
Quoted Text SCREENPLAY READERS. Our friends at BlueCat Screenplay Competition [www.bluecatscreenplay.com] seek readers. Please note low pay. Script readers sought for international screenwriting contest. Read features, pilots and short scripts and write written feedback on the script. Preferred qualifications include having a film degree and/or professional coverage experience. $20 per feature screenplay. You will be asked to demonstrate your coverage skills as a part of the application process. For immediate consideration, please submit a letter of query and resume.
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Now you know who is actually reading your shit. People in a rush to justify $20. Wow. And I thought I was low paid. I'll never grumble again. |
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| Grandma Bear |
| Posted: September 26th, 2018, 1:47pm |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7961 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
A friend of mine read for a well known comp one year. 20 dollars per script and he was supposed to read a hundred of them... |
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| DustinBowcot |
| Posted: September 26th, 2018, 1:56pm |
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No wonder they like plenty of white space. |
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| FrankM |
| Posted: September 26th, 2018, 2:05pm |
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LocationBetween Chair and Keyboard Posts1447 Posts Per Day 0.62 |
A fiend of mine read for a well known comp one year. 20 dollars per script and he was supposed to read a hundred of them... |
"You can earn $2000 in a day!" ...later... "Now when we used the $ symbol, we didn't mean to imply those were United States dollars." |
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| LC |
| Posted: September 26th, 2018, 7:41pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7621 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
I've seen this ad before.
Apalling on so many levels.
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| MarkRenshaw |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 3:25am |
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LocationUK Posts2335 Posts Per Day 0.58 |
Jeez! Where did you see this ad? Can you link it? |
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| LC |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 4:01am |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7621 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
The first time I saw this ad I'm pretty sure it was an ISA notification. Slave labour.  |
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| Warren |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 4:20am |
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Of The Ancients  A man who has taught his mind to misbehave
LocationSydney, Australia Posts3897 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
Slave labour. |
We get paid less to review scripts here :p |
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| khamanna |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 7:10am |
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I'm looking for a job right now and was offered 16.50 for over-the-phone translation, no benefits after and if I complete a one-month training for that. And only then they'll decide if it's half-time of full-time job. I already went through several stages of testing)
Got to mention I would have to travel for an hour and twenty-five minutes per google map app for that.
And I'm not underqualified or anything, it's just job market is tough these days.
Thanks for posting, Dustin. I might want to apply actually. |
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| DustinBowcot |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 9:36am |
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| DustinBowcot |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 9:39am |
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That's real work. I know the market is tough as I'm playing too, but I have my limits. I'd have to read too many scripts per day to make this work. |
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| Grandma Bear |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 9:47am |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7961 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
It takes me about 5hrs to read a feature and provide notes. $4/hr. No thanks. |
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| ReneC |
| Posted: September 27th, 2018, 10:11am |
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LocationVancouver, BC Posts1435 Posts Per Day 0.31 |
I've never been impressed by BlueCat's notes. Now I know why.
I charge $100 for personal consultations. Even when I was writing coverage, I was making $50 per script. $20 is a joke. |
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| JEStaats |
| Posted: September 28th, 2018, 2:34pm |
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Old Timer  No sh*t, there I was....
LocationTucson, AZ Posts1735 Posts Per Day 0.62 |
And I thought the thread title was a lead in to a different type of joke.
Ba-dum-dum! |
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| Alex_212 |
| Posted: October 1st, 2018, 3:37am |
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LocationUtopia DownUnder Posts491 Posts Per Day 0.11 |
You'll get richer flipping burgers  |
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