Getting it Made!
Agent is some one who acts on behalf of another, given an active role or produces a specified effect in favour of their client.
Reasons being you may need an agent to help you further your career and choose the best options for you to profit. I would consider one if a deal was offered and I needed professional advice.
Name of a BBC commissioning editor Lindsay Bradbury, What they do is have involvement at every stage of a project. Commission editors are the key link between the initial proposal for a product, magazines or published work. They ensure the production level to a specification or time. They acknowledge the marketing process for future potential. They are the support for future clients who negotiating contract terms with authors and agents in their clients favour.
E-commission is a process of sending your proposal and treatment for example to the BBC, Members of the public or individuals without broadcast production or online experience as a Director, Writer or Producer for a broadcaster cannot register for e-Commissioning.
If I were to get my single camera drama adapted into a movie at Warner Brothers, The producer would decide whether it happened. If they are interested in funding the production they will of a contract which cover finances.
Stuff a Warner Brothers get green lit by producers into funding the production, working with agents usually finding a script to produce it.
However Warners don't buy it, but an independent film company do, the involvement a script writer would be depending on the terms of the contracts protected my omission insurance, you could have none involvement at all if they bought it our right, However other terms can include a fixed price every showing time.
Story of what happens to a writer during a development and production: Pat Higgins who wrote strippers vs wear wolfs who had been given a one off payment to take the story off of his hands, this means that he had no right in anything to do with the story anymore, it also means that he did not own this story once they had paid him.
Independent company are worried about errors and Omissions insurance on your script so after purchasing your script they may higher a script doctor. Which they will examine all errors to prevent law suits. In this case it could result because of a copy write issue or characterising people etc.
Omission insurance are protectors of business and individuals from claims and lawsuits due to failure of performance of contract work. This covers lawyers of a company and self employed professionals. They might need to consider Omission insurance to ensure themselves of payment.
