I need a scriptwriter

Dude:

Sounds cool. I'm all up for swashes being buckled and the like, but I don't speak/read Spanish.

Same here. Sounds very interesting but my Spanish is beyond rusty.

No hablo o leer a españoles y aunque escribo las películas históricas de la acción, no sé podría trabajar con usted. Lo más mejor posible de la suerte a usted.

A frog? In which bidet ?

Joe Calabrese said:

No hablo o leer a españoles y aunque escribo las películas históricas de la acción, no sé podría trabajar con usted. Lo más mejor posible de la suerte a usted.

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Nobody likes a show off.

What show off?

I just used a English to Spanish translator off the web and typed that I don't speak Spanish and that's too bad because I write period action films. Then I wished him best of luck.

But who knows if the translator works. For all I know I just told him I wanted his sister's phone number and the location of the nearest cheap motel.

Joe Calabrese said:

What show off?

I just used a English to Spanish translator off the web and typed that I don't speak Spanish and that's too bad because I write period action films. Then I wished him best of luck.

But who knows if the translator works. For all I know I just told him I wanted his sister's phone number and the location of the nearest cheap motel.

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I read Spanish. Decent translator.

Oh.... Can I still have the phone number?

Claudio,

Hi. Welcome.

You need to treat this as a straight up business venture.
Despite your broken English I think that your intent and talent came through.

Will you be able to transfer the historical facts / story from the existing Spainish into passable English?

If so -

Try this.

1) Study the craft so you will be able to understand other writers.
YOU need to know what is going on. Any writer you talk with is going to sling around all kinds of terms, rules, guidlines, formats, styles, etc etc and you will need to understand what they mean.
You'll want to feel that you understand the screenwriting process a little bit.

In this process you may deceide to write it yourself.

2) Hang out on several message boards and read posts from the writers.
You want to get an idea how us writers think, what we're trying to do, and get a feel for those you like.

You'll also need to know what the legal arrangments for this would be AND you'll need to create either a payment scenerio or some other type of financial agreement. (shared credits and percentage of money if there is a sale. Just so you know, if you are the IDEA man and the SCREENWRITER does all the WORK THE WRITER gets the bigger number.)

Before you approach a writer you'll need to prepare a synopsis and outline.
You want to prepare something you can give the writer that SELLS THE STORY. Possibly something that captures your vision.
Outline the story. Hit it's high points and detail out where you want it to go. Explain it's theme. Create some characters and outline some of their best moments and how you see them changing over the course of the film.

Then talk to the writers. Be open to questions and ideas.
Focus on what is exciting and marketable about your story and then be willing to listen. You want to be a partner, not a dictator.

Good luck with this and maybe we'll see you around the cooler.

Scripter, your good.
Under that rough exterior, beats the heart of a kind and passionate woman.

I write scripts, and can speak and read Spainish pretty good. I don't know if I'd do it though. I'm busy with a script and two novels right now.