Shibu Thomas's Lounge Discussions

Hey bro! What is the black list about ?

Why are you seeking an agent? Chances are, you dont need one or arent ready for one yet. Agents sign deals. If you dont have a deal and numerous scripts ready to go, you dont need an agent!

Thanks, Danny

Dan I love Koppelman. He's given me great advice on Twitter. He sometimes gets on and does a quick Q&A when he has time- often during layovers at airports!

Get chatting to people at festivals, that's how I met my agent.

Dan, I wish I could! I'm not heading to NYC until later this summer!

Sam and all,

I wasn’t gonna reply as I feel this has gone on too long, but I feel Sam’s post makes it necessary.

First of all my “cottage industry” comment was meant to disparage this site or anybody on it. (I don’t think anybody but Sam took it that way.) Sam, you even agreed with it when you stated one has to do background checks. If that is necessary there’s a lot of bad sites then. (People using people has always been a pet peeve.)

I take exception to the unprofessional and nobody would work with me comments. Yeah, I’m new to this idea, having returned to it in the third act of my life after a very successful career in my first bliss, but in no way does that make me those.

In my life (I am older) I have met some very very successful people in various fields, the common bond was their humility. They did not wear their accomplishments as a billboard. In many cases another person at the table would have to say - do you know who that was?

As I said Ihave had success in my other field, I do not define myself by that. I define myself by the person I am and what I did for other people and society. I do not wear my championship rings and am currently in the process of throwing out a number of stored tarnished awards. What I do from here on is way more important that the past.

I can only hope to have the success you have had in this profession. That is what neither I or I think others take exception to. It’s the way you throw it out there. People are not jealous as O said I can only hope to accomplish what you have in this field and I commend you. That are though skeptical and turned off by braggarts.

You disparage everybody else when you say get their IMDb page before you listen to them. Half the people on here don’t have such a page. I listen to everyone. I can learn from everyone. I got that from my reading of biographies. I will listen too a homeless man on the street. God gave everybody gifts (although he didn’t give everybody an IMDb page) To not listen is to deny yourself some of the greatest opportunities of life.

You need to have faith you can sort out advise yourself. Yes I do look at profile pages afterwards, but that doesn’t mean I throw out the others because they didn’t win an Oscar. Congrats on that by the way. (I AM VERY SURPRISED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE WRITERS IN THIS SITE WHO YOU HAVE TO LOOK UP TO FIND OUT)

In conclusion, Nobody os jealous or dislikes your work, but they are tired of hearing it.

Sam you forgot you were starting out once, people helped you and I hope you didn’t have to bow to them when they did.

Also lighten up and enjoy. Yes it’s a profession but like I said it doesn’t define who you are. Be able to make fun of yourself - it is one of life’s greatest gifts

Sam,. I mean all this sincerely, not with any meanness.

I apologize to all the others for taking up your time. I promise I will not continue with this regardless.

John, I believe what you intended to say is that you did not mean to disparage this site nor anyone on it. I certainly did not perceive your posts that way. As I said before there seems to be some misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and possible assumptions going on here. And, John, you are right. There are a lot of people and anonymous services calling themselves "consultants" or offering script coverage who are indeed taking advantage of new writers and/or the desperate. They are doing much damage. Writers should do their due diligence to find those that are truly qualified. I share your perspective as an aspiring writer. And it should not be dismissed. Falsity is something we aspiring folks are confronted with and see everywhere. I'm actually blown away by all the nonsense and the amount of bullshit out there. Again, you gotta find those people who are sincere, qualified, who know story, who have working experience, who know the market, and who come from a place of mutual respect -- something IMDb cannot tell you. So get out there and meet people. People who do this for a living. Anyway, like all oversimplifications, they rather miss all the complexities. And in a forum it is sometimes difficult to express, discuss, and acknowledge those complexities and different perspectives. We're all just doing our best. :)

As usual thank you Beth and yes I meant to say not disparage.

Shibu, my apologies for hijacking your thread. Again, I'm happy you found what you were looking for. Should you have other questions, about craft or whatever, please feel free to post them. Best to you!

Thanks Beth

Hi, Shibu. The job section on Stage 32 is a great place to post this. You'll get more replies that way as well :)

Hi Shibu. Happy to discuss your work and how I might help. Feel free to PM me.