Includes index.

The screenwriter holds a unique position in Hollywood - Contracts: a brief overview - Option/purchase agreements : negotiating the price - Option/purchase agreements : negotiable rights - Option/purchase agreements : fixed compensation - Option/purchase agreements : contingent compensation - Option/purchase agreements : sequels, rewrites, and reversions - Option/purchase agreements : other provisions to watch out for - Commissioned screenplays - Commissioned teleplays : the television marketplace - Protecting your money - Copyright, ideas, and titles - Works based on source material - Collaboration agreements - The writers guild - The role of the producer - The art of negotiation.