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Unveiling the Mystery: How SEO Experts Unlock Growth with Google Rankings

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Imagine a world where potential customers discover your business effortlessly, already primed to do business with you. That’s the magic of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). But what exactly is SEO, and how can it transform your online presence? Let’s delve into the world of SEO and explore how partnering with an expert can supercharge your Google ranking and ultimately, your business growth.

Demystifying SEO: The Key to Online Visibility

Think of SEO as the art and science of making your website the darling of search engines like Google. By following specific strategies, you increase the chances of your website appearing at the top of search results when people search for terms related to your offerings. It’s like putting up a giant neon sign on the digital highway, attracting the attention of potential customers actively seeking solutions you provide.

The Power of Ranking High: Why Google Position Matters

Studies reveal a fascinating truth: most users only click on the first few results displayed on a search engine results page (SERP). So, the higher your website ranks, the more clicks you receive, translating into a significant increase in website traffic and, ultimately, more potential clients. Imagine the difference between being buried on page ten versus having your website proudly displayed on page one!

Where Experts Shine: Optimizing for Success

SEO is a complex beast, constantly evolving alongside search engine algorithms. Here’s where an search engine optimization experts becomes your secret weapon:

Decoding the Algorithm: Experts possess a deep understanding of how search engines rank websites. They stay updated on the latest trends and best practices, ensuring your website is optimized for maximum visibility.
Technical Prowess: SEO involves technical aspects like website structure and code optimization. SEO specialists have the expertise to handle these complexities, freeing you to focus on running your business.
Keyword Mastery: Identifying the right keywords – the search terms people use – is crucial for attracting the right kind of traffic. SEO experts conduct in-depth keyword research, ensuring your website speaks the language your ideal clients understand.
Data-Driven Decisions: SEO is an ongoing process that requires constant monitoring and adaptation. Experts leverage data analytics to track your website’s performance, identify areas for improvement, and refine your SEO strategy for optimal results.

The Growth Catalyst: How SEO Benefits Your Business

A well-executed SEO strategy can significantly impact your business in several ways:

Increased Brand Awareness: By appearing at the top of search results, your brand gains valuable exposure, making it more recognizable to potential customers.
Attract Qualified Leads: SEO helps you target the right audience. People actively searching for solutions you offer are more likely to convert into paying clients.
Boost Credibility and Trust: A high ranking on search engines signifies authority and expertise in your field. This trust factor encourages potential customers to choose you over competitors.
Sustainable Growth: SEO is an investment that keeps on giving. By attracting a steady stream of qualified leads, you can achieve sustainable business growth over time.

Embrace the SEO Revolution: Partner for Success

In today’s digital age, a strong online presence is essential for any business, including those operating as an arizona s corporation, which allows for pass-through taxation and helps minimize the tax burden on shareholders. By partnering with an SEO expert, you unlock the power of search engines and propel your business to new heights. Imagine a future where qualified leads find you effortlessly, ready to become loyal customers. Don’t wait any longer – embrace the SEO revolution and watch your business flourish!

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How to write a perfect treatment

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What is a treatment and how to write a treatment

What is a treatment?

There is controversy about the length of a treatment. Some treatment writers say it should be up to 60 pages, but the job of a treatment writer is to communicate your story to the producer as quickly as possible, so brevity without sacrificing juice is the key here. There seems to be three opinions about how to write a treatment.

One opinion is that it is a one page written pitch.

The second is that it is a two to five page document that tells the whole story focusing on the highlights.

The third opinion is that a treatment is a lengthy document that is a scene by scene breakdown of a script. If you want to convert, compress, edit or merge the documents then download the sodapdf  tools.

What Should Be in the a perfect Treatment?

 A Working title .
 The name of the treatment writer and contact information .
 WGA Registration number (Writer’s Guild Association).
 A short logline (to be explained).
 Introduction to key characters .
 Who, what, when, why and where.
 Act 1 in one to three paragraphs. Sets the scene, dramatize the main conflicts.
 Act 2 in two to six paragraphs. Should dramatize how the conflicts introduced in Act 1 lead to a crisis.
 Act 3 in one to three paragraphs. Dramatizes the final conflict and resolution.

Write a logline
Preparing a log line for a screenplay is a basic marketing tool for developing treatments by a treatment writer. It is a technique for boiling down a plotline to its essence.

Follow the example below when writing a logline: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Log line: Just before the outbreak of World War II, an adventuring archaeologist named Indiana Jones races around the globe to single-handedly prevent the Nazis from turning the greatest archaeological relic of all time into a weapon of world conquest.

