This week, we welcomed UK Literary Agent Julian Friedmann as our guest. What an incredible opportunity for screenwriters to access and pick the brain of the elusive agent. The American time slot was canceled this week because of the Super Bowl, but many American screenwriters and novelists showed up to share the chat love. We are deeply grateful for Julian’s generosity and time. He’ll be continuing the topic on his Agent Provocateur blog, so be sure to check his wisdom out. Thanks to all who participate for making our community a success! @jeannevb
EURO moderator: Mina Zaher, @DreamsGrafter
8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT O’CLOCK!
8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: Introducing @julianfriedmann. Literary Agent from Blake Friedmann: www.blakefriedmann.co.uk #scriptchat
8:00 pm julianfriedmann: RT @jeannevb: HA RT @DreamsGrafter: #scriptchat #@yeah_write *i've just supped a dirty martini* ;) your guest has a mug of chai....
8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: And publisher of ScriptWriter magazine, now an online resource for writers at www.twelvePoint.com #scriptchat
8:00 pm Sofluid: #scriptchat is about to start! Why not join in? This week is Q&A with Literary Agent @julianfriedmann !
8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: I'll be asking @julianfriedmann Q's for him to answer. Whilst you listen in, please #SCRIPTCHAT away! ... We'll join in!
8:00 pm KageyNYC: I am sans liquor, drink one for me! RT @DreamsGrafter: #scriptchat #treefort group hug! :) @jeannevb @zacsanford2 @KageyNYC @yeah_write
8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @filmutopia: Just how bad is the UK Film scene these days & what impact can an agent really have on moving a proj. forwards? #scriptchat
8:00 pm jeannevb: Hi everyone! Hope our Americans are all here to make us global #scriptchat
8:01 pm jeannevb: if any1 is going to be at Berlin Festival next week, @julianfriedmann will be happy to meet up for a coffee. Just @ him #scriptchat
8:01 pm julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter where is the first question? #scriptchat
8:01 pm jeannevb: YO American screenwriters: EURO #scriptchat is ON! Bring it & join agent @julianfriedmann
8:01 pm julianfriedmann: UK film scene lowbudget (>£1m) active, TV quiet; agent more important than ever to constantly nudge + chase. It?s what we do. #scriptchat
8:01 pm joshuascriptmag: RT @jeannevb: YO American screenwriters: EURO #scriptchat is ON! Bring it & join agent @julianfriedmann
8:01 pm scriptmag: RT @jeannevb: YO American screenwriters: EURO #scriptchat is ON! Bring it & join agent @julianfriedmann
8:02 pm julianfriedmann: What agents do: reject early drafts, give confidence to buyer, help raise finance and chase chase chase: always nudging buyers #scriptchat
8:02 pm PennyAsh: @jeannevb I am here #scriptchat
8:02 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann welcome, Julian. Can't thank you enough for supporting us and giving your time #scriptchat
8:02 pm LisaFromNYC: RT @jeannevb YO American screenwriters: EURO #scriptchat is ON! Bring it & join agent @julianfriedmann #scriptchat
8:02 pm jeannevb: @scriptmag very nice to see you here... ;) #scriptchat
8:02 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @DreamsGrafter With a small number of TV writers able to greenlight drama, where do you think the screenwriter should focus? #scriptchat
8:02 pm yeah_write: Thanks so much. RT @jeannevb: @julianfriedmann welcome, Julian. Cant thank you enough for supporting us and giving your time #scriptchat
8:03 pm KageyNYC: Our guest today on #scriptchat is @julianfriedmann. Literary Agent from Blake Friedmann: http://www.blakefriedmann.co.uk - join in!
8:03 pm jeannevb: @wackeychan woot! We're talking w guest AGENT @julianfriedmann #scriptchat
8:03 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Pleasure, I love the ubiquitousnous of the internet. Great community spirit at #scriptchat
8:04 pm authorViviAnna: RT @KageyNYC: Our guest today on #scriptchat is @julianfriedmann. Literary Agent from Blake Friedmann: http://www.blakefriedmann.co.uk - join in!
8:04 pm julianfriedmann: TV drama slots rare so writers shd develop varied spec portfolio to get writing gigs. Try different genres, what you best at? #scriptchat
8:04 pm filmutopia: I am listening... which sure is a novelty #scriptchat
8:04 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann u might want to slip some brandy in that chai of yours at some point ;) #scriptchat
8:05 pm julianfriedmann: Also try low-budget movies, radio, online and novels. A great spec will sell you even if it doesn?t get bought. Do 20 drafts #scriptchat
8:05 pm jeannevb: @filmutopia HAHAHA #scriptchat
8:05 pm capeviaclapham: #scriptchat
8:05 pm zacsanford2: Same here, interested to see similiarities between US and UK industry. RT @filmutopia: I am listening... which sure is a novelty #scriptchat
8:06 pm booksbelow: :-) RT @filmutopia: I am listening... which sure is a novelty #scriptchat
8:06 pm johnrackham: #scriptchat I'm also listening. Hi, everyone.
8:06 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann When you say spec, do you mean TV spec or movie spec? #scriptchat
8:06 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia @joshuascriptmag Pls let us know what you're thinking too. @julianfriedmann will be writing follow-up blog posts. #scriptchat
8:06 pm rachlanger: @jeannevb Hi lovely moderator! #scriptchat currently at writers meetup and tweeting via iPhone!
8:06 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @PennyAsh What is the worst mistake you see new screenwriters make and how do we avoid it? #scriptchat
8:07 pm KarenSperling: I'm here-thanks for #scriptchat !
