AMPTP Kills the Waiver

AMPTP has stopped doing waivers PERIOD.

What is the bottom line about the ending of the waiver or "Guaranteed Completion Contracts"?

Indie films are really going to have trouble getting financing because they have no safety net against a strike. And the money people will not fork over the money with no assurance like the waiver.

So the AMPTP has effectively stabbed the Indie film business in the heart, to make sure that they have less competition for a smaller and smaller money supply. Cute, real cute.....

Read Nikki Finke's article about this mess at:

AMPTP Kills the Waiver

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/toldja-sags-halt-of-guaranteed-completion-contracts-hurting-indies/

Version Control

I installed a FREE version control software called Subversion and installed a FREE client software to access the version control server.

Using my scribble text files, I am able to add and update my text files with version control now.

http://subversion.tigris.org/

My screenplay scenes are now version controlled!

I can now track all the revisions I make to each scene, compare versions, roll back to a previous version, and many other cool features of version control.

Scribble

I am working on a "scribble" type of program that allows a screenwriter to write his screenplay scenes in a text file, using any kind of editor that they want.

The author embeds a code for each line like the following example:

TI|My Working Title

**|This is a comment line

SC|EXT. Car Driving
AC|This is some action
CH|This is a characters name
DI|This is dialog for the character speaking

PA|This is Parenthetical
TR|This is Transition
SH|This is Shot
TE|This is Text

Then i convert the scribble file and import it into the screenwriting software of choice.

Currently I am supporting imports into Celtx and Final Draft.

There is a huge advantage to using a scribble text file for authoring.

You can write anytime, anywhere, with any kind of computer or browser.

You don't need your screenwriting software loaded at the time you write.

Scribble text files can be versioned i.e. put into a version control system to track all your changes over time.

See the post about Version Control for more info.

Thanks to Mark Martino for this idea of Version Control integrated with screenwriting.

Celtx 2.0

Celtx is an awesome FREE screenwriting software program and I am really getting into...

Check out version 2.0, it has storyboards that integrate with the script and many other great features.

http://celtx.com/