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Josh Mihal
Looking to get my start, anywhere in voice acting

I'm very new to acting especially voice acting. I am looking to start anywhere. Of you need a voice, cartoony, serious, movie trailer guy, I can do a lot. I do need to get a reel together. Thanks met me know.

Dawn Ford

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Marvin Willson
Script option agreements

What are screenwriters experiences? Have you ever been paid for your options?

Philip Sedgwick

Absolutely. As a rule of thumb I figure the option fee to be 10% of the suggested/intended/agreed purchase price. I have seen option agreements where if they do not conduct the purchase or go to production the option fee must be refunded. I've never signed one of those.

Vonnie Davis

For real, wow, Phil. Hope to never see one of those options. I haven't sold or optioned anything yet. Hope to do so this year with my comedy, Belly Bump.

Padma Narayanaswamy

I have sold my script for a peanut

Tabitha Baumander

I once knew a novelist who'd written this terrific alternate/parallel reality history novel everyone loved he used to make a regular check every few years because someone would option the thing figure out it was impossible to adapt then the rights would go back to him.

Josh Mihal

Hello Marvin, I have yet to find a literary agent to help pitch my scripts/screenplays. So I have not yet gotten paid for my writing (optioning). But I would like too. Good luck.

Karen Goldfarb
Pre-production questions!

Hi guys.. I have a question -- I'm trying to do my first film -- a short, comic take on Casablanca, likely in August in nyc-- I'm planning on lining up a cinematographer.. Wot are the essential positions, besides that -- and of course the actors -- I was going to try and direct my self -- Do I need:...

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Karen Goldfarb

Hi Harry.. Are you familiar with the Scripped contests -- it was the Romance Redux contest.. and script is called:Here's Lookin' at You, Kid..

Josh Mihal

Hello Karen, there are no dumb questions. Important to have a good director, assistant director, cinematographer, sound person, script supervisor, gopher or cable wrangler, craft services, great lighting person(s), and patients. Good luck. Can't wait to see the finished film.

Karen Goldfarb

Hi Anthony... I wrote that about 2 months ago.. I have now finished my first short film.. it took alot -- of effort, blood, sweat.. tears..;) ..but it was all worth it.. I crammed a lifetime in 2 months.. would be happy to share my experiences...

Chuck Dudley

If you have a small budget to hire a small crew... Pre Production -- Find an EXPERIENCED Assistant Director -- who can also serve as a Production Manager -- He/She will reach out to 2nd AD who will re...

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Tobias Baharian

I hope you took the time to get an audio guy..... They are very curtail to making sure the best take can be heard!

Gary Craig
Echelon 8

The film Echelon 8 just hit Netfix! Here I am in one of numerous scenes playing FBI Section Chief Mark Warren. Actor Rick Lohman plays my CIA counterpart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Qwl87IG0M

Gary Craig

Thanks for the compliment Matt, but apologies for my next sentence....I'm not in charge of the site, and don't control what stays up and what doesn't. But again, to you and all the other professionals that commented..I really apprecaite the kind words!

Gary Craig

I'm very surprised that it's still there..and delighted at the same time!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hey Matt. I just addressed this to you on FB. Seems as if you are posting this everywhere, so allow me to comment here as well. Trending criteria is a work in progress. There are nearly 100,000 people...

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Gary Craig

Marc, the actor in the chair is Rick Lohman.

殷 宏新

Although is a small piece of lens, but very comfortable and natural good negotiator, Gary Craig.

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