8:07 pm Sofluid: & plays? RT @julianfriedmann: Also try low-budget movies, radio, online and novels. A great spec will sell you #scriptchat
8:07 pm jeannevb: #scriptchat RT @jeannevb: @julianfriedmann oh god no! I do TONS! The more the better. I love the editing process
8:07 pm muffin_the_mule: @julianfriedmann I write a lot of comedy & would love to break into radio4/radio7 what's the pathway for that please? #scriptchat
8:07 pm julianfriedmann: Both TV and movie specs - there are jobs out there, be prepared to be seriously considered by having varied portfolio #scriptchat
8:07 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann does publication in other mediums make a difference to you when you are considering repping a writer? #scriptchat
8:07 pm jeannevb: @rachlanger *smooches* #scriptchat
8:08 pm julianfriedmann: New writers make so many bad mistakes: particularly bad choice of theme, story, genre. #scriptchat
8:08 pm DreamsGrafter: If anyone has any Q's that spring to mind, pls tweet so we capture it and can address them in blog posts. #scriptchat
8:08 pm julianfriedmann: Write what you are good at AND aimed at a definite market which you can research. Don?t just write what you like #scriptchat
8:09 pm jeannevb: RT @DreamsGrafter: If anyone has any Qs that spring to mind, pls tweet so we capture it and can address them in blog posts. #scriptchat
8:09 pm yeah_write: If your tweet isn't answered here, be sure to check the blog at www.scriptchat.com as they will be answered later. #scriptchat
8:09 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @LisaFromNYC How many scripts should new #screenwriters have b4 trying to sell? #scriptchat
8:09 pm jeannevb: FYI Go to @julianfriedmann http://bit.ly/LWZEO for 800 screenwriting-related articles #scriptchat
8:09 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @yeah_write: If your tweet isn't answered here, be sure to check the blog at www.scriptchat.com as they will be answered later. #scriptchat
8:09 pm julianfriedmann: @authorViviAnna Yes publication/being a profes writer is an asset when weighing up. We invest heavily so income potential helps #scriptchat
8:10 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: FYI Go to @julianfriedmann http://bit.ly/LWZEO for 800 screenwriting-related articles #scriptchat
8:10 pm PennyAsh: @julianfriedmann Thanks. So know your market? #scriptchat
8:10 pm julianfriedmann: Writers shd have 3 to 5 scripts in different genres & formats (must be good at all) to increase chance of commissions or sales #scriptchat
8:10 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann that makes sense. My experience is producers tend to see writer's as capable of just one thing. #scriptchat
8:10 pm shabanky: Hello everyone #scriptchat
8:10 pm Gr8ElderCare: Ha! Same here. RT @filmutopia: I am listening... which sure is a novelty #scriptchat
8:10 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @LisaFromNYC Does writing different genres help #screenwriters market themselves or it doesn?t matter? #scriptchat
8:10 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann even if its just articles that have been published, not books? #scriptchat
8:10 pm Sofluid: @muffin_the_mule #scriptchat Radio 4 comissioning process: http://tinyurl.com/yggqh7y
8:10 pm muffin_the_mule: RT @jeannevb: FYI Go to @julianfriedmann http://bit.ly/LWZEO for 800 screenwriting-related articles #scriptchat
8:11 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann thank you for that answer #scriptchat
8:11 pm jeannevb: @shabanky hello there... welcome #scriptchat
8:11 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype ;) Been meaning to email you. :) #scriptchat
8:11 pm zacsanford2: @julianfriedmann you mention having dif scripts in dif genres, but I only want to do comedy, can they be dif sub-genres? #scriptchat
8:11 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia You need to appeal to variety of producers because market is so varied but only if you are good at your chosen genre #scriptchat
8:12 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb articles not as helpful though better than no professional writing credits #scriptchat
8:12 pm julianfriedmann: Most paid gigs are commissions not specsales so to improve chances show that you really understand and can master diff genres. #scriptchat
8:12 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat - darn... that was a beautiful typo there Clive! I thought so, ha!
8:12 pm julianfriedmann: Most writers and producers don?t understand genre: see dozens of practical how-to genre articles in http://bit.ly/LWZEO. #scriptchat
8:13 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @KageyNYC Do spec dramas sell? Or write drama to learn, then write commercial com/rom-com/action/thriller when ready to sell? #scriptchat
8:13 pm LifesizeLD: @julianfriedmann So writers don't become "known" for their abilities in a specific niche? Better to write cross-genre? #scriptchat
8:13 pm julianfriedmann: @zacsanford2 comedy has many sub sets: restrict yourself and you limit possibilities.focus on whatever very best at #scriptchat
8:13 pm KageyNYC: I think idea of portfolio of work is an important one that gets lost in the hitting the lottery mentality of trying 2 sell specs.#scriptchat
8:13 pm LifesizeLD: Hi Everyone! #scriptchat
8:13 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann Understanding the market, seem to me to be the key and where an agent is of most help #scriptchat
8:13 pm jeannevb: RT @julianfriedmann: Most writers & producers don?t understand genre: practical how-to genre articles http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
8:13 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann thanks... have to start somewhere ;) #scriptchat
8:14 pm julianfriedmann: @zacsanford2 Also if focused then target and research and woo producers in that subset as they easy for you to identify #scriptchat
8:14 pm zacsanford2: Uh oh, @julianfriedmann is tweeting like a madman. He'll probably be out of API's before the end of the hour. #scriptchat
8:14 pm julianfriedmann: Specs get writing gigs but rarely sell so write whatever shows yr mastery of genre, character (psychology), narrative & dialogue #scriptchat
8:14 pm muffin_the_mule: @Sofluid thanks for that - v. helpful :)#scriptchat
8:14 pm julianfriedmann: Specs are chance to show you understand human motivation and can intrigue and entertain while taking audience into new places. #scriptchat
8:15 pm jeannevb: @KageyNYC agree. Have to build up the resume w solid work to attract agent. Business is business. No 1 wants to rep 1 hit wonder #scriptchat
8:15 pm authorViviAnna: RT @julianfriedmann: Specs get writing gigs but rarely sell so write whatever shows yr mastery of genre, character (psychology), narrative & dialogue #scriptchat
8:15 pm naultpullar: Hello all! #scriptchat
8:16 pm theasianwriter: RT @julianfriedmann: Most writers and producers don?t understand genre: see dozens of practical how-to genre articles in http://bit.ly/LWZEO. #scriptchat
8:16 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia Agents do study the market but it is easy: read trades obsessively; hope to improve The Buzz on Twelvepoint to aid #scriptchat
8:16 pm yeah_write: @julianfriedmann Are there genres that are selling better than others at the moment? #scriptchat
8:16 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @Bang2write You often say screenwriters shld write novels too. Which is the *best* audience/story type to target? #scriptchat
8:16 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Also agents have to fire clients if take on several new ones, so earning now not in future helps make you attractive #scriptchat
8:16 pm muffin_the_mule: @julianfriedmann I like what you're saying - I get bored just writing one sort of thing , so this is music to my ears :) #scriptchat
8:17 pm julianfriedmann: Whether novel or script the genre and storytype shd be one you have affinity with, know lots of egs and for wh there is a market #scriptchat
8:17 pm PennyAsh: Wow, glad I write multi genre stuff #scriptchat
8:17 pm zacsanford: Our guest @julianfriedmann has great advice for #screenwriters on both sides of the pond. Join us at #scriptchat
8:17 pm KageyNYC: @jeannevb Exactly, it's getting your head in the game for a long-term career vs a side project or hobby. #scriptchat
8:17 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann I think the international scene is easier to understand than the UK scene, which seems class driven and weird #scriptchat
8:17 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann great point. Ur only human after all... despite the myth of agents being monsters haha #scriptchat
8:17 pm julianfriedmann: @yeah_write No all tha main genres sell all the time; research is easy. #scriptchat
8:18 pm julianfriedmann: What novels sell? Well written, aimed at existing market. Research is easy from bestseller lists. Respect genre audiences! #scriptchat
8:18 pm Sofluid: This week's #scriptchat is really motivating me to polish up my different genre scripts and put together a shiny portfolio!
