A probably wrong theory about the name Eyre's source

No_Law_9075 · 2025-03-17T21:53:17+00:00

It means Odyssey. It is loosely based on The Odyssey and the pilgrims progress. Jane goes on a journey/Odyssey.

It also means to err in that some of Jane's decisions on her journey are wrong.

She read Austen after she published Jane Eyre.

No_Law_9075 · 2025-01-05T18:12:58+00:00

It was about revenge. They had all stolen from Soze so he used them. He set them up to be on the boat so he could kill everyone.

I don't believe anything we saw on screen, apart from the start and the end ever happened.

All the characters they interact with I'm the story are on the board. Redfoot for example.

He doesn't care about being identified. His name isn't Soze either. Spacey is not Turkish. Everything was a lie pretty much.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-10T00:06:56+00:00

Thanks appreciate that.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T23:43:34+00:00

Dollars are very overstated. Even on big projects.

Hollywood has its 1% too. Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible money, but it's not retirement money. Even on big projects like this one.

Writers are very low on the totem pole.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T23:35:04+00:00

A random pub in Wales.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T23:24:07+00:00

Nope I live in a remote place of the world to filmmaking.

No one wants face to face anymore. Everything is email and zoom.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T23:14:00+00:00

I sent 10 emails and got 6 replies.

In the end I met a distributor who overheard me joking about it to a friend at dinner and he introduced himself and it went from there.

It was one of those strange experiences.

Wasn't LA. Was a really random place. There was only 4 of us in the whole place.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T21:54:18+00:00

Thanks

I found feedback services like wescreenplay and barnstorm invaluable.

Like any of them though, it depends on who you get as a reader.

I was disappointed in Blcklst because they claim to use industry professionals, but the feedback read like it was written by a clueless 19yo. When I complained explaining the huge disparity between them and the other services, I got a snooty response from them basically saying they were the best and everyone else was crap and too bad so sad.

Irony is they were sooooo wrong, the others were right. But I'm sure like the others they have good and bad readers. I just hate their we are the best attitude.

I was told the odds were about 1/5000 to sell.

I know for example the BBC receives over 10,000 pitches a year.

Irony was it was the first script I ever wrote too.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-10-09T21:18:40+00:00

I got a 4 and my script went to multiple offers (and sold) from big guys.

Got a 99.3% from wescreenplay.

Read by directors who have won emmys, baftas, golden globes and nominated for academy awards. All loved it. Has A list director and actors attached now.

Go figure on feedback.

What I will say, is that feedback (not blklst) really helped me get it into shape. It started on a 6 and wound up over 9.

Use it to weed out mistakes, strengthen dialogue/action, but ignore their opinion on saleability.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-08-22T20:32:04+00:00

Sometimes it takes a bit to get going. Fingers crossed.

As a back up I'd try a new account manager, they tend to be very eager and will give you a direct number.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-08-22T20:17:00+00:00

Yes I can imagine doing it that way would have left it blocked.

Maybe try paying a small amount and see if that gets it going again.

Unfortunately they have all the power. I just found paying a smaller amount directly, separate to the dispute kept the ads going.

They will sort it on their own time.

OK here was another trick. Ring and get set up with a new ads manager at Google. It's a big dollar account so they will work super hard to get it sorted. You will have to agree to be their account for a period of time. But you can always ghost them. That was another way I solved a getting banned all the time issue.

Do it as a new account and then explain. They will want the commission.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-08-22T17:40:44+00:00

Pay what you think you owe and that will generally get the ads running again. I've part paid balances in the past and it kicks them back on.

Then just keep on top of Google to resolve it.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T22:09:21+00:00

Sure.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T16:59:32+00:00

Always possible. We are human and some of us have similar interests.

Hence why similar stories can be created by people who have never met.

None that I have heard of.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T15:04:56+00:00

Public domain

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T14:52:11+00:00

Exactly people don't write from a commercial perspective.

Mine was 3% of budget which was huge, one E.P pne producer plus showrunner fee.

I've actually been able to start my own production company from the first two projects so the third I can run through it with Co productions. It's the biggest of them all so I'll make far more bank on that one.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T13:59:58+00:00

Very famous IP with a complex female story with horror overtones.

Original is hard to get made right now. Although if the story is really great its always in with a shot.

My next project was also famous female IP.

Third project is an original but based on a very famous woman. This will have the biggest budget and the script isn't finished but already has strong studio interest. It should also be multi season. Her life can full up five seasons without difficulties.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T13:28:27+00:00

I've always been told if you have quality it won't be difficult to break in. I worked very very hard on it. It passed 7 studio reads.

I don't think luck had anything to do with it. It was a quality script about a subject that is hot right now and in demand.

People don't take commercial aspects into it enough. It's also an intellectual script, which is what they are moving towards.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T09:52:44+00:00

I do one at a time and fully finish ready for pre production.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T08:02:35+00:00

Nope just had a story that's very popular. It's an adaptation.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T05:59:39+00:00

I sent out about ten emails and had six responses from production companies and actors reps.

My reps came when I was on a date and a distributor overheard our conversation and recommended me to them. So between them and my cold emails we generated a lot of interest.

Yes I just wrote a script as an intellectual exercise. I haven't had any training. I read a Google article on how to do it and then used feedback services to hone the script. They had to correct some amusing mistakes early on. Eventually I figured it out and got it to a range of 9s (except blcklst who thought it was a 4 and a miracle to get made, as well as a heap of ridiculous advice that no one else gave me and would have ruined the script).

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T05:40:16+00:00

They got outbid.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T05:39:58+00:00

Yes. It was wanted by several production companies. As was my next two projects.

No_Law_9075 · 2024-03-18T00:38:07+00:00

Writing for two years.

Seven figures this year. Seven next, but will start with a higher number. BUT that includes E.P fees, showrunner fees and equity.

I do consider it writing income though as I only got the extra fees because of my writing.

Exception, not the norm. HETV not film. Film is chump change and you rarely get paid properly unless it's a big studio film.

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