The No-Go Go-Ahead

After close to 8 weeks since we signed our deal and submitted our beat outline to the people at Fox, they decide to get back to us.

The Fox Exec starts off the phone conversation with "where's my script?!" Only in jest, but something that obviously sets the tone and gives us a little insight to his personality and what kind of oddball timetables the studio has for projects.

Their notes are interesting, nothing that looks to compromise the integrity of the story we came up FOR THEM. The studio exec and the production company exec bounced ideas to us that on the surface seemed to increase the interpersonal conflict between the characters, as well increase the major characters internal conflict.

We feel their notes will make the script a lot stronger, as they address the "wants" and "needs" of the major characters, and how to make their struggles more organic.

We listen carefully to their concerns, take copious note and promise to get them a write up that outlines how we will address their notes in the upcoming first draft. To which the Exec jests about getting us paid as quickly as possible, so we can start the draft as quickly as possible.

We hang upthe phone and rejoice. - money and the first hollywood job begins.

Of course they call us back