8:18 pm jeannevb: @filmutopia i'm fascinated by the diff'c across the pond. Part of why I love that our chats r global #scriptchat
8:19 pm yeah_write: @julianfriedmann How does someone get noticed if no one is accepting unsolicited queries, submissions, etc? #scriptchat
8:19 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @veramark2010: Writers are storytellers. When I have a story idea, how do I decide whether to write it as film or as novel? #scriptchat
8:19 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia are you talking about film, TV or book (re UK scene being class driven)? #scriptchat
8:19 pm zacsanford2: In a future #scriptchat blog I'm talking about the "business of screenwriting" and @julianfriedmann brings up a lot I agree with #scriptchat
8:19 pm jeannevb: After chat, ask Julian question on http://bit.ly/LWZEO if he cant answer, he'll find expert who can, fr script editor to lawyer #scriptchat
8:19 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @zacsanford2: In a future #scriptchat blog I'm talking about the "business of screenwriting" and @julianfriedmann brings up a lot I agree with #scriptchat
8:19 pm julianfriedmann: @KageyNYC Good point: apprenticeship no different for writers eg a few years on soaps is brilliant training sor scriptwriters #scriptchat
8:20 pm julianfriedmann: Choice of prose or script for a story depends on which you do best. More novels published than scripts produced, do novel 1st #scriptchat
8:20 pm yeah_write: I find that all of my recent ideas are script not novels. #scriptchat
8:20 pm jeannevb: @zacsanford2 can't wait to hear your thoughts, Zac. Very valuable for writers to hear producers/agents sides #scriptchat
8:20 pm muffin_the_mule: @filmutopia @julianfriedmann The US scene is HUGE - UK is small & daunting -like a secret garden, need a robin to show gate in #scriptchat
8:20 pm julianfriedmann: Novels are attractive to producers; story problems often sorted, think of it as extended treatment for film which you own. #scriptchat
8:21 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @veramark2010: Are there specific genres that accommodate the ?novel as script template? approach better than others? #scriptchat
8:21 pm zacsanford2: @muffin_the_mule @filmutopia US scene is HUGE, but it is run by a small amount of individuals and gatekeepers. #scriptchat
8:22 pm naultpullar: @julianfriedmann Makes sense about novels. They also already have been marketed and have existing mental real estate... #scriptchat
8:22 pm eyamie: @zacsanford2 Taking a business of screenwriting seminar at UCLA next month. Should be good for cross-reference! #scriptchat
8:22 pm julianfriedmann: Novel is simply (!) an extended treatment, using descrip of thoughts and feelings so more likely to provide deeper characters #scriptchat
8:22 pm jeannevb: #writechat RT @julianfriedmann: Novels attractive to producers; story probl sorted, think as extended treatment for film #scriptchat
8:22 pm PennyAsh: RT @julianfriedmann: Novels are attractive to producers...#scriptchat <--Perfect :)
8:23 pm jeannevb: #YAlitchat RT @PennyAsh: RT @julianfriedmann: Novels are attractive to producers...#scriptchat <--Perfect :) #scriptchat
8:23 pm muffin_the_mule: @zacsanford2 interesting. #scriptchat
8:23 pm DreamsGrafter: @eyamie Any chance you could share your learning experience? :) #scriptchat
8:23 pm julianfriedmann: @naultpullar Exactly also producers often have greater respect for novels than for scripts (tho scripts are harder to write) #scriptchat
8:23 pm CafeNeon: @zacsanford2 will look forward to that. TwelvePoint.com is also a great place to find info on the business. #scriptchat
8:23 pm eyamie: @julianfriedmann Novel deals can be a good entree into film by retaining adaptation rights, yes? #scriptchat
8:24 pm jeannevb: I am so finishing that novel ;) Thx, @julianfriedmann #scriptchat
8:24 pm eyamie: @DreamsGrafter Yes! There is a chance. lol I'll do my best #scriptchat
8:24 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @veramark2010: Are there specific genres tht accommodate the ?novel as script template? approach better than others? #scriptchat
8:24 pm muffin_the_mule: Been v interesting - must go now to do some writing - thanks for the info #scriptchat
8:24 pm theasianwriter: currently following #scriptchat. great advice.
8:24 pm PennyAsh: RT @jeannevb: I am so finishing that novel ;) Thx, @julianfriedmann #scriptchat <--You need a beta I'm there :)
8:24 pm scribe_diatribe: Hi everyone.... sorry I'm joining late... is it an appropriate time to ask a question or are we working those submitted first? #scriptchat
8:24 pm theasianwriter: follow @julianfriedmann for #scriptchat
8:24 pm julianfriedmann: @yeah_write some ideas are better for scripts but not that many in my experience: a good story is a good story. #scriptchat
8:24 pm DreamsGrafter: @eyamie Thank you! :) xo #scriptchat
8:25 pm jeannevb: glad ur enjoying! Chk out our blog www.scriptchat.com RT @theasianwriter: currently following #scriptchat. great advice. #scriptchat
8:25 pm theasianwriter: RT @julianfriedmann: Choice of prose or script for a story depends on which you do best. More novels published than scripts produced, do novel 1st #scriptchat
8:25 pm julianfriedmann: Novels can indulge in decsrips of the thoughts and feelings of characters, so more internal stuff #scriptchat
8:25 pm yeah_write: @julianfriedmann I guess I'm just seeing the ideas more visually lately. Once I have the script written I think about novel. #scriptchat
8:26 pm naultpullar: @julianfriedmann and novels are finished products whereas scripts rarely make it directly to the screen w/o a few revisions #scriptchat
8:26 pm ttimechitchat: RT @julianfriedmann: @yeah_write some ideas r better 4 scripts but not that many in my experience: a good story is a good story. #scriptchat
8:26 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe we're bouncing back & forth btwn submitted quest & those that arise #scriptchat
8:26 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe ask away more questions needed #scriptchat
8:26 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann TV and film, mainly. On the class question. I don't meet many gezzers in my travels, that's for sure #scriptchat
8:26 pm jeannevb: @PennyAsh u r my rock, cowgirl :) #scriptchat
8:26 pm yeah_write: If you like this chat and are interested in screenwriting, go to www.scriptchat.com for lots of links and info. #scriptchat
8:26 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann I found writing novel based on script I'd planned changed the story a lot. Learnt so much about the characters! #scriptchat
8:26 pm PennyAsh: @jeannevb Aw shucks :) #scriptchat
8:27 pm jeannevb: 30 min left before @julianfriedmann has to cut out to pack. Ask away while we have him! #scriptchat
8:27 pm julianfriedmann: Brevits of tweets frustrating: there are over 800 articles on TwelvePoint.com (mag/website I publish) check it out #scriptchat
8:27 pm jeannevb: RT @yeah_write: If you like this chat and are interested in screenwriting, go to www.scriptchat.com for lots of links and info. #scriptchat
8:27 pm LifesizeLD: RT @zacsanford: Our guest @julianfriedmann has great advice for #screenwriters on both sides of the pond. Join us at #scriptchat
8:27 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann do you accept query's from writers in the US and Canada? #scriptchat
8:27 pm jeannevb: if any1 is going to be at Berlin Festival next week, @julianfriedmann will be happy to meet up for a coffee. Just @ him #scriptchat
8:27 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @chained Cld you negotiate a % of a film's gross if a script was nxt huge movie like Avatar & going to make tons of money? #scriptchat
8:27 pm TheJudalina: Bummed to be missing #scriptchat. If you're in LA & looking for a place to watch the game - I'll be working @ Busby's East.
8:27 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann cool :) Julian... I'm thinking of doing an MA in screenwriting... worth spending my savings on? #scriptchat
8:28 pm yeah_write: @julianfriedmann Are you interested in seeing work from US writers? #scriptchat
8:28 pm theasianwriter: RT @julianfriedmann: Write what you are good at AND aimed at a definite market which you can research. Don?t just write what you like #scriptchat
8:28 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid Novel is a great way to explore character even if no one ever sees the novel. Try charac biogs written as confessional #scriptchat
8:28 pm authorViviAnna: I find writing books much easier than writing a script #scriptchat
8:28 pm PennyAsh: @julianfriedmann What do you see as the trend in movies for the future? #scriptchat
8:29 pm julianfriedmann: Charac biogs written in which charac tells you the story of the film, book etc Stream of consciousness. You will discover much #scriptchat
8:29 pm CafeNeon: Much better chance of preserving your vision and story with a novel. #scriptchat
8:29 pm KageyNYC: Love that this #scriptchat is giving us a chance to talk about writing careers, not just specs. I want to write for a living, not a hobby.