Steps to writing a Perfect Treatment

Compose a chronological list of major events that occur in your story from its opening scenes straight through to the end. For example:

How To Write A Treatment

 Two friends are summoned to the queen’s court on charges of treason for ridiculing her in their plays.
 They convince her of their innocence and are released with a warning that their future productions will be closely watched.
 They recruit a clueless actor to hand copy their new script and pretend to be its author.
 The actor starts to interject his own ideas, which offends his employers.
 A plot to kill the actor goes awry; they now realize they really need him.
 The new play opens; the queen is in attendance and requests to meet the author.
 The actor successfully carries off the charade and becomes a media darling, much to the chagrin of the pair who invented his career.
 Identify by name the characters that appear in your key scenes along with brief descriptions so readers can understand the casting requirements. For example:
 Sir James Peppersmoke (30’s) is tall, lean and well-dressed. His writing partner and best friend Reggie Marland (30’s) is short, rotund and looks as if he sleeps in his clothes.
 Make note of the locations and time frames of key scenes.

Finally Tips & Warnings

It is very important that you take care of your surroundings so that no distractions will affect you and take time and focus away from your work. Often times this type of writing work occurs on your own time at home, so your productivity could be compromised. As an example, my parents ended up living with me as they were coming of age, required a bit more help with things, and they did not want to move in to a home. I gladly assisted them and offered them to move in with me of course, but it was difficult to get things done, or work for any long stretch of time uninterrupted.

A healthy cognitive function is essential for effective scriptwriting, as it plays a significant role in several crucial areas:

– Creativity: A healthy cognitive function enables the brain to come up with novel ideas, think critically, and make unique connections. It helps in crafting engaging plots, inventing memorable characters, and writing sharp dialogue.

– Focus and concentration: Writing requires extended periods of focused attention and the ability to concentrate. Cognitive function plays a significant role in staying focused, avoiding distractions, and maintaining productivity in writing.

– Memory: Excellent cognitive function helps with storing and recalling information. This is essential in writing a script as it requires staying coherent with the plot, remembering character profiles, and maintaining continuity throughout the story.

Eventually I learned of a company called Home Care Assistance Bellevue, and there you can hire a professional to visit your home and provide this kind of specialized care. My parents were able to move back to their own home and receive that help there. They were happy as to them it was like gaining a bit of their independence back, and I was able to get back to work.

 When characters are first introduced, display their names in all caps. Write your treatment in the present tense and convey the tone of the movie through your writing style. A comedy, for instance, will have a more light-hearted feel than a gritty film noir.
 Treatments are single-spaced with one-inch margins on all sides, short paragraphs and left margin alignment. They are printed on one side of white paper. Ink should always be black.
 Use an easy-to-read 12 pt. font such as Courier, Times New Roman or Bookman.
 The Movie Spoiler is a helpful website for understanding the level of detail that goes into a script treatment. Although its summaries are for movies that have already been produced, they closely follow the format of standard treatments.
 Script treatments can be written prior to starting a project or after completing it. The challenge in either case is keeping the treatment consistent with the script’s actual content. Authors often deviate from their original outlines once the writing gets under way, and sometimes they embed copious amounts of back-story into the treatment that never subsequently manifests in dialogue or action. A healthy mind enables writers to be creative, focused, and productive. Thats why is important to take care of ourselves, there are some supplements that we can take like nootropics that can help us to boost our cognitive function. It also allows for effective communication and problem-solving while ensuring the maintenance of continuity in the storyline.

To hire a professional treatment writer for your film treatment, you can visit www.TheScreenplayWriters.com or mail to pinaki@thescreenplaywriters.com.

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Smart filmmakers invest behind screenplay storyboard artists

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pinaki-ghoshBy Pinaki Ghosh

TheScreenplayWriters.com opens yet another chapter. From today we start yet another new service. We have set up our state-of-the-art storyboard artist studio. You can hire storyboard artists from us at the best rates anywhere in the industry.  $50 per frame for B/W storyboard, and $100 per frame for color.

Using storyboard artists for your screenplay is one of the best ways you can visualize your movie much before the movie is actually made. It can be best described as hand drawn art (nowadays digital art is also seen) that look like comic strips or graphic novels. Frame by frame, they depict the screenplay. At a glance a screenplay storyboard may book like a comicbook. important think about filmmaking is that the got to analyze your budget earlier on. as an example , if you’re performing on a 5 to 10 minutes video, then check if you’ve got got enough to manage the project. just in case you’re in need of funds but choose the burrowing approach. Technically speaking, this approach tends to figure at some point. After you successfully complete your short film, search for sources where you’ll release it. Show it to your fellow school mates through proper channel and release it over the web. This manner you’ll get unlimited coverage to showcase your talent. To get best information about commercial photography follow this link.

The filmmaker wants to take a look at the screenplay as it will look from the lens of the camera. As such the role of storyboard artists is enormous. Sometimes, due to budget constraints, only some select scenes are made into storyboards.  Especially the more expensive, outdoor and ‘visual’ scenes.

Not only visualizing; storyboards have helped filmmakers locate potential problems with scenes before they are actually shot, and correct them.

That should not give you the impression that storyboard artists are used only for big budget movies.  In fact at $50 or $100 a frame it is really dirt cheap, considering the benefit.

It is also a fun way of making a film.

