How To Copyright Your Film Script

Your script has been completed, the final draft has been printed and you’re ready to send the finished copy to your agent. Well, my friend there are a few steps that you will need to take before your script is sent off into the world, and one of them is copyrighting your work.

I have listed the most popular ways screenwriters/scriptwriters have copyrighted their work to have it legally protected against piracy and copyright theft. Always remember to check your title against other script titles for similarity of name and storyline. Also, be sure to get correct authorizations from the proper parties if your script is an adaption of a story previously made from a book or other feature film or work.

These simple steps will reduce your stress when it comes it making sure you have the rights to the script you wrote and would like to produce one day.

You can copyright your work a number of ways. One is to copyright it through the us government copyright office, you can visit this link below.

www.copyright.gov

Or you can can copyright your work with the WGAE/A Writers Guild America East/West you can vist this link below.

www.wgaeast.org

www.wgawest.org

The Government Copyright Office will charge a $45.00 fee to submit your work for copyright, you should receive your letter within 3-6 months. Remember, once you send in the proper forms your work will be considered copyrighted once received by their office. Also, you should be able to check your copyright registration online for verification that your work has been received. The government copyright will be valid for a number of years and is very secure for a legal copyright.

With WGAE/W will charge a $22.00 fee to non-members to submit your work for copyright, you should receive your approval letter within 2-4weeks. This certificate will be valid for a number of years. This copyright is less secured but usable as a valid copyright for your script/screenplay.

This comment is derived from the opinion and experience of our staff. For more about perspective copyright resources please research the links we have provided for you. Thank You For Reading.

DT Productions Staff

Silence Of The Blog Posting

When I write, I have to write for inspiration and from experience, or otherwise, I’m writing in vain.

When I think about passing on knowledge I first have to become the student. I must sit in the chair intently soaking in my mentors/teachers advice, study the content of my education and eventually pass the test. Well my firiends after doing much soul searching and examing myself I realize that what I added to this blog was not just information but an interpetation of lessons I wanted to learn, and wanted lessons I wanted to teach others so they would’nt have the struggle I did while trying to become a filmmaker.

Now I want to end my, “Silence Of The Blog Posting,” and give you my heart so that it will bring purpose in to your life.

Just a few short months ago I applied for the rights to create, “Return Of The Wiz,” as a feature film from Universal Studios. After many letters and faxes were exchanged they denied my rights to produce a sequel for this film. I had felt like a failure and just sank into depression. I stopped writing and didn’t answer calls from anyone and literally wanted to give it all up. I felt worthless, and that I had put so much time into my work that for me to come to this point and fail, was just tragic.

Just this last week I was examined my creative talents  and I prayed and cried, and shut down and listened, then I stopped and paused and said that I was just going to quit all together giving my heart to the craft of entertainment/film/stage. I screamed that I would just work my job and only work on one project at a time and that’s only when I had given it time.

Then I started reading the, “Purpose Driven Life,” (That’s A Great Book…Go Get It Now!) and it was speaking about burying my talents. That I was purpose to have talent in my life that could only be expressed by me in the time that is meant for me to express it. Only if I decide to give up will my talent will die and I will pass them on to someone else to carry out the purpose that I should have completed.

Just when I decided not to give up my talent, ideas, people and life started to move through my life again. I decided to rewrite, “Return Of The Wiz,” and make it my story of triumph and purpose. Also I will once again attempt to put on the production for, “Mamma Don’t Cry,” as well as possibly working with another screewriter to create a script writing business.

So, my fellow writers, directors, producers, agents, and entertainment workers. If you have come across hard times in this economy, or you have had rejection after rejection, or you have been deep in depression about your projects not working the way, “You” want then to work, Reject, Reflect, and Reset!

Reject-You have been rejected or neglected, or denied, accept this portion of your problem, this is the fuel you will need to turn things around. Accept Rejection it’s your weapon for success!

Reflect-Reflect on what steps you have taken and congratulate yourself. Think back on your beginnings and where you have come from, to where your perseverance and success has brought you now, now use that fuel to go forth into your true purpose. Purpose is not always success, but lessons learned.

Reset-Hit the reset button on your goals, remake yourself, renew your vows to your craft and start working. A restart is the fuel you need to become refocused and make clear minded sound decisions for your future. A restart is not a setback, but a set up for your destiny.

I thank you all for checking out my blog, and pray that you keep writing, or filming, or producing or what ever it is you do to bring a story to other who might not have otherwise heard the story. We need you to survive.

Talia Moore

DT Productions

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