8:29 pm jeannevb: I'll be posting the transcript of today's chat w @julianfriedmann this afternoon so AMER who cldnt make it can read tonight #scriptchat
8:29 pm CafeNeon: And producers seem to have greater respect for the integrity of a story from a novel, as opposed to a spec script. #scriptchat
8:30 pm eyamie: I have a novelist friend tasked with adapting her bestseller. Impossible. Not visual/linear enough... #scriptchat
8:30 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb Would you recommend a manager as well as an agent, and if so, who should we seek first? #scriptchat
8:30 pm zacsanford2: I want to be a writer/producer for a living. Great advice today. RT @KageyNYC: I want to write for a living, not a hobby. #scriptchat
8:30 pm jeannevb: Its imp to look at big picture of ur career, not just selling the script ur writing. Consider how to make urself more marketable #scriptchat
8:30 pm julianfriedmann: @yeah_write US writers are poss but there are probs (pop in for a script conference) - we do rep a few earning non UK writers #scriptchat
8:31 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann "Novel is a great way to explore character " That's the reason I wrote the novel & it was such an eye opener! #scriptchat
8:31 pm julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter UK doesn't use managers: agents do both functions. My UK clients w managers in LA like them as do I #scriptchat
8:31 pm CafeNeon: @KageyNYC come and join us at TwelvePoint! Plenty of this kind of advice there. #scriptchat
8:31 pm davidspies: RT @jeannevb: I'll be posting the transcript of today's chat w @julianfriedmann this afternoon so AMER who cldnt make it can read tonight #scriptchat
8:31 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmannv Novel = great way 2 explore character even if no one ever sees it. Try charac biogs written as confessional #scriptchat
8:32 pm filmutopia: @eyamie I might be able to help your friend with that... my primary skill is making stuff cinematic. Anything can be adapted #scriptchat
8:32 pm lamyben: @julianfriedmann Hi Julian, should spec scripts be set in UK? How can writers protect against unscrupulous prods w/out agent? #scriptchat
8:32 pm julianfriedmann: @eyamie adaptation more difficult than assumed but some scriptwriters brilliant at it. If bestseller shd be possible #scriptchat
8:32 pm jeannevb: After chat, go to @julianfriedmann http://bit.ly/LWZEO for 800 screenwriting-related articles #scriptchat
8:33 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Agree that marketing is key - TwelvePoint pub brill article by Laura Wilson on using social nets to do this #scriptchat
8:33 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann how do you find out if the rights to a book has been bought? Any internets sites that can tell you? #scriptchat
8:33 pm KageyNYC: I most definitely will, thanks! RT @CafeNeon: @KageyNYC come and join us at TwelvePoint! Plenty of this kind of advice there. #scriptchat
8:33 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Thansk but you have to be member to get all 800 (tho only £29 for 800 plus forum, The Biz, etc #scriptchat
8:33 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann What about the writers in the US? Should they seek a manager? If so, before or after an agent? #scriptchat
8:34 pm eyamie: @filmutopia I might be able to help her too! I believe there are screenwriters and novellists and seldom screenwriter/novellists #scriptchat
8:34 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann I'll make sure the TwelvePoint articles are linked on our blog www.scriptchat.com Thx! #scriptchat
8:34 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: After chat, go to @julianfriedmann http://bit.ly/LWZEO for 800 screenwriting-related articles #scriptchat
8:34 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Rights to book - best approach publisher's rights department, if there is agent s/he probably controls them #scriptchat
8:34 pm jeannevb: absolutely! RT @KageyNYC: I most definitely will, thanks! RT @CafeNeon: @KageyNYC come and join us at TwelvePoint!... advice. #scriptchat
8:35 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann cool! thanks! :) #scriptchat
8:35 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann I'll post the TwelvePoint link so ppl can subscribe :) #scriptchat
8:35 pm filmutopia: @eyamie Well, if you get stuck, drop me a DM and I'll give you my contact details. #scriptchat
8:35 pm KageyNYC: This is a dynamite #scriptchat we're having right now. Still half hour left, join in, our guest @julianfriedmann is the man!
8:35 pm julianfriedmann: Very rare prods unscrupulous. Join Writers Guild and put on cover page. Keep trail corresp. Mark once In confidence (in UK)#scriptchat
8:35 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe I've also called authors directly. Adapting a Pulitzer book right now that way #scriptchat
8:36 pm julianfriedmann: UK law of breach of confidentialy best way to protect an idea. No copyright in ideas. #scriptchat
8:36 pm Sofluid: @jeannevb Don't forget you can now link to the Writesofluid site now it has its .co.uk! http://tinyurl.com/yf9vp3t :) #scriptchat
8:36 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann what is the best way to contact an agent, a query letter? #scriptchat
8:37 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: UK law of breach of confidentialy best way to protect an idea. No copyright in ideas. #scriptchat
8:37 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann @scribe_diatribe On book rights, a media lawyer is the best way to go. Who holds the rights can be complex #scriptchat
8:37 pm JLichtenberg: I totally missed #scriptchat b/c I was writing my August review column - books 2 B reviewed now posted at http://ow.ly/14P9T @amber_benson
8:37 pm julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Don't know if US writers need manager BEFORE agent, sorry. Need to ask in US for that. #scriptchat
8:37 pm scribe_diatribe: @jeannevb Hmmm this author is dead... I could try a seance? lol #scriptchat
8:37 pm rachlanger: @jeannevb big picture is important. Every success and rejection is a learning experience! #scriptchat
8:37 pm jeannevb: great RT @Sofluid: @jeannevb you can now link to the Writesofluid site now it has its .co.uk! http://tinyurl.com/yf9vp3t :) #scriptchat
8:37 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann @jeannevb - It does seem that there is a fundamental difference in trust re copyright between UK and US. #scriptchat
8:38 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: great RT @Sofluid: @jeannevb you can now link to the Writesofluid site now it has its .co.uk! http://tinyurl.com/yf9vp3t :) #scriptchat
8:38 pm jeannevb: @rachlanger I've learned much more from my failures than my successes. 1 is, it NEVER hurts to ask & put urself out there #scriptchat
8:38 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Don't know if US writers need manager BEFORE agent, sorry. Need to ask in US for that. #scriptchat
8:38 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann yeah... writers often come up with the same ideas I find... not necessarily stealing going on. #scriptchat
8:38 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Death relevant for 70 years after death, publisher still best 1st place to go then google #scriptchat
8:38 pm CafeNeon: If you don't have an agent, don't despair. Use the power of intelligent networking. #scriptchat
8:38 pm authorViviAnna: on book rights...most authors hold film rights, some publishers might have them, best to go through author's agent #scriptchat
8:38 pm zacsanford2: @DreamsGrafter In the US it is easier to land a manager before landing an Agent. Once you're working, agents will find you. #scriptchat
8:38 pm DreamsGrafter: @JLichtenberg 20 mins. to go. Join in! #scriptchat
8:38 pm scriptcollector: Tune into #scriptchat right now Agent @julianfriedmann is answering questions for aspiring writers. Hurry before she leaves!
