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I have a couple of scripts up there, just for curiosity's sake, rather than expecting any kind of concrete info. While it's mainly amateurs responding, if most of your reviews target a few specific factors you can get a general idea where you should concentrate your efforts.
People are as helpful there as you are...meaning it's an active community. You have to be active to be noticed. I don't spend half as much time there as i did (keep meaning to), but when I was reviewing quite a bit, my uploads were always reviewed when assigned. It's great for other reasons too, like the busy forums and option to browse and read. It has pros and cons like anything else, but i've met some great people and read some great works there.
You're so right, danjama. I was quite active there for a
while and am still in touch with some of the active members.
The more you participate the more your script are read. As
with any of the peer review sites there are two primary issues:
ONE - it's peer to peer. Unproduced writers reviewing scripts
for free. Some are good reviewers, most take the opportunity
to demonstrate what they have read in books and on line.
TWO - there are far more writers wanting their script read than
reviewers wanting to read scripts.
while and am still in touch with some of the active members.
The more you participate the more your script are read. As
with any of the peer review sites there are two primary issues:
ONE - it's peer to peer. Unproduced writers reviewing scripts
for free. Some are good reviewers, most take the opportunity
to demonstrate what they have read in books and on line.
TWO - there are far more writers wanting their script read than
reviewers wanting to read scripts.
Since no one mentioned it, I will.
If you want to make your script so public, copyright it and register it with the WGA. This way you have a legal document on who owns the rights to your script.
If you want to make your script so public, copyright it and register it with the WGA. This way you have a legal document on who owns the rights to your script.
Padma, how many scripts did you review there?
I made some great friends there too. And most people are at least likeable.
As you say directorik, there are some good reviewers. But one thing to remember about being a member there, is that reviewing scripts is as helpful to you as it is to the other guy. Critically breaking down a screenplay is a great way to learn what works and what doesn't. The more you do it, the more familiar the good and the bad feel. Reviewing improves your writing as much as anything else you can do to improve it.
As you say directorik, there are some good reviewers. But one thing to remember about being a member there, is that reviewing scripts is as helpful to you as it is to the other guy. Critically breaking down a screenplay is a great way to learn what works and what doesn't. The more you do it, the more familiar the good and the bad feel. Reviewing improves your writing as much as anything else you can do to improve it.
I'm not sure how it works in India, but in the USA a work is automatically copyrighted the moment the author puts pen to paper. No further registration of the work is required in order to upload it to TS.
Don't trust that.
If you ever want SAG actors in a production, you have to give SAG the Copyright Registration number of your script.
If you want to sell screenplays with Inktip.com, you have to supply Inktip.com with either a WGA number, or a Copyright Registration number before you can upload a script. Inktip imposes this requirement to protect writers.
So, you're better off with the document.
Excuse me. He asked about Triggerstreet, not SAG productions or InkTip. You're free to distrust what I wrote, but it doesn't make it any less true.
And FYI, I'm represented as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. My scripts have been considered by 5 major studios. Not a single one has ever been registered with the US Copyright Office or the Writers Guild. You can argue the point with my manager, if you wish.
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Well, even Triggerstreet recommends (line item 6 from the submissions FAQ, quoted above) that the script be registered to protect one's self. You essentially sign away any liability on their part and also give them first option rights (90 days) in some cases. That's what I found interesting.
Yes, but it is not required. If you're posting your work on TS, you're essentially offering it to the whole world. TS members are anonymous, so whether it's registered or not you're risking theft or plagiarism with little recourse. Caveat emptor.