![]() ![]() ![]() Too existential.ĭo you want me to tell you what WORKS and what DOESN’T? Okay, getting closer. Then it’s up to you to ask for notes from the writer first: What is it that you, Writer, expect from my notes?ĭo you want me to point out typos? I can do that.ĭo you want me to tell you if it’s GOOD? Can’t. Of that script I gave you ten years ago.īut what if you have the desire to be a good friend and mentor and you say yes? That they came up with the concept of a guy whose job it is to solve crimes and he’s called a “detective.” See? It’s right there on page 5. So why not use the excuse that you don’t want to get sued? Tell them you can’t read any script not submitted through representation (agent/manager/lawyer) because down the road, when you’re accepting that Emmy, that Oscar, or Nobel, you don’t want the note-requester coming forth and saying the idea was theirs. You’re being asked to step into a minefield, both emotional and professional. Not unless you’re aware of how completely loaded the situation is-how it always is-when you’re asked for notes. Paul Redford: Well, the first bit of advice: Question: What advice do you have for someone being asked to give notes on a script? But how should you handle the situation when someone-a friend, a mentee, your third cousin who came out of the woodwork-asks you to give them notes on theirs? Paul Redford ( Designated Survivor, Madam Secretary), who leads a mentorship group with Allison Abner ( Madam CJ Walker, When We Rise), has advice for those writers who dare to step into the emotional and professional “minefield” that is giving notes on a script. There is a lot of helpful info on the internet about how to implement notes you’ve been given on a script. Paul Redford has advice for the writer asked to give notes on a script. Screenplays of the 21st Century (so far).Discrimination in Hiring & Representation. ![]()
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