View Full Version : How much?  07-27-2005, 11:13 AM How much
would be the cheapest rate for someone to flesh out an
individuals film idea/and maybe script it? I don't know what to
charge this individual too much but I also don't either of us to
get ripped off. Please help?  08-09-2005, 03:50 AM Scripts
regularly get sold in the ballpark of $300k  08-11-2005, 02:24
AM It can actually be in the ballpark of $600,000 to $800,000.
But that's if you're a pro selling to a major studio, and only
if the project is greenlit for production.  A script can be
optioned for $50,000. That's basically paying the writer not to
sell it to anyone else. This is usually the first step, with a
contract that pays the full purchase price IF the project
actually goes into production.  These numbers are probably not
what you need, however. I'm assuming you're not a professional,
credited screenwriter, or you'd already know this. So here what
you want to think about:  Depending on how much story develpment
has already happened, it could