David Buick
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SAG - Screen Actors Guild This has long been the union that represents movie actors. AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Actors This has long been the union that represents tv and radio actors. The 2 merged in 2012 to form - yes - SAG-AFTRA.

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You're worrying about the tiny rocks at the top of the mountain before you figure out how you're going to climb the mountain. Stop worrying about the little stuff and figure out the big picture first.

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It is standard to tell the crew what days you plan to shoot, and to tell the cast which days they will be needed in advance, even though it might change. But the actual call sheet - with the time to report - is very rarely done in advance. If you can, that's nice. But industry standard is not likely to change, especially given the required turn-around time...

The day before is normal. Two or three days in advance is awesome, but is more likely to result in a schedule change. I've never seen one further in advance than that.

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Good luck! You'll see that there are several composers on here with music available for free. If you aren't able to raise what you're looking for, you might consider that.

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I googled "screenplay for Ida" and this was the first thing listed. Not sure what you did? https://www.scripts.com/script/ida_10595

I would put the print of the pdf at the absolute bottom of the list of things to worry about.

I use Celtx and Final Draft, not Movie Magic Screenwriter. But I'll tell you that all of these programs are set up to what is market standard, so I strongly recommend against trying to over-ride them.

Compromise :) Seriously - you can't have everything you want. In my first feature, Surviving Family, the climactic scene is a (small) wedding. For budget reasons, I gave the actress who plays the lead woman's aunt (a key figure in the story) a reason why she couldn't be there because I simply couldn't afford to have her for the extra days. The actress knew...

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Get a group of people together for a table read of your script - actors, writers, people who just love movies. Go through the whole thing, then have a round-table discussion in which you take questions and discuss what works for people and what doesn't. Then decide which of the recommendations you want to take and use them in your next draft. It will never be...

Try submitting your best script(s) to competitions - that can get you some feedback and also attention if you do well.

You need to DO something before any agency will be interested in you. Write a screenplay. And then write five more. Produce a short movie. Better yet, make lots of short movies. Get your work out there. Only then will any agency possibly be interested in working with you (or with anyone).