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Horror movie screenwriter – How to write a horror movie

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Happy Halloween friends!
This is one day of the year that reminds me of the hundreds of horror movies I have watched throughout my life. Most of them did not touch me; but some definitely did. I quite clearly remember the first two horror movies I watched as a child. The first was William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’, the second, Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’. I still remember spending several nights (after watching these movies) not being able to go to the toilet, and my bladder growing unbearably; imagining something or someone was under my bed in the dark room, waiting to catch my leg if I got down from my bed. I even imagined the hands that would have caught my leg… rough, cold, with razor sharp long nails.
And today, some of the best horror movie screenwriters are available through www.TheScreenplayWriters.com, founded by Nick and me; and we are writing scary scenes to frighten others.
Be original, do not follow cliché
What makes good horror movies different from bad horror movies is in originality. Good horror movies are based on original thoughts while bad horror movies follow cliché ideas and trends. It is easy for the horror movie screenwriter to step into the trap of following former successful horror movies. As a result we have seen several horror movies that follow the trend of Evil Dead or Friday The 13th.  As a horror screenwriter, remember that the viewers have already watched plenty of scary scenes in the past and don’t want to be bored by the same old stuff. So, by all means, avoid preparing old wine in a new bottle.
Feel the deepest fears
A horror screenwriter should experience fear first hand. Unless she/he does so, the output produced will be dispassionate and done just for the sake of doing. Try to face your deepest fears. Feel genuinely frightened. Not that you can do that on purpose, but try to remember the incidents when you felt really really scared, or came close to death. Put that down on paper.
Think of 1 – 3 scenes never seen on screen before
A horror screenplay writer has the remote control of making a movie a success or failure. All successful horror movies had at least 1 scene that was never seen on screen before. Remember the spider walk scene of ‘The Exorcist’, the tree rape scene of ‘Evil Dead’ and the scene where the chairs are inverted, in ‘Poltergiest’? These were scenes that were never seen before, and were implanted in the memory of the viewers for several years. Many of us saw these scenes as a child but still remember the scenes. As a horror screenplay writer you have to come up with 1 – 3 such absolutely original scary scenes, which were never before seen on screen and will leave a lasting impression in the minds of the viewers.
Surprise beginning, slow buildup, high climax, scariest scenes towards the end
That is pretty much the formula of horror movies. As a horror movie screenwriter, you have to start with a surprise beginning, and then build up the first act with almost no extreme occurrences, except one or two elements of suspense and surprise speckled here and there, to keep the interest of the viewers alive. These will get more frequent in the second act, leading to a high climax, which should have the scariest scenes. Of course you can think originally and break the rule, if you want to do an original experiment with horror screenwriting.
Make things appear real
A majority of horror movies appear unreal. The viewers watch it, but they are never really drawn into it, as everything appears unreal. As a horror movie screenwriter, try to write your screenplay in a way that the characters, dialogs and the incidents appear as real and as life-like as possible. If you look at the movies of Manoj Night Shyamalan, his dialogs, characters and incidents appear very real. That is one of the reasons of his cusses as a horror screenwriter.
Do not end up looking funny
One of the toughest challenges of a horror screenwriter is to keep the script natural. Any overdose of anything can make your screenplay appear hilarious on screen. Often we laugh all through bad horror movies. Make sure your script will not appear funny on screen, unless your intention is to make a horror parody movie.
Avoid CG and special effects for low budget horror movies
As a horror movie screenwriter, avoid writing scenes that require the help of computer graphics (CG), special and animation.  These are great for big budget movies, and big movies will never be made without the help of these. But in low budget movies, animation, computer graphics and special effects scenes look extremely poor, due to lack of a standard budget and hence should be avoided. An otherwise good horror movie screenplay can get spoiled by the use of poor CG and special effects. Write only scenes that can be shot without the help of CG, animation and special effects.
Watch plenty of horror movies before you start
Not to copy, but to tune your mind, you, as a horror screenwriter need to watch plenty of horror movies… preferably good ones, before you actually start working on your project.

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By Pinaki Ghosh

Happy Halloween friends!

This is one day of the year that reminds me of the hundreds of horror movies I have watched throughout my life, of course to watch horror movies, is great to have a big tv, and you can also install it on a tv mount stand for this. Most of them did not touch me; but some definitely did. I quite clearly remember the first two horror movies I watched as a child. The first was William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’, the second, Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’. I still remember spending several nights (after watching these movies) not being able to go to the toilet, and my bladder growing unbearably; imagining something or someone was under my bed in the dark room, waiting to catch my leg if I got down from the bed. I even imagined the hands that would have caught my leg… rough, cold, with razor sharp long nails.

And today, some of the best horror movie screenwriters are available through TheScreenplayWriters.com, founded by Nick and me; and we are writing scary scenes to frighten others.

Let’s find out what a horror movie screenwriter and filmmaker should keep in mind while writing a horror screenplay.

