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We are not writers, agents or lawyers. We are not directors or
studio executives. We do not work for writers and we don't take agents' fees. We
work for you as an independently contracted company.
For a reasonable annual subscription fee, we'll give you a User_Name and Password so you can log on to
our Executive Shelf any time, day or night,
and browse through complete screenplays that we have purchased and optioned from writers around the world.
When you find a screenplay you like, you are welcome to either purchase it outright or buy
our option for a flat, pre-arranged, fee.
To help us evaluate the screenplays that are stocked on the Executive Shelf, we have contracted
about 75 Readers representing most of the major territories. From the thousands of
screenplays we evaluate each year, we stock our virtual Shelf with the 100 best properties.
And we constantly update it with new and original material.
Although we never make reader coverage public, by special arrangement, we can ask our Readers to
watch for material that you specifically request.
By becoming a subscriber to our service, you are guaranteed these pre-established
prices for any screenplay we place on the Executive Shelf. Thus no time is wasted negotiating with
agents and lawyers. You get the screenplay now and you get it for a price that's known to you and
fair to you -- and fair to the Writer.
Thereafter, it's none of our business whether you produce a $50 million picture or sell
the project to someone else. If you do produce a movie, all we ask is the
option to have one modest screen credit.
Besides saving your company possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars in transaction expenses, you
may find that a subscription with dNa can supplement your already existing
development staff in acquiring certain niche material.
Each year over 20,000 screenplays are written. Unfortunately, many of them are derivative, poorly
developed, amateurish,
or have endless other problems. You
probably know this. You also know that
only about 500 features are produced in the United States each year. So our goal,
simply stated, is to search through these
20,000 screenplays
and present you with original, viable material which will save you time and money.
The reason we can deliver value is because: 1) dNa has been developing
screenplays and working with studio and TV executives as well as name talents since 1982, 2)
we are the original company to pioneer screenplay acquisition and development transactions
over the Internet, and 3) we serve only a select number of clients (on a confidential basis).
You may say that Agents do what dNa is offering. This is partially true. However Agents are not
using computerization and the power of the Internet as we are. And it is unlikely that they have been able to work
the (technical and administrative) bugs out of this new paradigm, as we have over the years.
Lastly, and most importantly, you have to negotiate with agents? They technically work for the Seller. And
since their commission is usually a fixed percentage, the only way they can make
more money is by negotiating a higher price for their client's screenplays or options -- and, of course, your
company ends up paying for this.
dNa is different. Since all prices are pre-established and our service is global in nature, you will have
confidential access to a wider supply of original screenplays at a fixed, flat and reasonable price.
And, again, you can have any literary property without time-consuming negotiations
which often drive the price beyond reason.
If you are a Studio or Network Executive, we know you're most likely already extensively involved in a similar
process. Nevertheless, dNa may be able to facilitate your efforts or out-source some of your
development functions. If you're a Distributor, Production Company,
Director or Acting Talent, we know you might not have the time or resources to do this in-house as
much as you would like. We can help you too.
In essence, all dNa does is acquire screenplays and Options wholesale, and sell them to you retail. Period.
It's a Company policy that our staff and Readers each see at least 5 movies a week to stay current with
the market.
Some of our Readers are absolute movie-watching-maniacs who do nothing but sleep, eat and watch movies.
With this movie-viewing enthusiasm, dNa endeavors to seek out and read every Literary Property we can find,
because only in this way can we maintain a good feel for what's original and how screenplays relate to people that
like and buy entertainment.
If many of our Readers independently "recommend" a screenplay, we acquire it -- because we know it's a "hot"
property. And since about a third of our Readers live outside the United States, we know that this hot property
will have international appeal.
dNa DevelopMent gives you help with, or an alternative to, evaluating and developing screenplays in-house.
We provide you with blueprints for quality, original movies, or proven formulas with some tread left.
dNa DevelopMent gives you easy access to viable screenplays from the convenience of your office
right over the Internet 24/7 with:
What could be less painful?
After you get your User_Name and Password, just click on the title and the screenplay you want to
read pops open on your browser. Instantly! You can read all or part of it and if you want it, just email us
saying so and we'll promptly transfer the option or title to you. Could there be an easier, more
economical, less risky-way to shop through the world's 20,000 annually-written screenplays to
acquire fresh, original stories and characters? Could there a better way to give talented new
screenwriters their first break?!
YOU'LL LOVE US! Again, we're the original pioneer of this business process so we know what we're doing.
Others have taken our ideas and are trying to counterfeit us, but they'll most likely miss-calculate
the twists and turns we have tamed by trial and error over the past eight years -- all which can benefit you.
For a reasonable annual subscription fee, you can access the 100 best screenplays we post,
and continuously update, from Writers all over the world -- screenplays qualified by
Readers from around the world. What could be a better, more cost-effective way
to find material that has international appeal? And if you want a
guaranteed First-Look deal, this can also be arranged on a first-come-first-served basis.
Each quarter we update 5 to 15 percent of the screenplays with the current best properties we've optioned.
The quality of these literary properties has been increasing every
year since we founded dNa DevelopMent in 1985 in Santa Monica California.
Your subscription fees will help us refine this process further.
Reducing paperwork, using the power of the Internet and computers are the waves of the future.
Why not catch one now? Increase your chances of mining literary gems from
the world's undiscovered Writers -- before your competitors do? Subscribe now with any major credit card
and give us a shot. Who knows, we just might help you find your next Best Picture or blockbuster!
Going through the painful process of looking for good screenplays? dNa DevelopMent,
an independent literary property search and development company, may be able to help you.
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