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I am a professional actor, branching into writing as a second career. I just received an option offer for my first screenplay -- which turned out to be a much lower rate of compensations than I expected. This will be a non-WGA feature and I am not represented by a literary agent. I am just wondering what the norms are in terms of the whole package (i.e. the initial payment giving the producer the right to raise money on my script, my percentage of the budget when it goes into production, and any other residuals or royalties when the film is sold to various markets.)
I am not expecting it to be as profitable as acting (where union contracts apply and I am represented by one of the big agencies in NYC). But what they are offering was so far below even my lowest expectations (especially when you consider how much work I put into the script) I would like to have some sort of baseline for comparison.
Thank you.
I am not expecting it to be as profitable as acting (where union contracts apply and I am represented by one of the big agencies in NYC). But what they are offering was so far below even my lowest expectations (especially when you consider how much work I put into the script) I would like to have some sort of baseline for comparison.
Thank you.