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We took a spec out last week, Part 2.
The Business

We took a spec out last week, Part 2.

Which producer gets which territory?
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Tom Vaughan
We took a spec out last week, Part 1.
The Business

We took a spec out last week, Part 1.

Going out with a spec script. Here are some of the steps involved, what happens, and why certain decisions are made.
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Tom Vaughan
Why and How I Fought To Have My Name On A Film That I Hated
The Business

Why and How I Fought To Have My Name On A Film That I Hated

THE QUEEN MARY started its WGA credit arbitration this week. Like my last film, WINCHESTER, the arbitration was automatic since an “executive” wrote a draft of the script (usually, a writer has to dispute the proposed credits for arbitration to begin.)
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Tom Vaughan
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