Screenwriting : Collaborator Fee by India Jenkins

India Jenkins

Collaborator Fee

Has anyone here ever been charged a collaborator's fee to buy and/or produce a script? Be honest.

Eric Christopherson

First I've ever heard of that phrase, "collaborator's fee."

E Langley

Honestly, run away as fast as possible. Scam. Writers are paid, not the reverse.

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, India Jenkins. I've never been charged a collaborator's fee to buy and/or produce a script, and I wouldn't pay it.

Dan MaxXx

Nope, but a mentor charged me a tomahawk steak for script notes & advice.

Debbie Croysdale

@India I’ve not heard phrase “collaborators” fee, my understanding is collaborators pool their talents with view to being paid for their joint result EG producer wants their script etc. However some do try to charge for swopping of ideas but I don’t think capitalising on mergence solely applies to this industry. I’ve paid for advice on craft but only from industry heads/artistic tyros with track record. In my past collaboration for a script we spent many online hours but neither charged. In one short film I leant a Red camera in exchange for a bit of acting but no money swopped hands.

Mike Boas

If you want to act as producer on your project, then you might consider paying another producer to put the package together, line up investors, etc. But if you have little experience, it’s easy to get fleeced by bad people.

If you’re just looking to sell your script, they shouldn’t be charging you.

Mike Boas

I just read your post again. Maybe I have it backwards. Are you talking about a producer paying the writer to use their work? I’m confused by your wording.

India Jenkins

I mean a writer being charged a collaborator's fee by a producer who is "interested" in your script.

Robert Franklin Godwin III

Never heard of this.

CJ Walley

As per Matthew Kelcourse, that smells like a very common scam. You should never be paying a producer.

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