Director Rik gives some very good advice but I don't know if he's saying it clearly enough -being a writer is not enough. One thing people will say to you when you're working in the industry is, "everyone writes," and it's true. I'm a producer working in reality TV -far from where I started or...
I've been asked to write a man's life story on spec. There is no money in place and possibly this will never be produced so I'm wondering what kind of contract I should use.
My first thought is that I will draft an agreement where I am given his life rights to write a screenplay and treatment...