When writing a web series the screenwriters are usually careful with who they share their script, until they have it protected. But when is it right to protect your idea? How to go about it?
The US Copyright Office only takes finished work, but we usually show our treatment, sinopsis and scripts for our web series way before the there is a final draft! There is a way to protect it.
The idea, the spark that makes web series, TV and film so magical, usually starts in one single brain… maybe two in some cases. But also truth, film, video, visual storytelling in general, don’t become a reality without a team of people that work hard to make it happen. That is what this post is about. The team that you will need to bring together as soon as you have your web series screenplay ready.
Making a web series is a long and demanding project. Very similar to a TV Pilot and a feature film. Just like them, the web series starts in development. This series is intended to guide you through the process if you have never done it, and to serve as a reminder if you have done it before.
At first I tried to make this a single post, but I realized it was becoming long and bulky, so I had to break it down into several installments. This will also be the first piece of a new section I will open next week: Web Series 101. Continue reading