Be original, do not follow cliché

What makes good horror movies different from bad horror movies is originality. Good horror movies are based on original thoughts while bad horror movies follow cliché ideas and trends. It is easy for the horror movie screenwriter to step into the trap of following former successful horror movies. As a result we have seen several horror movies that follow the trend of Evil Dead or Friday The 13th.  As a horror screenwriter, remember that the viewers have already watched plenty of scary scenes in the past and don’t want to be bored by the same old stuff. So, by all means, avoid preparing old wine in a new bottle.

Feel the deepest fears

A horror screenwriter should experience fear first hand. Unless she or he does so, the output produced will be dispassionate and done just for the sake of doing it. Try to face your deepest fears. Feel genuinely frightened. Not that you can do that on purpose, but try to remember the incidents when you felt really really scared, or came close to death. Take a walk on one of the scariest roads in town after midnight. Or take the last train in a notorious route. How did you feel? Put that down on paper.

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Think of 1 – 3 scenes never seen on screen before

A horror screenplay writer has the remote control of making a movie a success or a failure. All successful horror movies had at least 1 scene that was never seen on screen before. Remember the spider walk scene of ‘The Exorcist’, the tree rape scene of ‘Evil Dead’ and the scene where the chairs are suddenly found inverted, in ‘Poltergiest’? These were scenes that were never seen before, and were implanted in the memory of the viewers for several years. Many of us saw these scenes as a child but still remember the scenes. As a horror screenplay writer you have to come up with 1 – 3 such absolutely original scary scenes, which were never before seen on screen and will leave a lasting impression in the minds of the viewers.

Surprise beginning, slow buildup, high climax, scariest scenes towards the end

That is pretty much the formula of horror movies. As a horror movie screenwriter, you have to start with a surprise beginning, and then build up the first act with almost no extreme occurrences, except one or two elements of suspense and surprise speckled here and there, to keep the interest of the viewers alive. These will get more frequent in the second act, leading to a high climax, which should have the scariest scenes. Of course you can think originally and break the rule, if you want to do an original experiment with horror screenwriting.

Make things appear real

A majority of horror movies appear unreal. The viewers watch it, but they are never really drawn into it, as everything appears unreal. As a horror movie screenwriter, try to write your screenplay in a way that the characters, dialogs and the incidents appear as real and as life-like as possible. If you look at the movies of Manoj Night Shyamalan, his dialogs, characters and incidents appear very real. That is one of the reasons of his success as a horror screenwriter. For that purpose you can also check out ‘The Ring’.

Do not end up appearing funny

One of the toughest challenges of a horror screenwriter is to keep the script natural and dignified. Any overdose of anything can make your screenplay appear hilarious on screen. Often we laugh all through bad horror movies. Make sure your script will not appear funny on screen, unless your intention is to make a horror parody movie.

Avoid CG and special effects for low budget horror movies

As a horror movie screenwriter, avoid writing scenes that require the help of computer graphics (CG), special effects and animation, at the end that’s what people like to see on Jalshamovies.  These are great for big budget movies, and big movies will never be made without the help of these. But in low budget movies, animation, computer graphics and special effects scenes look extremely poor quality-wise, due to lack of a standard budget and hence should be avoided. An otherwise good horror movie screenplay can get spoiled by the use of poor CG and special effects. Write only scenes that can be shot without the help of CG, animation and special effects.

Watch plenty of horror movies before you start

Not to copy, but to tune your mind, you, as a horror screenwriter need to watch plenty of horror movies… preferably good ones, before you actually start working on your project.

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Screenwriter Contract – Agreement between a screenwriter and a client

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Agreement Over Writing A Screenplay For A Film
By this memorandum of understanding, signed this DATE; both the parties described herein under as, represented by CLIENT’S NAME of CLIENT’S ADDRESS, phone number CLIENT’S PHONE NUMBER, also described as the ‘client’; and SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME, SCREENWRITER’S ADDRESS, phone number SCREENWRITER’S PHONE NUMBER, also described as ‘screenplay writer, do hereby agree to all the terms described and given below:
1. CLIENT’S NAME is commissioning screenwriter SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME to begin the project of writing the screenplay of a (approx) NO. OF MINUTES minutes long feature film.
2. The tentative working title of the film shall be ‘NAME OF MOVIE. This title is subject to change.
3. The deadline for completion of this screenplay is NUMBER OF DAYS days after the signing of this agreement.
4. CLIENT’S NAME  agrees to pay SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME a consolidated sum of TOTAL FEE AMOUNT  for the project that will include the following:
a. Writing the screenplay on the story/treatment laid down by CLIENT’S NAME .
b. Editing it thoroughly before submission., so that the final version is free from errors like spelling and grammar errors, and typos.
5. The fees of the screenplay writer will be paid as follows:
a. 1/3 as advance to get the project started.
b. 1/3 after 40% work submission.
c. The remaining 1/3 fees will be paid on 80% work submission and approval.
6. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME is subject to NO royalty or commission on the sale or business from the screenplay. He is only entitled to the one time project fees of TOTAL FEE AMOUNT.
7. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME (screenplay writer) will maintain full confidentiality and secrecy about this project. At no point during the project will he reveal any idea or concept of the film, to anyone, in any form; even if this contract gets terminated at any point during the project.
8. If SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME is unable to complete the project for some reason, he will convey that in writing as email as soon as possible. In that case he will be entitled to a payment which is proportionate to the amount of work he has completed; subject to approval from the client.
9. The screenplay will be 100 – 120 pages in length.
10. The screenplay writer will get credit for his/her contribution to the film.
11. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME agrees that he will not take the help of any plagiarism, meaning he will avoid using borrowed material in this screenplay exactly as they are found elsewhere.
12. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME agrees to do necessary coordination with the director or any other person or persons referred by the client, for proper shaping up of the project if necessary.
13. CLIENT’S NAME will own all copyrights for this screenplay.
14. CLIENT’S NAME will have full freedom to deal with any filmmaker, producer or agent. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME will have no say on these matters.
15. CLIENT’S NAME can request SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME to make a reasonable number of changes and edits during the period of production of this screenplay and within 1 month of completion and submission of the screenplay.
16. Any disputes arising between the parties related to this contract and project will be settled by courts in NAME OF YOUR CITY.
Both the parties do hereby agree to the terms laid and set above.
Signature
CLIENT’S NAME  (client)
Signature
SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME (screenplay writer)
Date:  _______________

