Anyone familiar with movie scripts?
August 10th, 2017 at 12:02:02 AM
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Was looking thru some boxes I won at an auction and came across two scripts for Titanic. One was the run of the mill script I see on eBay all the time, but the other is different. It's professionally assembled, in a red cover and each page is stamped " Property of Lightstorm Productions, Not for Duplication.
It also has a serial number on each page, so they would know if a copy was made from a particular script.
I'm not finding anything like it on the bay. Someone on another forum said that even though it's 20 years old, it still belongs to Lightstorm and I can't sell it.
Anyone in the business or a collector?
It also has a serial number on each page, so they would know if a copy was made from a particular script.
I'm not finding anything like it on the bay. Someone on another forum said that even though it's 20 years old, it still belongs to Lightstorm and I can't sell it.
Anyone in the business or a collector?
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August 10th, 2017 at 12:14:49 AM
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Does putting "property of X" on something make it their property for life, even if say, they sold it or gave it away? I don't think so. If it was stolen or an illegal duplication, that's another story.
August 10th, 2017 at 4:09:00 AM
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Not in the business. Not a collector. I know a guy who might be able to help with that: he deals in comics, posters, memorabilia, was on Antique Roadshow for a few years as an appraiser. If you want contact info, PM me.
My personal opinion is that there are a lot of ways that script can be legit. People sell them who were in the production. They get donated to charity auctions and sold that way. And they get sold in storage and estate auctions when the person who owns them loses them. I take it there's no signature on the flyleaf or anything.
Personally, I'd write Lighthouse Productions, tell them you have a script with a serial number, and would like to know if they consider it their property. I doubt they do, but I could be wrong. They might even tell you whose it was. I'd put the inquiry c/o the Script Supervisor.
My guess is you got one assigned to someone in the tech department who needed the whole thing for production values and decisions. Could also have been sent to someone who read it and wasn't hired or they passed, so they didn't care what happened with it. But you never know.
Kind of unusual to get the whole script otherwise. Actors just get their "sides". And if the pages are all white, it's probably either the first script or a presentation script, not a production script.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. My first career, left it over 30 years ago.
My personal opinion is that there are a lot of ways that script can be legit. People sell them who were in the production. They get donated to charity auctions and sold that way. And they get sold in storage and estate auctions when the person who owns them loses them. I take it there's no signature on the flyleaf or anything.
Personally, I'd write Lighthouse Productions, tell them you have a script with a serial number, and would like to know if they consider it their property. I doubt they do, but I could be wrong. They might even tell you whose it was. I'd put the inquiry c/o the Script Supervisor.
My guess is you got one assigned to someone in the tech department who needed the whole thing for production values and decisions. Could also have been sent to someone who read it and wasn't hired or they passed, so they didn't care what happened with it. But you never know.
Kind of unusual to get the whole script otherwise. Actors just get their "sides". And if the pages are all white, it's probably either the first script or a presentation script, not a production script.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. My first career, left it over 30 years ago.
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August 10th, 2017 at 4:19:38 AM
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There is even an official color sequence for script revision pages.
Many scripts are on the web and many are sold in theatrical stores (or used to be).
Can you 'test the waters' by offering it on ebay but withdrawing it if bids are insufficient?
Many scripts are on the web and many are sold in theatrical stores (or used to be).
Can you 'test the waters' by offering it on ebay but withdrawing it if bids are insufficient?
August 10th, 2017 at 9:57:41 AM
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I can't speak about your situation directly, but I can tell you about a similar situation.
I used to be a night club DJ. As such, I was a member of a record pool. The purpose of the pool was to get promotional copies of pre-release records and distribute them to DJs. In return, the DJs would evaluate and score them personally, as well as play them and provide what they perceive as the audience response. The verification process was almost non-existent. I.E. They didn't care how accurately you obtained and reported the scores. Just report scores.
These records and CDs would be marked "Promotion copy only" and/or "Evaluation Copy" and/or "Property of (record company)" and/or "Not for resale" and/or "Must be returned on request". Similar notice about ownership of the music exists on many regular retail versions of music media.
That said, I have never heard of any DJ getting a request to return anything, and would often see promo copies in the used record bins at record stores and flea markets.
The closest thing I have heard about is DJs getting in trouble for playing music they do not own. I.E. They borrowed CDs and ripped the MP3s. Or simply downloaded MP3s from file-sharing systems like Napster. Or legitimately obtaining one copy, but giving copies to every DJ in his company. But that had nothing to do with the promos, and everything to do with copyrights.
Bottom line, I seriously doubt anyone would give even half a crap about what you do with that 20 year old script.
I used to be a night club DJ. As such, I was a member of a record pool. The purpose of the pool was to get promotional copies of pre-release records and distribute them to DJs. In return, the DJs would evaluate and score them personally, as well as play them and provide what they perceive as the audience response. The verification process was almost non-existent. I.E. They didn't care how accurately you obtained and reported the scores. Just report scores.
These records and CDs would be marked "Promotion copy only" and/or "Evaluation Copy" and/or "Property of (record company)" and/or "Not for resale" and/or "Must be returned on request". Similar notice about ownership of the music exists on many regular retail versions of music media.
That said, I have never heard of any DJ getting a request to return anything, and would often see promo copies in the used record bins at record stores and flea markets.
The closest thing I have heard about is DJs getting in trouble for playing music they do not own. I.E. They borrowed CDs and ripped the MP3s. Or simply downloaded MP3s from file-sharing systems like Napster. Or legitimately obtaining one copy, but giving copies to every DJ in his company. But that had nothing to do with the promos, and everything to do with copyrights.
Bottom line, I seriously doubt anyone would give even half a crap about what you do with that 20 year old script.
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August 10th, 2017 at 10:03:35 AM
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Quote: billryanWas looking thru some boxes I won at an auction and came across two scripts for Titanic. One was the run of the mill script I see on eBay all the time, but the other is different. It's professionally assembled, in a red cover and each page is stamped " Property of Lightstorm Productions, Not for Duplication.
It also has a serial number on each page, so they would know if a copy was made from a particular script.
I'm not finding anything like it on the bay. Someone on another forum said that even though it's 20 years old, it still belongs to Lightstorm and I can't sell it.
Anyone in the business or a collector?
Take it up to the Harrison's. We want to see it on Pawn Stars. Just turn down any offer they give you.
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