8:38 pm PennyAsh: @scribe_diatribe ontact author's estate And their publisher, they can tell you who has secondary rights #scriptchat
8:38 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe HAHA! Or their kid... find some connection to them, some commonality. Work it ;) #PIMPtipoftheday hee #scriptchat
8:39 pm CafeNeon: Not that I'm trying to do you out of a job, Julian :-) #scriptchat
8:39 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter No copyright for ideas is international law, not just UK. NDA for states and confidentiality agreement in UK #scriptchat
8:39 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Agree less plagiarism than paranoid seem to think. I had 2 identical ideas in same week from 2 writers #scriptchat
8:39 pm DreamsGrafter: Agreed. Be your own agent! RT @CafeNeon If you don't have an agent, don't despair. Use the power of intelligent networking. #scriptchat
8:39 pm jeannevb: Get comf pimping urself! RT @CafeNeon: If you dont have an agent, dont despair. Use the power of intelligent networking. #scriptchat
8:39 pm eyamie: @julianfriedmann What's your expectation for clients to be pounding the pavement make sales for themselves? #scriptchat
8:40 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann How do u know when ur ready 2 approach an agent? U may have a range of scripts but how can u be sure=best time? #scriptchat
8:40 pm julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Not question of trust but of scale of business. There should not be trust where rights are concerned. Biz is biz #scriptchat
8:40 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann yeah I just started writing an idea two weeks ago... then read that it had just been made into a film grrrrrr! #scriptchat
8:40 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Sorry, I meant re reading scripts. i.e. confidentiality agreement vs. there's no point stealing script ideas. #scriptchat
8:40 pm julianfriedmann: Being yr own agent: I wrote book How to Make Money Scriptwriting so writers could effectively be their own agent. #scriptchat
8:41 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann Sorry, meant re reading scripts. Confidentiality agreement in US vs. there's no point stealing script ideas. #scriptchat
8:41 pm yeah_write: You can give 3 different people the same basic idea and get 3 completely different stories. #scriptchat
8:41 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: Being yr own agent: I wrote book How to Make Money Scriptwriting so writers could effectively be their own agent. #scriptchat
8:41 pm ttimechitchat: RT @zacsanford2: @DreamsGrafter In the US it is easier 2 land a manager b4 landing an Agent.1ce u r working, agents will find u. #scriptchat
8:41 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann oooh... where do be buy a copy - Amazon? #scriptchat
8:41 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter with scripts registering with US library of congress is best way to ensure proof of copyright. Can be done online #scriptchat
8:41 pm rachlanger: @jeannevb and everytime you pitch you are getting your name out there! #scriptchat
8:41 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid You are ready to approach agent when at least 2 almost perfect scripts, flexibility,ambition and a deal on the table! #scriptchat
8:42 pm DreamsGrafter: Great Question! RT @Sofluid: @julianfriedmann How do u know when ur ready 2 approach an agent? How can u be sure=best time? #scriptchat
8:42 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann I can also put the book on our blog resource section #scriptchat
8:42 pm scribe_diatribe: @filmutopia you can also send scripts by email to the American Writers Guild - it's £20 #scriptchat
8:42 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia Reg w Lib of Congress doesn't prove you wrote it though! #scriptchat
8:42 pm LifesizeLD: RT @scriptcollector: Tune into #scriptchat right now Agent @julianfriedmann is answering questions for writers. Hurry before he leaves!
8:42 pm jeannevb: @rachlanger and meeting a new contact who might climb the ladder someday #scriptchat
8:43 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Amazon - it is a little out of date but essential principles the same. British-oriented (German edition too) #scriptchat
8:43 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Yes, I've done that a few times w/ WGA. But in the UK, there is no requirement that a script is registered. #scriptchat
8:43 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann I have four scripts almost complete.... should I send all four or just two of different genres? #scriptchat
8:43 pm TribeHollywood: RT @TheJudalina: Bummed to be missing #scriptchat. If you're in LA & looking for a place to watch the game - I'll be working @ Busby's East.
8:43 pm KageyNYC: Ooh, I want that. RT @julianfriedmann: I wrote book How to Make Money Scriptwriting so writers could be their own agent. #scriptchat
8:43 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann in the US, we register w Writer's Guild (linked on our blog). Where do UK register? #scriptchat
8:43 pm CafeNeon: Even if you have an agent it's not a magic bullet. You're the one who has most to gain and lose so you're your own best advocate #scriptchat
8:43 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Thanks. I pub ScriptWriter Magazine wh became TwelvePoint to try to keep up w changing world we all face #scriptchat
8:43 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @chained Cld you negotiate a % of a film's gross if a script was nxt huge movie like Avatar & going to make tons of money? #scriptchat
8:44 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann I'll get it all on the blog. After all, I am the Twitter Pimp Angel ;) #scriptchat
8:44 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Dont think you shd send 4. How many drafts have there been; what profes feedback have you had? #scriptchat
8:44 pm scribe_diatribe: @jeannevb I register mine with the WGA! :) It acts as a copywrite for UK work too I would think? #scriptchat
8:44 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @zacsanford2: @DreamsGrafter In the US it is easier to land a manager before landing an Agent. Once you're working, agents will find you. #scriptchat
8:44 pm rachlanger: @jeannevb I love that I can participate whilst on the train, heading to doc. Keeps my mind occupied. #scriptchat
8:45 pm julianfriedmann: @yeah_write Isnt it great that writers differ. More important you can write same idea 3 ways so which is the best and for whom? #scriptchat
8:46 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann MANY drafts! lol... getting feedback from Lucy (Bang 2 Write) - member of twelvepoint! :) She's great. #scriptchat
8:46 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann: Ready = 2 perfect scripts [...] & a deal on the table! #scriptchat A deal found/secured without the help of an agent?
8:46 pm farhanashaikh: RT @julianfriedmann: Write what you are good at AND aimed at a definite market which you can research. Don?t just write what you like #scriptchat
8:46 pm julianfriedmann: If writer unknown then no; gross only likely if you already had huge movie hit. Everyone thinks their next will be huge #scriptchat
8:46 pm authorViviAnna: RT @julianfriedmann: @yeah_write Isnt it great that writers differ. More important you can write same idea 3 ways so which is the best and for whom? #scriptchat
8:46 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann the other way being to lodge the script with the lawyer and create a witnessed statement to establish the date #scriptchat
8:46 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann: Being yr own agent: I wrote How to Make Money Scriptwriting so writers could be their own agent. #scriptchat
8:47 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe actually, I DO have Writer's Guild of Great Britain on blog. I'm better than I thought ha #scriptchat
8:47 pm farhanashaikh: RT @theasianwriter: follow @julianfriedmann for #scriptchat
8:47 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Registering not nec in the UK. There are places but remember it does NOT prove copyright (you might have stolen it)#scriptchat
8:47 pm scribe_diatribe: @jeannevb yeah... problem with the UK one is that you can't email :( #scriptchat
8:47 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia @julianfriedmann From experience u can copyright anything that's put on the page. Be it WGA or sending it to urself #scriptchat
8:48 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe that bites #scriptchat
8:48 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia Only estabs date at which you posessed it if you were accused of having stolen it later #scriptchat
8:48 pm PennyAsh: @julianfriedmann @jeannevb Register your copyright it IS worth it #scriptchat
8:48 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann so many rules, see, this is why we need an agent ;) #scriptchat
8:49 pm zacsanford2: When you go to sell your script, part of the contract you will be signing states that you are the sole creator of the script. #scriptchat
8:49 pm DreamsGrafter: Going thru' Stanley Kubrick's archive was a nightmare. He sent every draft 2 himself as if it were the 1st draft 4 copyright. #scriptchat
8:49 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid Deal on the table (not a £1 deal) is great time to approach an agent. We are mercenary (it is in our clients interests) #scriptchat
8:49 pm jeannevb: Only about 10 more min w @julianfriedmann... shoot those questions out! #scriptchat
8:49 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann I heard from a recent seminar it is unlikely that any writer will have the money to win a court case anyway! #scriptchat
