This ad was on Reddit today for something called The Story Search, that claims it can help documentary makers with a story to turn it into a film - just tell them what it is and send all the material.
It should not need saying, but:
Please - I am begging you - DO NOT SEND this company, or any like it, your story, your material, or your agreement to abide by its bogus rites-hoovering.
#documentary #movies #documentaries #scriptwriting #intellectualproperty #filmrights #creative #scam
I work in TV, film, radio, books, journalism and documentaries across formats. I have to be careful with my material - my intellectual property - and you need to be too.
If you have a story, and you are curious as to whether it could be a documentary, I’d rather you kept your rights. So if you hit me up for some free advice, I’ll help you steer it somewhere genuine, for free, and you won’t have to tell me a thing.
These sites are the new ‘Be a published author’ scam.
You’re welcome.
Matt Potter