Shane Stanley is having an all-day AMA in Stage 32’s Writers’ Room!
Shane is a multi-Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, and Stage 32 Thought Leader. He has been in this business for over 50 years, and he has been a working writer/producer/director for the past 35 years. His most recent film "Night Train" was #1 on Hulu for 4 weeks (July & August 2023), and his team just wrapped his next project, "Six Days in Evergreen."
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Thanks, Maurice, you're in the will. :)
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You're welcome, @Shane Stanley. Thank you!
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Thank you, Maurice Vaughan ! If only there were more hours in the day. So many great connections to make.
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Dear Mr. Stanley, can I ask you what’s the best journey to have feedbacks service from producers? I’m an Italian writer, and I’m in trouble to understand how I have to move properly and respectfully to ne evaluate. Thank you so much
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Shane is the best !
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Hey, Davide, nice to hear from you. I have found CJ Walley's (@cjwalley) platform "Script Revolution" is a great resource for people looking to interact and get read. It's the world's largest script hosting platform and a wonderful community. Join the revolution for free: www.scriptrevolution.com
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Sydney S Stop, (and thank you). I will have to put you in the will too. (maybe I already have)
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Hi Shane, working on anything now?
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thank you so much!!!
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Always Billy, always. We never can sit still.
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You're welcome, @Robin Gregory.
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Awesome Shane
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Hey Dan. That is a great question with so many variables. In short, as I’m sure you know every deal is negotiable and different. I cannot say what we get due to deals having confidentiality clauses per the streamers as well as do our investor agreements where we cannot discuss numbers, but they pay enough to keep our investors coming back again and again, but even better, they also allow us to hold worldwide rights to sell our titles abroad. Now, when it comes to how (when) they pay out… again it can be negotiable but some pay a flat fee with multiple installments over 2 years, while many pay it in three portions, ie 40% upon signing, 40% upon delivery of all approved/accepted deliverables and the last 20% on or before the “street date” aka release date on the platform. Those payments often come slower than you’d expect once you deliver and they always blame it on “we have a zillion films we’re dealing with, sorry stand by” or they just plain ole drag ass. Never get your backers excited thinking “the check is in the mail” with the signature on a deal or the Fed Ex tracking number showing as the hard drive being received. Things take time and if you’re close to end of year, they love to split that up to make sure some payments fall intone year and some into the next. Always best to have your elements ready asap so you can aim to get that 80% close together and fast to keep investors happy. Hope that helps answer your question. All the best.
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Shane Stanley is a rockstar
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“You’re in the will” LOL