r/ScreenwritingUK

I understand they have to protect themselves legally from being accused of stealing etc but someone please help me make it make sense.

As in a production company or distributor that is still genuinely taking risks, supports emerging artists, and is actually turning a profit? Ideally, without all the money coming from American benefactors, but that's perhaps not realistic in the current climate

So I have written a limited TV show, completely written - fully fleshed out arc and series engine etc.

I'm not here to talk about what it is, but I have a story and premise that would be extremely commercially appealing. An earlier draft of the pilot has already gone quite far in a major UK comp.

Whilst the show is no biopic, it is based on real world experiences/stories/"write what you know" and as a result the world in which it inhabits is based on a real friend of mine. To be clear we're not talking about an Anna Wintour/Devil Wears Prada type situation. The character created takes all the best parts of their personality and there is no negativity related to them. It's more of a love letter to a time period.

I wondered if anyone had been in a situation where a project is quite far along and the need to disclose to people you care about that a version of them is in your script? How did you approach the subject, did they react badly?

I'm looking to write a feature this summer. I'm a cinema student so I've already got a few short films under my belt but a project this large still feels a bit daunting. Any advice before I begin?

Bonus points: Are there any outlining methods that work for you?

I have a meeting with a producer who has read my TV pilot episode and said they enjoyed it. I am quite anxious about it as I am not sure what to expect from the meeting and want to try and be as prepared as possible without getting my hopes up lol. This is a first for me and I'm very new to all of this and am afraid of messing my chances up. Does anyone have any advice?