pinaki-ghoshBy Pinaki Ghosh

Till date most of my blog posts have been aimed at screenplay writers only. However the visitors of our site TheScreenplayWriters.com include both screenwriters and filmmakers, producers, directors, studios who are looking for screenwriters. Now here is something which is aimed at both screenwriters and clients who are looking for screenwriters.

What is the format of a screenwriter contract? What legal points should be covered in a screenwriter agreement that fairly represents both the parties – the screenwriter and the client?

Given below  is a compact screenwriter agreement format which you can confidently use, whether you are a screenwriter, or a client looking for a screenwriter.  You have to simply change the phrases in ALL CAPS with relevant information.

Agreement Over Writing A Screenplay For A Film

By this memorandum of understanding, signed this DATE; both the parties described herein under as, represented by CLIENT’S NAME of CLIENT’S ADDRESS, phone number CLIENT’S PHONE NUMBER, also described as the ‘client’; and SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME, SCREENWRITER’S ADDRESS, phone number SCREENWRITER’S PHONE NUMBER, also described as ‘screenplay writer, do hereby agree to all the terms described and given below:

1. CLIENT’S NAME is commissioning screenwriter SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME to begin the project of writing the screenplay of a (approx) NO. OF MINUTES minutes long feature film.

2. The tentative working title of the film shall be ‘NAME OF MOVIE. This title is subject to change.

3. The deadline for completion of this screenplay is NUMBER OF DAYS days after the signing of this agreement.

4. CLIENT’S NAME  agrees to pay SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME a consolidated sum of TOTAL FEE AMOUNT  for the project that will include the following:

a. Writing the screenplay on the story/treatment laid down by CLIENT’S NAME .

b. Editing it thoroughly before submission., so that the final version is free from errors like spelling and grammar errors, and typos.

5. The fees of the screenplay writer will be paid as follows:

a. 1/3 as advance to get the project started.

b. 1/3 after 40% work submission.

c. The remaining 1/3 fees will be paid on 80% work submission and approval.

6. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME is subject to NO royalty or commission on the sale or business from the screenplay. He is only entitled to the one time project fees of TOTAL FEE AMOUNT.

7. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME (screenplay writer) will maintain full confidentiality and secrecy about this project. At no point during the project will he reveal any idea or concept of the film, to anyone, in any form; even if this contract gets terminated at any point during the project.

8. If SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME is unable to complete the project for some reason, he will convey that in writing as email as soon as possible. In that case he will be entitled to a payment which is proportionate to the amount of work he has completed; subject to approval from the client.

9. The screenplay will be 100 – 120 pages in length.

10. The screenplay writer will get credit for his/her contribution to the film.

11. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME agrees that he will not take the help of any plagiarism, meaning he will avoid using borrowed material in this screenplay exactly as they are found elsewhere.

12. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME agrees to do necessary coordination with the director or any other person or persons referred by the client, for proper shaping up of the project if necessary.

13. CLIENT’S NAME will own all copyrights for this screenplay.

14. CLIENT’S NAME will have full freedom to deal with any filmmaker, producer or agent. SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME will have no say on these matters.

15. CLIENT’S NAME can request SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME to make a reasonable number of changes and edits during the period of production of this screenplay and within 1 month of completion and submission of the screenplay.

16. Any disputes arising between the parties related to this contract and project will be settled by courts in NAME OF YOUR CITY.

Both the parties do hereby agree to the terms laid and set above.

Signature

CLIENT’S NAME  (client)

Signature

SCREENPLAY WRITER’S NAME (screenplay writer)

Date:  _______________

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Are Hollywood and Bollywood movies influencing each other?

