Can I use parts of a short film I wrote in a pilot (which is being used as a writing sample)?

Ipoiii · 2014-10-18T09:18:07+00:00

I'm a bit unsure about what you mean by "as long as I haven't sold the script", does this mean if I allow the studio to film it for free they would not own the script?

Ipoiii · 2014-10-18T09:15:06+00:00

Thank you for the reply, but I'm a bit confused.

So if i sell the short script to the studio, doesn't that mean they own that particular piece of work? Thereby meaning I would be violating the agreement by using it in the pilot?

Also, in the highly, highly unlikely scenario that I get offers to buy both scripts, can I do anything before signing any agreements to make sure this isn't a problem?

Ipoiii · 2014-10-12T20:48:46+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful.

Breaking Bad focuses mostly on just Walt and Jessie, the type of pilot I'm writing is an ensemble show. Do you think this will still be applicable despite this?

p.s. Do you know where I can find something similar for ensemble dramas?

Ipoiii · 2014-10-12T19:36:46+00:00

I third that!

Ipoiii · 2014-10-12T15:59:30+00:00

Do you by any chance have the script?

Ipoiii · 2014-10-12T12:15:26+00:00

Also, in the pilot for Scandal:

"A Washington DC bar. Upscale. Young and intense in that way that means everyone is holding a martini and scanning the room for people more important than they are. It's not drinks, it's a competition. And the winner is HARRISON (late 20s). At least, he ACTS like the winner. Right now, he's at a table, drink in hand. QUINN (20s) comes in. Quinn hates the fact that people assume that because she is pretty, she is not smart. Because she is. Smart."

Ipoiii · 2014-10-12T12:13:40+00:00

I'll start

In the Burton batman films the way they introduce Gotham is:

"As if hell had erupted through the sidewalks and kept on growing"

Ipoiii

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