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Originally Posted by bwind22
And thanks Pap. So 'spec' just means that the writer wrote it in hopes (speculation) that they may be able to sell it. Is that correct?
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You got it. :)
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Originally Posted by bwind22
When a spec script does get sold, is it then refered to as something else? Does it go from being a spec script to a different titled script?
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I don't know if the script if gets a special title when you sell it other than "sold". I have never sold a script myself. :o At least not yet :p
Before you sell a script, they are sometimes "optioned", which means that a production company has just reserved your script (for a specific amount of time) until they decide whether or not they want to produce it. You cannot option or sell your script to anyone else during this time.
After the studio buys your script it will sometimes go into "development hell" where there may be rewrites and they are trying to get the budget together and the cast and crew aboard. When they are ready to start production, it becomes a shooting script and usually accompanied by a shot list.
Let me know if you want to know anything else about filmmaking. :)