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Last Saturday I watched Mamma Mia on Movies123. While it was like a little vacation for the mind, it set me thinking, are Hollywood and Bollywood films influencing each other? In otgher words, are Hollywood movies becoming more Bollywoodish, and Bollywood movies more Hollywoodish? Are our films set to prove ‘the world is flat’?
Several recently successful Hollywood movies like ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘High School Musical’, ‘High School Musical 2’, ‘Love Guru’, ‘The 40 year Old Virgin’ and ‘The Cheetah Girls: One World’, show clear Bollywood influence in them. On the other hand scores of Bollywood movies are strongly influenced by Hollywood. The very popular Bollywood movie ‘Ghajini’ was influenced by ‘Memento’ so much that it could not avoid the critics’ frown. ‘Dhoom’, shows influences of ‘The Fast and the Furious’. The Bollywood movie ‘Blue’ looks Hollywoodish.
These influences have become more obvious and exposed ever since the Bollywood styled movie ‘The Slumdog Millionaire’ won 8 Academy Awards this year. But even before that Bollywood and Hollywood were slowly and discreetly influencing each other. Director Baz Luhrmann has openly agreed that he is influenced by Bollywood. His smash hit movie ‘Moulin Rouge!’ has strong Bollywood influence and also uses Bollywood songs. That was back in 2001. According to Baz, Bollywood movies are much like Shakespeare’s plays; a package of everything.
This influence and trend has resulted in an increasing demand of offshore screenplay writers and directors. American filmmakers are looking for Indian screenwriters more often than ever before. On the other hand Bollywood movie makers are hiring American screenwriters for every major project. Joshua and Brian, the American screenwriter duo (and an important part of our team) were hired to write the story and screenplay of the Bollywood movie ‘Blue’ (2009). Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has hired American screenwriter David Benullo to write his science fiction Bollywood blockbuster ‘Ra 1’.
No wonder TheScreenplayWriters.com is flooded with requests and offers ever since launch, from both the continents.

pinaki-ghoshBy Pinaki Ghosh

Last Saturday I watched ‘Mamma Mia’ on Movies123. While it was like a little vacation for the mind, it set me thinking, are Hollywood and Bollywood films influencing each other? In other words, are Hollywood movies becoming more Bollywoodish, and Bollywood movies more Hollywoodish? Are our films set to prove ‘the world is flat’?

Several recently successful Hollywood movies like ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘High School Musical’, ‘High School Musical 2’, ‘The Love Guru’, ‘The 40 year Old Virgin’ and ‘The Cheetah Girls: One World’, show clear Bollywood influence. On the other hand scores of Bollywood movies are strongly influenced by Hollywood. The very popular Bollywood movie ‘Ghajini’ was influenced by ‘Memento’ so much that it could not avoid the critics’ scorn. Well you can watch your favourite movie at any time on https://freecouchtuner.com/countries.

‘Dhoom’, shows influences of ‘The Fast and the Furious’. The Bollywood movie ‘Blue’ looks very Hollywoodish and can be found at https://real-movies123.com/best-years .

memtoGhajiniThese influences have become more obvious and exposed ever since the Bollywood styled movie ‘The Slumdog Millionaire’ won 8 Academy Awards this year. But even before that Bollywood and Hollywood were slowly and discreetly influencing each other. Director Baz Luhrmann has openly agreed that he is influenced by Bollywood. His smash hit movie ‘Moulin Rouge!’ has strong Bollywood influence and also uses Bollywood songs. That was back in 2001. According to Baz, Bollywood movies are much like Shakespeare’s plays; a package of everything entertaining. You can go through https://best-solarmovie.pro/ for information about latest entertaining movies. You can also subscribe to Lorraine Music for latest movie updates.

This influence and trend has resulted in an increasing demand of offshore screenplay writers and directors. American filmmakers are looking for Indian screenwriters more often than ever before. On the other hand Bollywood movie makers are hiring American screenwriters for every major project. Joshua and Brian, the American screenwriter duo (and an important part of our team) were hired to write the story and screenplay of the Bollywood movie ‘Blue’ (2009). Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has hired American (Hollywood) screenwriter David Benullo to write his science fiction Bollywood blockbuster ‘Ra 1’.

No wonder TheScreenplayWriters.com (premier screenwriter service with a team of Hollywood and Bollywood screenplay writers) is flooded with requests and offers ever since launch, from both the continents.

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Feast or Starve with Hemp Oil

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screenwriter nick blakeBy Nick Blake

We had an expression when I was working in marketing: feast or starve. On any given day we didn’t know if our plates would be full (feast) or empty (starve). Pretty self-explanatory. Most of the time, this would turn me anxious and I hated that. That’s when a friend of mine told me about the full spectrum hemp oil. And safe to say, it helped me a lot, not only with that, but with my constant headaches. You could try it to, just go to the link and buy it directly from Amazon!

I was reminded of this expression yesterday. I woke up in a foul mood. I had a few client meetings scheduled but otherwise life was in a holding pattern.

