This script did make my chuckle at one or two parts, but aside from that, It didn't work for me.

Also, your slugs are too long.

Quoted from ChrisBodily Look what I found in my inbox, out of the blue... The website didn't show up when I Googled it, but their Facebook and Twitter pages, etc., showed up. xxxxx xxxxx Here's their official site: xxxxx Uh, I'm not sure about this one. They appear to have one film in post (whose funding was cancelled on Kickstarter) and two in development. Some of the darker photos have compression artifacts; don't know if that's anything to sneeze at. What's your advice? Thanks in advance.

So... what happened?

Quoted from DustinBowcot So... what happened?

I shrugged it off and told him he could do it under certain conditions, including that I retain the rights to my work, especially:

If I'm not happy with his version, I'll take it to someone else or make it myself.

Must have scared him off. Never heard another peep out of him after he first contacted me. He hasn't updated his website or socials in two years.


Here's his IMDb page:

xxxxx

I was skeptical from the get go and won't pursue him any further.

I think 16mm is better suited than digital, anyway. So maybe it's better I direct it myself.

That line of communication is very common unfortunately. At this stage, I just get happy when I recieve the “interest” email for scripts that are so old lol. Cause if you really think about it, he/she had to wade through the scripts to then decide on yours. However, they decide to forget about you once they have your consent which is mind boggling.

Good luck with it though in whatever you decide to do.
Gabe

Here's the real update to this post: I contacted Chris after reading his script because I was looking for something funny and entertaining, and thought Bigfoot In Love was exactly that. Unfortunately, he had too much baggage attached to it: only shooting on a specific format, keeping all rights to go and make it again after I've invested my sweat and money, etc... I chose to move on rather than negotiate a hostage situation. Months pass and I come across my personal cell # and email address on the internet, posted along with the message I sent Chris. I was very upset at the unprofessional behavior and emailed him to remove it. The exact email is as follows:

Hi Chris,

I reached out to you last year because I was interested in your script. My intentions were genuine, however, I chose not to pursue it.

I am writing to ask you to please remove my personal information from the discussion thread on simplyscripts. You posted the entire message I sent, along with my email address and phone number; but you made sure to hide your information.

It is best to always use discretion when handling people’s information, especially in the film industry. I trust you will take care of this matter promptly by removing the post or hiding my info the same way you hid yours.

It was posted on 4/28/17 at 7:23pm. Here’s the web link: http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1424012070/s-28/highlight-/

Thanks,
- Joseph M.

In conclusion, you should always exercise discretion and tact when dealing with people in this industry. I'm a busy person in the real-world and don't always have time for social media. Therefore, I don't/care to update social media as much. Anyway, needless to say, I think I'll pass on future scripts from Chris.

Hey JM, I notice Don deleted your listed phone number a few years back.
Apologies your personal details were posted. I have deleted remaining details, email, Twitter, FB etc. for you.

Quoted from LC Hey JM, I notice Don deleted your listed phone number a few years back. Apologies your personal details were posted. I have deleted remaining details, email, Twitter, FB etc. for you.

Libby, if your intent is to delete references here - you also need to delete the IMDB link on the
10-12-2018 post. Otherwise (if you have IMDB Pro) you get all the information on JM anyway.

Quoted from eldave1 Libby, if your intent is to delete references here - you also need to delete the IMDB link on the 10-12-2018 post. Otherwise (if you have IMDB Pro) you get all the information on JM anyway.

Thanks, Dave.
Not sure how far the objection went to publicly listed credentials e.g. IMDb, but I've deleted the rest.

JM, thank you for letting me know. I would like to apologize for that oversight. I was trying to do some vetting to see if you were the real deal and/or you'd be up to my standards. I either had no idea those were your personals and assumed they were business/public, or I forgot to remove them/didn't notice. I'm not sure what happened. Sorry about that. I'll try to be more careful with people's information in the future.

I hope you'll accept my sincere apology.

Edit to add: I'm not sure I remember getting that follow-up email. It was a long time ago and my email address from back then, if that's the one I remember, expired years ago, so I have no way of checking if it went to spam or I simply forgot about it.