June 21st, 2021
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Did I fuck up by writing a cameo role for the producer I sent my script to?
I recently finished a 107 page feature script. It's my fourth and I usually never get any interest from the producers I send stuff, even though I think my works are better than 99% of the garbage being written today. I think the problem is I don't have a gimmick that makes me stand out. So I decided to try something to really get the producer interested: giving the receiving producer a cameo role in the movie.
I decided to try it out and see how it went, and then based on that I would decide if I should continue. So I added a character named after the producer and made a note that this character is written for the namesake. Then I wrote in a cold open scene in which the producer is having sex with a dozen strippers. How could he resist that?
I sent the script over to him last week and haven't heard back yet. idk if he's busy or on vacation but I'm starting to get nervous. Did I fuck up?
June 21st, 2021
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miketopus16
Whoa. There's a lot to unpack here.
It's my fourth and I usually never get any interest from the producers I send stuff, even though I think my works are better than 99% of the garbage being written today
You've only written four scripts and you think you're better than professionals? Just because people write scripts you don't like it doesn't mean that they did a bad job. People write what they're hired to write.
I think the problem is I don't have a gimmick that makes me stand out.
It sounds like the problem is you're not as good a writer as you think you are. And that's fine - you've only written four scripts. You'll get better with every one you write, but four honestly isn't a lot. From what I've read over the last few years, it can take people 10-20 scripts before they're ready to turn pro.
Then I wrote in a cold open scene in which the producer is having sex with a dozen strippers. How could he resist that?
Did the producer ask to read the script or did you just send it to them? If you sent it without them asking, they're deleting it straight away. That's how he'd resist it. If they did ask to read it then... well, that's bold. I would only ever do that if I knew for a fact that they would find it funny. If they asked to read it, then they like the concept and they're hoping for it to be good. Do a great job writing it and they'll stay interested. Why set yourself up to fall at the first hurdle with a crazy gimmick?
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mattscott53
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10teja15
I sent a log to a manager that was about an old woman that enters a “how long can you old it” no pooping contest. Never heard back from him (lol)
If the same happens to you, just take it as he’s a schmuck. What you wrote sounds hilarious. It’s also only been a week, you might be in a stack that takes 6 months. Just hit him up and two weeks to ask if he read it yet
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