That’s when the floodgates opened. An old client got in touch with a good opportunity that required a lot of coordination on my end. When I got to my client meetings my phone was buzzing off the hook. Another gig had come in through TheScreenplayWriters.com, this time with a same-day turnaround. Pinaki and I hustled to get the the pieces in order and meet the deadline.

I went to bed happy sometime after midnight. It had been a good feast day. On top of copious client work I had written two short story rough drafts. When the creative juices flow they tend to swell and flood the surrounding area.

This morning I’m catching up on emails and waiting for a client call. I’m still happy from yesterday’s buzz, but doubt is beginning to creep in. Will I feast or starve today?

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Hitting it out of the park

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screenwriter nick blakeBy  Nick Blake

My wife Laura has an expression for my various creative concepts, which was similar for our wedding where she choose all the details on the wedding, from the decoration to the music, where she found some DJ for weddings to enjoy more the event.

“I don’t know about you,” she’ll say whenever I run an idea by her. “When you try something out you either miss badly or you hit it out of the park.” As a result she’s a reliable sounding-board. She doesn’t get overly excited by abstractions (as I tend to do), nor does she balk. Instead she waits until she sees results.

Laura has largely withheld judgment on TheScreenplayWriters.com despite the project’s initial success. After only a month Pinaki and I have assembled some top screenwriter talents, and our client base is steadily growing. Our instincts were correct: there is a growing market for global media, and we are positioning ourselves correctly to meet demand.

After a trip to the movies last night, however, my wife finally voiced her support. We went out with my mother to see “Julie and Julia,” a movie that was honest and fun and, best of all, featured incredible food. Several previews ran before the movie, most of them off-target thrillers (they could have used a top screenwriter or two to straighten them out!).

A non-thriller stood out from the shocking tedium. It was an epic drama about Amelia Earhart. The preview felt correct: the story was rich, the characters were understandable, the drama was heartfelt (not just heart-racing). You had the feeling that it was a movie full of life.

And then the name of the director splashed across the screen: Mira Nair. Maker of “Salaam Bombay,” “Monsoon Wedding,” “Vanity Fair,” and “The Namesake,” Ms. Nair has risen through the ranks of Indian cinema with an incredible zest for storytelling. With “The Namesake” and “Amelia” it seems that her passion for stories is leading her to the shores of America. Where “The Namesake” introduces America to the Indian diaspora living within her borders (and vice-versa), “Amelia” is full-blown Americana heartland.

Both Laura’s and my eyes widened in the darkness of the theater. It was like we could see the world growing closer before us, and the possibilities of TheScreenplayWriters.com stretched with Amelia’s wings beyond a limitless horizon. Laura leaned into my ear and whispered, “Wow. You are absolutely correct.”

I smiled, knowing I had just hit it out of the park.

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Screenplay writers’ fees

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From our Google Analytics data I discovered that a lot of keywords leading visitors to our site www.TheScreenplayWriters.com were related to screenplay writer rate and other keywords close to that. It suggests that a lot of people are looking for more information about how much screenplay writers charge to write a screenplay. Since screenplay writers almost always do not announce their rates in public, there is ambiguity about ‘how much does it cost to get a screenplay written’ and ‘how much do screenplay writers charge’.
WGA Rates
Writers Association of America (WGA), which actually are two organizations (unions to be precise), one for the West Coast and another for the East Coast have fixed some minimum and maximum rates for all writers who are their members. This is basically to ensure writers are not underpaid, and there is no unhealthy competition and undercutting of rates.
The highest, the lowest
Roy McCardell, probably the first screenwriter of USA sold his short screenplays for $15 each in 1900. Going by the rate of depreciation, $15 today would have been less than $350.
In 2003, Manoj Night Shyamalan, the American director and screenwriter of Indian origin charged $7.5 million for writing the screenplay of ‘The Village’.
Screenwriters Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii received $5 million for the screenplay of Déjà vu in 2005, which is a record for spec screenplay rates. Spec screenplay is a screenplay which is written without a formal order, or without the writer receiving any fees for it initially. He or she writes it without being paid and then tries to sell it to a studio or filmmaker.
‘Against’
Often we hear terms like a screenplay writer is paid $75,000 against $150,000, which actually means, the filmmaker guarantees the screenwriter a payment of $75,000. If the film is not made, the screenplay writer does not receive anything more than $75,000. But if the movie is made and released, the screenplay writer receives $150,000, which means an additional $75,000. Interesting, isn’t it?
TheScreenplayWriters.com screenplay writers’ fees: 20% – 30% less than WGA rates
So, the big question is what is the screenwriter’s salary if you choose to order a script with TheScreenplayWriters.com? We are very democratic regarding this, and have kept into consideration the inde filmmakers and student filmmakers who are tight on budget as well as big studios and producers, who want nothing but the best. Our rates start from $3,000 and goes up to over $100,000. The rate really depends on the writer who is writing your screenplay. But we are still the most reasonably priced screenplay agency around. Our rates are at least 20% to 30% less than WGA rates and that is one of the main reasons why more and more studios and filmmakers are choosing our service. We also offer innovative cost cutting solutions like getting your screenplay written by a middle order screenplay writer and then getting it refined and polished by a top order screenwriter. The result is a world class screenplay for a rate which is almost 40% less than WGA rates.

