Writing Plays/Screenwriting/Graphics

Advertisement

Expert: Donald L. Vasicek - 5/24/2009


Question
I am writing a screenplay in which the main character
escapes from reality into a fantasy world peopled by
characters from great works of art. I know it is decidedly
amateurish to put graphics on the front cover or in the
script itself, but would a separate sheet be appropriate to
include images of the paintings and any possible locations?
Or is that a no no as well.

Answer
Russ,

Although your work is impressive and creative,
I would caution you about the use of images, etc.
of people without making sure you have legal
clearance regarding each character who people
characters from great works of art.

I would also suggest you hold back on sending
out anything until you have legal clearance to
use these artists and/or their works.

Some producers or production companies might
perceive you as amateurish if you send images of
the paintings and possible locations, unless you're
an A list screenwriter.  And even then, utilizing this
approach is risky.  It is risky because a screenwriter,
in the business, is perceived as a screenwriter, and
nothing more, or nothing less.  One must follow
protocol, and that is to send out the screenplay,
in screenplay format, period.

However, since you have locations in mind already,
you might want to take a look at yourself about
directing and producing your  own movie.

I hope this has been of help to you.

Best Regards,

Donald L. Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC
The Zen of Writing and Filmmaking
http://www.donvasicek.com
dvasicek@earthlink.net

Writing Plays/Screenwriting

All Answers

Answers by Expert:

Ask Experts

Volunteer

Donald L. Vasicek

Expertise

Utilizing The Zen of Writing, a writing concept I developed over 40 years of professional writing and filmmaking, I can take you from the inception of your idea to the market. This translates to if you have an idea for a movie or a book, I can guide you through the jungle of writing these tomes all the way to getting it to producers, agents, editors, and/or publishers.

Experience

Writer/Consultant for MGM's "Warriors of Virtue"
Writer/Associate Producer for American Film Corporations' "The Lost Heart", "Born To Kill"
Writer/Director/Producer for Olympus Films+'s "Faces" and "Oh, The Places You Can Go..."
Writer/Director/Producer for Olympus Films+'s "The Sand Creek Massacre" Screenwriter for Incline Productions, Inc.'s "The Crown"
Author of "The Write Focus" and "How To Write, Sell, And Get Your Screenplays Produced"


Publications
Screenwriters Utopia Simeon Halligan Oscar Technologies Writers Bloc Writing Movies Deeply Shallow EOTU British Screenwriting Institute Word Archive Fitness/Health How To Write A Screenplay Screenplace Furious Pen Self Help Guides Absolute Write Square One Publishers Hollywood Lit. Sales Screenwriters Forum Inkwell Newswatch Digital Cinema Report The Inkspotter KOLA ScriptzMotion Screenplayers.net Screenlabs eNews Events Quarterly The Denver Post Talent Online Management Eclectic Writer Writersblok Success Unlimited The Federated Church of Harvey Park Grit Fourth Estate Colorado Society of Poets Rocky Mountain Legal Assistants Association CALS COURIER National Poetry Press General Aviation News Aim Magazine National Society of Published Poets Wayside Press The Poet Adventures in Poetry Great Contemporary Poems An International Poetry Anthology The U. S. Department of Justice Rocky Mountain Writers Guild, Inc. RIverstone Money Talks Newsletter Master of Life Writers Digest Nevada Screenwriters Group Newsletter Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum The Chesterfield Film Company’s Writer’s Film Project Hollywood Scriptwriter Sundance Institute Screenwriter’s Lab Pool The Journal Aurora Sentinel Westwood The Screenwriter Accent Aurora The Journal of the Writer’s Guild of America Highlander The Write FocusHow To Write, Sell, and Get Your Screenplay Produced Contact Mimir American Poetry Press Colorado Society of Poets Yearbook of Modern Poetry Adventures in Poetry Pegasus Lyrical Voices, An International Poetry AnthologyWestern Fraternal Life Association Newsletter BOOKS: “The Write Focus”“Self-Help Guide to Screenwriting” Writer Consultant “Police-Community Relations” “Me Jane…Not You!” “When We Don’t Remember: A Book About Incest” Ghostwriter “Urban WakeUP”

Education/Credentials
Graduate, University of Colorado, B. A. in sociology. Graduate, Hollywood Film Institute, Certified as a writer, director, line producer, producer

Awards and Honors
Filmmaking: Best Film Philip S. Miller Library’s The Bull Theatre Film Project Best Documentary Short American Indian Film Festival Colorado Filmmaker’s Showcase Best Documentary Short The Indie Gathering Film Festival Featured Film Native American Film Festival Excellence Award Videographer’s of America Metro State College of Denver Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration Rhode Island College Multicultural/Unity Center Permanent Placement Screening Finalist Hayden Film Festival Award Winner PYXIX Global Media Network Competition Movie of the Week Tywman Creative Semi-Finalist Moondance International Film Festival Best Native American Film, Golden Drover Award Trail Dust Film Festival Archived, Heard Museum, Phoenix and Archived, The Billie Jean Baguley Library Writing: “Writer’s Digest” Scripts Competition Finalist “The Caller” “Writer’s Digest” Scripts Competition Finalist “The Crown” Houston International Film Festival Finalist “The Crown” Finalist The Chesterfield Film School Competition “The Crown” Rocky Mountain Writer’s Guild Writing Award Finalist, The Sundance Institute, “The Crown”

Past/Present Clients
MGM, American Pictures, Incline Productions, Inc. including over 250 writers, directors, producers, and production companies.

©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.