8:49 pm zacsanford2: Also if you sell to a bigger ProdCo in the States, make sure you've copyrighted script for the chain of title. #scriptchat
8:50 pm julianfriedmann: Estimated that ave client loses agency money for 2 years. Cost my time at £250 an hour and it mounts up (so we don't cost it) #scriptchat
8:50 pm jeannevb: RT @zacsanford2: Also if you sell to a bigger ProdCo in the States, make sure youve copyrighted script for the chain of title. #scriptchat
8:50 pm jeannevb: damn straight! RT @PennyAsh: @julianfriedmann @jeannevb Register your copyright it IS worth it #scriptchat
8:50 pm julianfriedmann: Send yourself script in sealed envelope dont open it is one simple cheap way of estab you had it as is corresp with peers #scriptchat
8:50 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @zacsanford2: Also if you sell to a bigger ProdCo in the States, make sure you've copyrighted script for the chain of title. #scriptchat
8:51 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann Yes, which is why I document drafts and create a paper trail of readers notes and have a great media lawyer #scriptchat
8:51 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: Only about 10 more min w @julianfriedmann... shoot those questions out! #scriptchat
8:51 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb US cos always want Lib of C copyright so if script aimed at US market I would register it there #scriptchat
8:51 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann Do unpaid writing credits & competition successes make writers more attractive to agents? #scriptchat
8:51 pm booksbelow: @julianfriedmann So do we owe you £250 now? :-) #scriptchat
8:51 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @Sofluid: @julianfriedmann Do unpaid writing credits & competition successes make writers more attractive to agents? #scriptchat
8:52 pm KageyNYC: @julianfriedmann If writer wants 2 write for the long haul should they try to break into TV first? Is there more work there? #scriptchat
8:52 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe WGGB fought case for UK writer recently. Don't let that put you off: there is much can be done to avoid court #scriptchat
8:52 pm eyamie: good 1 RT @Sofluid: @julianfriedmann Do unpaid writing credits & competition successes make writers more attractive to agents? #scriptchat
8:52 pm jeannevb: heehee RT @booksbelow: @julianfriedmann So do we owe you £250 now? :-) #scriptchat
8:52 pm TravisLegge: You have to if you plan to have it filmed. RT @jeannevb damn straight! RT @PennyAsh: Register your copyright it IS worth it #scriptchat
8:52 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann makes sense #scriptchat
8:52 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid Yes unpaid not attractive but if film made and got good reviews it helps; competition shortlist also #scriptchat
8:52 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann Errr... MA or not? Whatcha think? Worth my while? I think you have written about this on twelvepoint right? #scriptchat
8:53 pm TravisLegge: Copyrights are needed for insurance, acting contracts, all manner of legal stuff requires one #scriptchat
8:53 pm zacsanford2: I'm going to advise against the "poor man's copyright". This will not hold up in a court of law as well as LOC copyright. #scriptchat
8:53 pm filmutopia: @julianfriedmann Sorry Julian. but the sealed envelope advice is wrong. It's legally not robust for all kinds of reasons. #scriptchat
8:53 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb I wish - TwelvePoint is unpaid too. If I help empower writers makes my job easier bec producers have to play straight #scriptchat
8:53 pm scribe_diatribe: @filmutopia Yes I heard this too! #scriptchat
8:53 pm PennyAsh: @jeannevb Registering US copyright can be done online, cost $35 and is considered copyrighted as soon as registered #scriptchat
8:54 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: @jeannevb I wish - TwelvePoint is unpaid too. If I help empower writers makes my job easier bec producers have to play straight #scriptchat
8:54 pm jeannevb: RT @PennyAsh: @jeannevb Registering US copyright can be done online, cost $35 & is considered copyrighted as soon as registered #scriptchat
8:54 pm zacsanford2: "poor man's copyright" = mailing yourself a sealed envelope. Always register with the local copyright offices. #scriptchat
8:54 pm julianfriedmann: @filmutopia Interesting, always seemed flimsy. My lawyer advised doing nowt but keep trails of corresp and using In Confidence #scriptchat
8:54 pm PennyAsh: @TravisLegge I register everything :) It has paid off #scriptchat
8:55 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann we truly appreciate ur advice and desire to empower us. Ur an agent superhero ;) #scriptchat
8:55 pm DreamsGrafter: Specs are a chance to show you understand human motivation and can intrigue and entertain while taking audience into new places. #scriptchat
8:55 pm scribe_diatribe: @jeannevb @julianfriedmann Yes we want YOU as our agent! :) #scriptchat
8:55 pm CafeNeon: Hear hear! RT @jeannevb: @julianfriedmann we truly appreciate ur advice and desire to empower us. Ur an agent superhero ;) #scriptchat
8:56 pm DreamsGrafter: Bottom line, copyright, business, networking means nothing if you don't write something that blows the reader away #scriptchat (IMHO)
8:56 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann Writers worry bout being caught in the loop --> No deal without agent, no agent without deal! #scriptchat
8:56 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe MA are good plan: for TV in UK DeMontfort; otherwise Royal Holloway, Bournemouth. I dont recom BAs at all #scriptchat
8:56 pm yeah_write: RT @jeannevb: @julianfriedmann we truly appreciate ur advice and desire to empower us. Ur an agent superhero ;) #scriptchat
8:56 pm lamyben: Copyright is automatic but use 'copyright symbol' to assert moral right #scriptchat
8:56 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe @CafeNeon we're going to clone @julianfriedmann so we can have an American version too ;) #scriptchat
8:56 pm julianfriedmann: @jeannevb Thanks sre due to my clients who over 25 years enabled me to learn stuff. #scriptchat
8:56 pm PennyAsh: @zacsanford2 Exactly re copyright. Register it #scriptchat
8:56 pm zacsanford2: I wanted to give a big THANKS to @julianfriedmann for stopping by and answering questions today. #scriptchat
8:56 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann Hmm I was thinking London School of Film as it's a 1 year... any good? #scriptchat
8:57 pm eyamie: @Sofluid There's a ladder- it's just that the bottom rung is missing. Got to find a way past it #scriptchat
8:57 pm Sofluid: @julianfriedmann Is it ever possible to secure representation without already having a deal on the table? #scriptchat
8:57 pm ttimechitchat: RT @lamyben: Copyright is automatic but use copyright symbol to assert moral right #scriptchat
8:57 pm jeannevb: Ditto! RT @zacsanford2: I wanted to give a big THANKS to @julianfriedmann for stopping by and answering questions today. #scriptchat
8:57 pm LifesizeLD: Thanks @julianfriedmann! Much appreciated! #scriptchat
8:57 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid Why shd writers expect to sell scripts? Most don't bec most not actually good enough and/or don't network enough #scriptchat
8:57 pm yeah_write: RT @DreamsGrafter: Bottom line, copyright, bus., networking means nothing if you dont write something that blows the reader away #scriptchat
8:58 pm DreamsGrafter: YES! RT @zacsanford2 I wanted to give a big THANKS to @julianfriedmann for stopping by and answering questions today. #scriptchat
8:58 pm authorViviAnna: Thank you to @julianfriedmann for joining us and imparting some wisdom #scriptchat
8:58 pm julianfriedmann: @Sofluid Yes lots of agents have taken on lots of unproduced clients because their scripts were soooo good but it is rare #scriptchat
8:58 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann I love when people on either side of table r open to learning fr each other. Great philosophy u have, Julian #scriptchat
8:58 pm TravisLegge: @PennyAsh I self-produce, so it's become more of a necessity. Really, it is for anything outside of film school. #scriptchat
8:58 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat Just to clarify. Copyright exists on any document you produce. Proving it in court is another matter. Not as easy #scriptchat
8:58 pm yeah_write: @julianfriedmann Thank you so much for taking time from your day to chat with us. #scriptchat
8:58 pm PennyAsh: Me too RT @zacsanford2: I wanted to give a big THANKS to @julianfriedmann for stopping by and answering questions today. #scriptchat
8:58 pm eyamie: Thanks @julianfriedmann and all the scriptchat treefort once again! #scriptchat
8:59 pm KageyNYC: Absolutely! Great chat - inspiring! RT @zacsanford2 big THANKS to @julianfriedmann for stopping by and answering questions today #scriptchat
8:59 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann Julian, last couple of minutes ... any last min. pieces of advice? #scriptchat
8:59 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann Why shd writers expect to sell scripts? Most don't bec not actually good enough and/or don't network enough #scriptchat
8:59 pm johnrackham: Thanks from me too, @julianfriedmann #scriptchat
8:59 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @eyamie: Thanks @julianfriedmann and all the scriptchat treefort once again! #scriptchat
8:59 pm rachlanger: @julianfriedmann thanks for sharing the wealth of knowledge today!! #scriptchat.
