Scriptnotes Podcast

407 - Understanding Your Feature Contract

John and Craig are joined by attorney Ken Richman and Laurie Espinosa of the WGA West for a detailed discussion of screenwriting contracts. They look at what to expect, where you can negotiate, and what to watch out for. Follow along with the example contract on the <a href="https://johnaugust.com/understanding-your-feature-contract">episode page</a> or <a href="https://johnaugust.com/Assets/WGAContractSlides407.pdf">here</a>. Links: <a href="https://johnaugust.com/Assets/WGAContractSlides407.pdf">Example Contract</a> Try the newest release of <a href="https://highland2.app/">Highland 2.5</a>. Order your Scriptnotes 400 shirts, sweatshirts, and tanks <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/scriptnotes-400-light#/1506766/tee-men-standard-tee-heather-white-tri-blend-s">(Light)</a> and <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/scriptnotes-400-dark#/1506818/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s">(Dark)</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Alex Winder (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_407_understanding_your_feature_contract.mp3">here</a>.

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.