Comments on: Understanding the Agent https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/ Story. Screenplay. Sale. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tbone https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/#comment-290 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:36:04 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7645#comment-290 YEAH i agree,if you don’t even know it is 10%. You arn’t that informed or enlightened? I appreciate the try, but this is the pesimistic approach to selling screenplays. There are plenty of new gateways available to new wrters. They offer insight and showcasing; Triggerstreet, Bluecat, etc…

If you have quality work and you network (and you’re not an asshole),time and hardwork will yield results. Again appreciate the effort, but…no.

All the Best~

]]> By: W https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/#comment-289 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:19:36 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7645#comment-289 What I would be very interested to know as a fellow Australian is how you recommend Aussie scriptwriters go about promoting and selling their products from here?

]]> By: craigry shell https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/#comment-288 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:36:55 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7645#comment-288 I have two questions/comments.
first,If one has already nailed down a move deal / option, with a producer.
Why get a agent, and cut him in on 10% at that point?
Why not just go straight to an entertainment attorney?
Then look for an agent for your next script. Let him do some work for his money.
Secondly it seems to me that an agent would be just as happy to have a client that turns in one great script a year that he can sell. Vs. client that turns in 4 good scripts. May be he is able to sell one if that. It’s 4 times to the work for the same money.

]]> By: DH https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/#comment-287 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:35:41 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7645#comment-287 10% is standard take for an agent. If you can’t even get that right I don’t know how helpful this article could be helpful to anyone.

]]> By: @jmartinlibrary https://www.thestorydepartment.com/understanding-the-agent/#comment-286 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:23:45 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=7645#comment-286 The bottom line trumps all in securing representation. This post is a good reminder.

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