8:59 pm zacsanford2: RT @filmutopia: Just to clarify. Copyright exists on any document u produce. Proving it in court is another matter. Not as easy #scriptchat
8:59 pm julianfriedmann: @scribe_diatribe Don't know re scripts: haven't seen many from there or student interns so view ltd. For film v impressed RoyalH #scriptchat
9:00 pm jeannevb: @johnrackham hi John! #scriptchat
9:00 pm scribe_diatribe: @julianfriedmann thanks for all the advice... it's been great #scriptchat
9:00 pm PennyAsh: @TravisLegge I write novels, copyright is the rule, preferably before the book comes out #scriptchat
9:00 pm matthewgibbs: Agree with @filmutopia & @DreamsGrafter don't get hung up on copyright; ideas being stolen. It's not the idea but the execution. #scriptchat
9:00 pm jeannevb: I hope our American chatters enjoyed spending time in Europe today! It's like a cheap writer's conference ;) #scriptchat
9:01 pm julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Last min advice: good enough is not good enough. World is uneven and unfair: writing is vocation and (more) #scriptchat
9:01 pm ttimechitchat: @julianfriedmann Thanks for stimulating a very informative conversation. #scriptchat
9:01 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat thanks folks, thanks Julian, very interesting chat tonight... I'm shooting straight off. Catch you next week
9:01 pm johnrackham: @jeannevb Hi Jeanne! #scriptchat
9:01 pm zacsanford2: I don't let anyone see a draft of something I write without WGA registration. Once "final draft", I copyright with LOC. #scriptchat
9:01 pm LifesizeLD: Ha! RT @jeannevb: I hope our American chatters enjoyed spending time in Europe today! It's like a cheap writer's conference ;) #scriptchat
9:01 pm DreamsGrafter: Thanks SO Much @julianfriedmann for today's #scriptchat! MUCH appreciated! If anyone will be in Berlin next week, pls DM @julianfriedmann.
9:01 pm julianfriedmann: Loving movies not enough or even good reason to write. Storytelling not scriptwriting is key and key to that is (more) #scriptchat
9:01 pm jeannevb: @filmutopia night, Clive. Thanks again for ur great input #scriptchat
9:02 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Last min advice: good enough is not good enough. World is uneven and unfair: writing is vocation and (more) #scriptchat
9:02 pm PennyAsh: @jeannevb Look forward to thi every week :) #scriptchat
9:02 pm yeah_write: Without Twitter, chats like this wouldn't be possible. Technology is so cool. #scriptchat
9:02 pm zacsanford2: Hopefully my fellow Americans weren't too unruly for the UK crowd. #scriptchat
9:02 pm julianfriedmann: Ket to writing well is fascination w why people behave the way they do ie psychology. Best book Art of Creative Writing by Egri #scriptchat
9:03 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann GREAT advice. Thank you!! Have a wicked time at Berlin. And thanks again for tonight's #scriptchat
9:03 pm scribe_diatribe: @zacsanford2 we'll forgive them THIS time! #scriptchat
9:03 pm shabanky: Very interesting #scriptchat thanks to @julianfriedmann will be looking foward 2 the transcript @jeannevb:)
9:03 pm jeannevb: My career plan is to write in many venues, not just film. Nice to feel confirmation of that strategy. #scriptchat
9:03 pm zacsanford2: As always, I'm really @zacsanford... you can follow me over there instead of on this name. :) Have a great one all. #scriptchat
9:04 pm jeannevb: @scribe_diatribe @zacsanford2 well, we're not drunk at this hour like in our Amer chats ha #scriptchat
9:04 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann: Loving movies not enough or even good reason to write. Storytelling not scriptwriting is key and key to that is (more) #scriptchat
9:04 pm TravisLegge: Same here RT @jeannevb My career plan is to write in many venues, not just film. Nice to feel confirmation of that strategy. #scriptchat
9:04 pm scribe_diatribe: @zacsanford2 has Jeannevb cloned you too? #scriptchat
9:04 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann: Ket to writing well is fascination w why people behave the way they do ie psychology. Best book Art of Creative Writing by Egri #scriptchat
9:04 pm jeannevb: Dont forget to follow @scriptchat. I post info on that name for those who dont want my excessive tweet stream ;) #scriptchat
9:04 pm KageyNYC: Yes, yes and yes! RT @jeannevb career plan is to write in many venues, not just film. Nice to feel confirmation of that strategy #scriptchat
9:04 pm authorViviAnna: @jeannevb I'm with you on that, I write books, have published many, and want to screenwrite as well #scriptchat
9:05 pm jeannevb: @TravisLegge diversity is just more fun for me. I dont like being labeled. That's why i never joined a sorority ha #scriptchat
9:05 pm Career_Future: RT @jeannevb: My career plan is to write in many venues, not just film. Nice to feel confirmation of that strategy. #scriptchat
9:05 pm scribe_diatribe: @KageyNYC Group Hug!!!! :) #scriptchat
9:05 pm Sofluid: RT @julianfriedmann: @DreamsGrafter Last min advice: good enough is not good enough. World is uneven and unfair: writing is vocation and (more) #scriptchat
9:05 pm julianfriedmann: t has been fun and I am happy to do it again. Blogs may be fewer than usual bec of Berlinale and ther'e only 24 hrs a day, damn. #scriptchat
9:05 pm KageyNYC: Hells yeah, I'll take some of that! RT @scribe_diatribe: @KageyNYC Group Hug!!!! :) #scriptchat
9:05 pm jeannevb: is that a hint? ha RT @shabanky: Very interesting #scriptchat thanks to @julianfriedmann will be looking foward 2 the transcript @jeannevb:)
9:05 pm DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT tweeples Pls note, @julianfriedmann will be writing up follow-up posts: http://bit.ly/4pZh0B. We'll let u know when they're up.
9:06 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann ur the best, Julian! Thanks SO much for all ur advice and time. #scriptchat
9:06 pm LilPeep2U: #scriptchat IT IS WORTH the trouble to copyright asap each final draft AND register it with Writers Guild even if you arent a
9:06 pm Sofluid: RT @DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT tweeples Pls note, @julianfriedmann will be writing up follow-up posts: http://bit.ly/4pZh0B. We'll let u know when they're up.
