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can see notifications when someone has<br />
received and read your scripts. So sharing<br />
scripts through InkTip saves time and provides<br />
assurance.<br />
When you capture someone’s attention<br />
with your pitch, the best opportunity for<br />
them to read or download your script is<br />
right then and there. The great thing about<br />
this new way of sharing scripts through<br />
InkTip is that you strike while the iron is<br />
hot. And, you don’t need to upload and<br />
send an attachment, which no one likes.<br />
This is another free service we are offering<br />
to our writers to help them along with their<br />
careers. Oh, and one of the cool things<br />
about this, besides being able to track how<br />
many people are reading your scripts, is that<br />
you keep your own email addresses for the<br />
contacts you know. All you are doing when<br />
you use the shared script service is generating<br />
a safe link that you can use without<br />
ever having to disclose contact information<br />
for your important contacts. These simple<br />
things put just a little bit of extra protection<br />
there for both producers and writers.<br />
Not too long ago, we set up a directory on<br />
our site where producers and writers alike<br />
can check out contests and festivals. One<br />
unique thing about this service is that if a<br />
contest is on our website, it means this contest<br />
actually does something for the writer.<br />
We directly ask each contest what they do<br />
for the finalists and winning writers. If the<br />
benefits aren’t enough, we don’t allow that<br />
contest to post on our website. So, we like<br />
contests that can help the writers in tangible<br />
ways, especially promoting the winners to<br />
their producer and rep contacts. If a contest<br />
is selecting the winning scripts and boasting<br />
about them to their producer and rep contacts,<br />
they aren’t going to just let any script<br />
be a winner or finalist. To me, this is also<br />
an indication that the people at the contest<br />
reading the scripts are probably a cut above<br />
as well. This contest and festival service is<br />
free to members and non-members alike.<br />
We are also launching an events portal.<br />
This is where writing groups can post their<br />
next meetings, film festivals can post their<br />
screenings, producer groups can post their<br />
workshops, the WGA, DGA, PGA, etc., can<br />
post any events they have going on, and so<br />
forth. There is always something going on in<br />
just about any part of the world that relates to<br />
filmmaking, and so these are events that one<br />
can attend to get to know other people in the<br />
industry, learn new things, stay connected,<br />
and get a little networking done. This is also<br />
a free service for members and non-members.<br />
Of course, we have just opened this<br />
portal, so maybe you won’t find much, but<br />
you can post your events now. And this<br />
will grow and grow and grow!<br />
On the horizon is another exciting development<br />
regarding industry pros bookmarking<br />
their favorite scripts on InkTip. When an<br />
industry pro does this, the site will check to<br />
see if the script listing is getting close to the<br />
end of its listing period on InkTip. If so, we<br />
will send that industry pro a quick reminder<br />
that they should read or download the script<br />
before it’s no longer available.<br />
Another thing we are also working on is<br />
alerting producers when a script has been<br />
posted on our site that matches the criteria<br />
they like.<br />
What has changed in the industry<br />
over the past 15 years?<br />
Fifteen years ago, the idea that producers<br />
and reps should be able to find good scripts<br />
and writers on the Internet was something<br />
no one thought was possible. And, in fact,<br />
probably no more than a hundred or so<br />
producers and reps were even open to it<br />
back then. Now, everyone uses the Internet<br />
to find scripts and writers. So, since our<br />
inception, thousands and thousands of producers<br />
and reps have registered for access<br />
to InkTip to find the writers and scripts they<br />
want without the hassles of having to reach<br />
out to dozens or more people to ask if they<br />
even have something they are looking for.<br />
The Internet is now the norm for people<br />
looking for writers and scripts. There are<br />
a lot of other changes relating to the film<br />
market, distribution and such, but that is<br />
not my area of expertise.<br />
InkTip cares about all produced<br />
films made through InkTip and<br />
continues to promote and help<br />
after a film has been made. Can<br />
you talk about how that works?<br />
Once a script or writer has been found, we<br />
want to do everything we can to:<br />
1. Help the writer take advantage of this<br />
momentum;<br />
2. Help the producer with any kind of<br />
promotion for this project that we can to<br />
assist in the success of the project for the<br />
benefit of both the writer and producer;<br />
3. Oftentimes, we’ll feature the film on<br />
our magazine cover. We’ll mention the<br />
progress of the project as it goes through<br />
its various phases, all the way through<br />
production and screenings. We’ll post it<br />
on our website, in our newsletters, etc.<br />
Register Today at www.InkTip.com<br />
What’s the catch?<br />
Well, I guess the only catch is that a producer<br />
or rep has to qualify for access.<br />
Writers pay InkTip a fee to have their<br />
scripts listed on our site, and they trust that<br />
we perform due diligence. So, for example,<br />
a person who has only PA credits and not<br />
working for an established company will<br />
not qualify.<br />
What’s the difference between<br />
InkTip and other script services?<br />
You know, I have never been a proponent<br />
of explaining the differences between our<br />
services and others’. It just seems like in<br />
order to do that, one has to put down other<br />
services in order to make one look good.<br />
I will tell you that the only things we are<br />
interested in are results. We get a few<br />
hundred scripts sold, optioned, writers<br />
hired, writers gaining representation<br />
and so on, every single year. And most<br />
importantly we average somewhere around<br />
30 feature-length movies made every year<br />
from writers and scripts that were found<br />
through InkTip.<br />
We do this year in and year out. We have<br />
writers who make their living as full-time<br />
writers, and it was in no small measure due<br />
to them using InkTip that producers and<br />
reps could find them.<br />
Though keeping our site and IMDb page<br />
updated can become time-consuming,<br />
most of the successes that we are directly<br />
responsible for are listed.<br />
For whichever service or company you are<br />
considering, disregard the hype and the<br />
hot air. Look for actual results – find the<br />
list of the movies made, the scripts sold,<br />
the writers hired, etc., as a result of others<br />
using that company’s services. If no such<br />
list exists, well then…<br />
What other benefits are there to<br />
using InkTip?<br />
As I have always said, it is fast and easy<br />
for producers to find exactly what they are<br />
looking for. There have been numerous<br />
occasions where we get a producer set<br />
up on InkTip, and literally 10 minutes<br />
to an hour later, that producer found the<br />
exact script he or she was looking for! It<br />
was my goal to make InkTip a place where<br />
everyone goes for scripts and writers, and I<br />
believe that is truer with each new day.<br />
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