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Exactly! They clearly state they don’t accept unsolicited submissions, but then go on to warn that unsolicited submissions become their property with nothing owed to the one submitting it (no credit, no return of materials, no payment or other acknowledgment)... and that they retain the rights...

It was policy when I was in-house with HGTV/Food Network. There are still policies out there that stipulate this, but I’ll let their websites speak for themselves. Here are just a few, since Google is a tool that works for everyone: https://www.warmsprings.tv/unsolicited-submissions-policy/...

Vastly mis-informed by the production companies and cable networks I’ve worked for? Okay... While it’s geared more toward unsolicited pilots, it’s out there. Granted, it’s mostly a defensive policy meant to discourage people from sending in their pilots. But I do know for a fact this policy has...

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One last thought for the night, and this is important: Why won’t production companies look at unsolicited screenplays? In many cases, their legal departments advise them not to. Let’s say you send in your super-awesome, amazing script and the production company already has something similar in...

Just to add: this doesn’t only apply to screen writers in the industry. I bought my first sound gear package (bag, mixer, a couple of wireless systems, a boom kit) out of my own pocket back in the 90s. By that, I mean that I took a gamble and spent quite a bit on a kit I didn’t yet have the...

Yes, it happens in other industries. Musicians put in countless hours practicing, shaping their styles and sounds, They spend their own money on time in recording studios (or, more recently, building bedroom recording systems) to cut their demos and EPs. They put in so much of themselves...

You know what’s even more rare? An absolute unknown selling the next great script with no track record. This is the way the industry works. You are a business and have to run your career as such. That means marketing, networking, and taking on the cost of producing the first few tangible...

So, why put in all the effort and time up front... y’know, actually work to build your career? Why not just fast-forward to million-dollar contract? Because it takes a lot to build your career, not just trying to throw a script at someone and expecting an immediate sale. There are thousands of...

I don’t know of any. To further complicate things, most production companies claim automatic IP to any unsolicited script or pilot that is submitted to them. It’s pretty much a necessity to have an agent, or for cable/network series, a rapport with a showrunner who has an established...

I’ve been around, and I’ve experienced great, terrible, and everything in between. For others reading this thread, here’s the thing about Crafty and catering that explains it all: This isn’t about entitlement or just having something to munch on. We work long days, often most of which are...

And I said no brown M&M’s, damnit! And while you’re at it, pick out all the Ws...

Nah. I think that opens the door to too much debate, expectation, etc. And the last thing I want to have to deal with before production is a damn SurveyMonkey survey. Understanding basic rules of nutritional energy needs, along with how to balance junk food with sustainable nutrition, makes for...

I worked on a short last December, favor for a friend who was the DoP, that ended up being back-to-back splits: Fraturday and Saturunday. Call sheets finally went out Friday afternoon and I arrived to set to find out, in our “safety meeting”, that they’d scheduled lunch at 8 hours. We ended up...

It’s both. We joke about it a lot, but they’re really a great item to have on the crafty table. A little sugar rush, contains fruit puree, and has 25% DV of vitamins A, C, and E. That last part is key.

False. They may be meme-ish, but it’s because they‘re so iconic. Pay attention to those posts: they’re all about how popular Welch’s fruit snacks are, and how pissed people get when crafty doesn’t have them.

Yep, though having both sweet and salty out on the crafty table is the way to go. Choose your own adventure, and alternate as you personally need to. With COVID protocols, as I mentioned earlier, prepackaged/single serve snacks are now the standard (I can’t really say that I miss the communal...

The initial 5-month shutdown last year was stressful, and it also meant no new content for networks and studios. The new stuff already completed or in post, ran early in the shutdown, so the absence of new content was a little delayed. Still, it put them all behind and itching for new content...

I’d wager you’re right. And I’ve had some excellent catering, and some that barely qualified as food. Fortunately, it’s been much more the former than the latter. By the way, “the cheap stuff” with packaged BBQ... that may seem like a great bargain, but that shit is usually swimming in sauce to...