9:06 pm DreamsGrafter: @julianfriedmann Thanks Julian ... I'll let everyone know when follow-up #scriptchat posts are up: http://bit.ly/4pZh0B - #scriptchat
9:06 pm julianfriedmann: @authorViviAnna Why do you want to write scripts? It takes training prose doesn't and skills prose writers dont alw have. #scriptchat
9:07 pm jeannevb: Don't forget to go to TwelvePoints site & join for lots of great info http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
9:07 pm ttimechitchat: @zacsanford2 / @zacsanford thanks for the good advise on the way things work in the USA. #scriptchat
9:07 pm PennyAsh: @LilPeep2U Absolutely #scriptchat
9:07 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: Don't forget to go to TwelvePoints site & join for lots of great info http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
9:07 pm julianfriedmann: #scriptchat
9:07 pm zacsanford2: I need a clone. Not enough hours in the day. RT @scribe_diatribe: @zacsanford2 has Jeannevb cloned you too? #scriptchat
9:07 pm jeannevb: word ;) RT @julianfriedmann: #scriptchat #scriptchat
9:07 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @matthewgibbs: Agree with @filmutopia & @DreamsGrafter don't get hung up on copyright; ideas being stolen. It's not the idea but the execution. #scriptchat
9:08 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @yeah_write: RT @DreamsGrafter: Bottom line, copyright, bus., networking means nothing if you dont write something that blows the reader away #scriptchat
9:08 pm Sofluid: WELL worth it! RT @DreamsGrafter: Don't forget to go to TwelvePoints site & join for lots of great info http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
9:08 pm naultpullar: OK. I must get back to the script that I am working on right now I hope everyone has a great rest of the day! #scriptchat
9:08 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @Sofluid: WELL worth it! RT @DreamsGrafter: Don't forget to go to TwelvePoints site & join for lots of great info http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
9:08 pm LilPeep2U: #scriptchat AND register it with Writers Guild even if you aren't a member
9:08 pm julianfriedmann: Much ground covered tonight has been touched on in my Agent Provocateur blog http://bit.ly/Jr7xj #scriptchat
9:08 pm jeannevb: Hell, I"m cloning ME first! ;) @scribe_diatribe: @zacsanford2 has Jeannevb cloned you too? #scriptchat
9:08 pm LisaFromNYC: my 2010 goal is 2 have 5 scripts of diff genres & thanx 2 @julianfriedmann 4 validating. Was unsure of variety vs expert in 1 #scriptchat
9:09 pm jeannevb: RT @julianfriedmann: Much ground covered tonight has been touched on in my Agent Provocateur blog http://bit.ly/Jr7xj #scriptchat
9:09 pm ttimechitchat: RT @julianfriedmann: Much ground covered tonight has been touched on in my Agent Provocateur blog http://bit.ly/Jr7xj #scriptchat
9:09 pm LisaFromNYC: will do! RT @jeannevb: Don't forget to go to TwelvePoints site & join for lots of great info http://bit.ly/LWZEO #scriptchat
9:09 pm scribe_diatribe: Thanks everyone.... it's been a pleasure! :) See you next week I hope! Enjoy Berlin Julian! #scriptchat
9:10 pm jeannevb: @LisaFromNYC u can write 5 scripts in one year? #scriptchat
9:10 pm julianfriedmann: #scriptchat Thanks DreamsGrafter for brill organisation and you all for the questions. Over and out, dinner calls. #scriptchat
9:10 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @julianfriedmann: Much ground covered tonight has been touched on in my Agent Provocateur blog http://bit.ly/Jr7xj #scriptchat
9:10 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann I wrote scripts before novels have always seen my stories that way thought writing books might be a backdoor in #scriptchat
9:11 pm ttimechitchat: @DreamsGrafter Great job today! #scriptchat
9:11 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann night, Julian... and thanks @DreamsGrafter for all your hard work organizing this! Have another dirty martini #scriptchat
9:11 pm DreamsGrafter: @LisaFromNYC That's my goal too. :) True, tonight's validated quality and quantity - hand in hand. #scriptchat
9:11 pm JLichtenberg: @DreamsGrafter When's the next #SCRIPTCHAT?
9:11 pm jeannevb: & variety RT @DreamsGrafter: @LisaFromNYC Thats my goal too. :) True, tonights validated quality and quantity - hand in hand. #scriptchat
9:12 pm ttimechitchat: @jeannevb @zacsanford @yeah_write @KageyNYC @DreamsGrafter another amazing scriptchat #justsayin #scriptchat
9:12 pm julianfriedmann: @LisaFromNYC Good point: variety in portfolio is good but not at cost of expertise in partic genre/s. Gotta be good whatever. #scriptchat
9:12 pm jeannevb: @JLichtenberg we're just wrapping up the EURO chat w guest agent @julianfriedmann... no Amer chat tonight bc Super Bowl #scriptchat
9:12 pm columbiajames: Thanks to @julianfriedmann for his insight during today's #scriptchat http://bit.ly/Jr7xj
9:12 pm LisaFromNYC: I have 2 genres diff genres already. 3rd & 4th partially. Outline 5 RT @jeannevb @LisaFromNYC u can write 5 scripts in one year? #scriptchat
9:13 pm KageyNYC: GREAT #scriptchat! Gotta run but thx to @julianfriedmann & fellow cohorts in the #treefort @jeannevb @DreamsGrafter @zacsanford @yeah_write!
9:13 pm matthewgibbs: Caught the last thirty minutes of #scriptchat with @julianfriedmann; lots of very insightful advice. Thank you @julianfriedmann.
9:13 pm jeannevb: @julianfriedmann ur supposed to be eating and packing ha #scriptchat
9:13 pm WriteOnRideOn: @jeannevb I got home too late for #scriptchat. Alas. I was really looking forward to it, esp. since I need to know more about agent process.
9:14 pm julianfriedmann: @authorViviAnna Book writers "on average" make more money than scriptwriters except perhaps in Hollywood and more regular income #scriptchat
9:14 pm jeannevb: @shabanky heehee,.... I"ll get it up there, babe. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to our #scriptchat transcripts ;)
9:15 pm jeannevb: @WriteOnRideOn I'm pulling up the transcript in a bit and will post on the blog ASAP so all can read #scriptchat
9:15 pm jeannevb: Don't forget to check www.scriptchat.com for transcripts and resource info #scriptchat
9:15 pm authorViviAnna: @julianfriedmann that's true in some genres #scriptchat, but not in mine. I write romance
9:16 pm thebeachwife: RT @jeannevb Don't forget to check www.scriptchat.com for transcripts and resource info #scriptchat
9:16 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @jeannevb: Don't forget to check www.scriptchat.com for transcripts and resource info #scriptchat
9:16 pm JLichtenberg: RT @DreamsGrafter: Specs are a chance to show you understand human motivation and can intrigue and entertain while taking audience into new places. #scriptchat
9:17 pm DreamsGrafter: @JLichtenberg Next week! :) Sunday. EURO: 8PM GMT and US: 8PM EST/5PM PST. Topic will be confirmed nearer the time. #scriptchat
9:17 pm jeannevb: Thanks again everyone for joining in on our global chat today! Next week, American chat is back on its reg time slot #scriptchat
9:18 pm jeannevb: @WriteOnRideOn i'm happy to do it. We're all here to learn together #scriptchat
9:18 pm DreamsGrafter: @ttimechitchat Thank you. :) #scriptchat (& support fr. #treefort @jeannevb @KageyNYC @yeah_write @zacsanford)
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