https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/licensing-and-rights/2281/understanding-film-options---podcasten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/licensing-and-rights/2281/understanding-film-options---podcastSat, 25 Feb 2017 12:31:04 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:70227806-40f5-44b7-901e-1d6b5f8f5de9Donna Levinhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/licensing-and-rights/2281/understanding-film-options---podcast#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Licensing and Rights by Donna Levin on 2/25/2017 12:31:04 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-body"> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary">Author Donna Levin explains how film options for books work and some of the key considerations if you want to turn your book into a movie. If you wish to pursue this goal, make sure that your literary agent has co-agents in Hollywood. Film deals usually start with a producer offering you a film option contract. An option is when producer gives you an amount of money to hold the film rights for your book for a given amount of time. It&#39;s no guarantee that the film will be produced. The good news is, even if the option never turns into a movie deal, you still keep the money from the option.</div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-01-16/DonnaLevinUnderstandingFilmOptions.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../DonnaLevinUnderstandingFilmOptions.mp3</a></div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/licensing-and-rights/2281/understanding-film-options---podcast/revision/1Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:70227806-40f5-44b7-901e-1d6b5f8f5de9Donna Levinhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/marketing/book-to-screen/w/licensing-and-rights/2281/understanding-film-options---podcast#commentsRevision 1 posted to Licensing and Rights by Donna Levin on 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM<br /> <div class='asl-wikipage-body'><div class='asl-wikipage-summary'>Author Donna Levin explains how film options for books work and some of the key considerations if you want to turn your book into a movie. If you wish to pursue this goal, make sure that your literary agent has co-agents in Hollywood. Film deals usually start with a producer offering you a film option contract. An option is when producer gives you an amount of money to hold the film rights for your book for a given amount of time. It's no guarantee that the film will be produced. The good news is, even if the option never turns into a movie deal, you still keep the money from the option. </div><div class='asl-wikipage-media'><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-01-16/DonnaLevinUnderstandingFilmOptions.mp3">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../DonnaLevinUnderstandingFilmOptions.mp3</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, podcast</div>