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By Pinaki Ghosh

From our Google Analytics data I discovered that a lot of keywords leading visitors to our site www.TheScreenplayWriters.com were related to screenplay writer rate and other keywords close to that. It suggests that a lot of people are looking for more information about how much screenplay writers charge to write a screenplay. Since screenplay writers almost always do not announce their rates in public, there is ambiguity about how much it costs to get a screenplay written and ‘how much is a screenplay writer’s salary’.

WGA Rates

Writers Guild of America (WGA), which actually are two organizations (unions to be precise), one for the West Coast and another for the East Coast have fixed some minimum and maximum rates for all writers who are their members. This is basically to ensure writers are not underpaid, and there is no unhealthy competition and undercutting of rates.

The lowest, the highest

Roy McCardell, probably the first screenwriter of USA sold his short screenplays for $15 each in 1900. Going by the rate of depreciation, $15 today would have been less than $350.

In 2003, Manoj Night Shyamalan, the American director and screenwriter of Indian origin charged $7.5 million for writing the screenplay of ‘The Village’.

Screenwriters Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii received $5 million for the screenplay of Déjà vu in 2005, which is a record for spec screenplay rates. Spec screenplay is a screenplay which is written without a formal order, or without the writer receiving any fees for it initially. He or she writes it without being paid and then tries to sell it to a studio or filmmaker.

In Bollywood, rates of busy screenwriters start from INR 400,000 and goes up to INR 3 million. Recently one of the highest fees in Bollywood was paid to Joshua and Bryan, the American screenwriter duo who wrote the screenplay of ‘Blue‘ (2009). Joshua and Bryan are a part of our team of screenplay writers.

‘Against’

Often we hear terms like a screenplay writer is paid $75,000 against $150,000, which actually means, the filmmaker guarantees the screenwriter a payment of $75,000. If the film is not made, the screenplay writer does not receive anything more than $75,000. But if the movie is made and released, the screenplay writer receives $150,000, which means an additional $75,000. Interesting, isn’t it?

TheScreenplayWriters.com screenplay writers’ fees: 20% – 40% less than WGA rates

So, the big question is what is the screenwriter’s salary if you choose to order a script with TheScreenplayWriters.com? We are very democratic regarding this, and have kept into consideration the inde filmmakers and student filmmakers who are tight on budget as well as big studios and producers, who want nothing but the best. Our rates start from $3,000 and goes up to over $100,000. The rate really depends on the writer who is writing your screenplay. But we are still the most reasonably priced screenplay agency around. Our rates are at least 20% to 30% less than WGA rates and that is one of the main reasons why more and more studios and filmmakers are choosing our service. We also offer innovative cost cutting solutions like getting your screenplay written by a middle order screenplay writer and then getting it refined and polished by a top order screenwriter. The result is a world class screenplay for a rate which is almost 40% less than WGA rates.

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TheScreenplayWriters.com is creating ripples already

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pinaki-ghoshBy Pinaki Ghosh

TheScreenplayWriters.com, which was my US writer friend Nick Blake’s and my brainchild, completed little more than 20 days since launch on 31 August and has bagged a number of new projects already.  Of course the people associated with the new service are not new; I feel glad to say, each of our team members have backgrounds of huge experience.

TheScreenplayWriters.com is unique and one of its type because it is the only screenplay writers’ agency to employ both Hollywood and Bollywood screenwriters.

The first project that was confirmed was director Raj Rahi’s  (Jo Bole So Nihal) new English movie Angel Jay. The name of the movie may change though. The second project to roll in was from Dubai, and was about the Iraq war. The subject was challenging, and I was already wreaking my brains with Raj Rahi’s project, so my US writer friend Nick Blake volunteered to take up the Iraq movie project. When the Iraq movie project came up, Nick was on a vacation in Maine with his wife Laura and we had massive communication problems, with the mobile phone signal fading out more often than not, from Nick’s side. Nick had to come to the town library in Maine to check my mails and reply them. I hope I did not ruin Nick’s perfectly planned holiday.

The next to come our way was a Bengali movie project, which has not been finalized yet. It was piece of cake for me, because I am a Bengali by birth. Did I forget to mention that there was a Kannada movie screenplay enquiry on the second week? Though I was not too keen to take up the project simply because I don’t know the language (but would love to), Nick however was very eager to take up the project and spent one day searching for a reliable Kannada film writer.

There were a couple of very positive enquiries from Gurgaon and Bangalore. Both from first time filmmakers, whose passion is genuine. Hopefully the Bangalore project will materialize this month and the Gurgaon screenplay project will take longer.

Good news is that a lot of good film writers are approaching us and we have found some really talented writers in the process. One writer I would like to mention is Shivani T, who wrote the story ‘Sex on the Beach’, one of the ten short stories of the critically acclaimed film ‘Dus Kahaniya.’