InkTip in the Press

Published by: The Hollywood Reporter

Date: 26 Apr 13

"White Noise" director Geoffrey Sax is onboard to helm the film, which was written by first-time scribe Peter Scott Vicaire.

Christina Ricci is in talks to star in the indie thriller Unmasked.

Geoffrey Sax (White Noise, Frankie & Alice) is onboard to helm the film, which was written by first-time scribe Peter Scott Vicaire.

The script was discovered on Inkip.com and optioned by Sean Thomas, producer of the upcoming A Single Shot starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell and Melissa Leo.

The story follows a man who joins a dangerous and mysterious club in order to relive the worst day of his life.

The filmmakers are now looking to cast a male lead.

Founded in 2001, InkTip.com has become a well-used repository for scripts, with more than 160 feature films having gone into production from InkTip.com-sourced scripts and writers.

Ricci recently wrapped the relationship drama Mother's Day and a voice role in The Smurfs 2. She is repped by ICM Partners, Management 360 and attorney Melanie Cook.

Email: Tatiana.Siegel@THR.com, Twitter: @TatianaSiegel27

Published by: MovieMaker Magazine

Date: 10 Jun 09

By Jennifer M. Wood

The Internet offers moviemakers a unique opportunity for sharing their work with the world. But distribution is not the only way the Web can assist aspiring and seasoned auteurs alike. From pre-production through post, millions of Websites help today’s cinema artists further their careers. How can you separate the best from the rest? For starters, you can use our second annual roundup of the 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers.

Published by: Five Scribes

Date: 6 Mar 09

When I was writing novels, I found RWA (Romance Writers of America, www.rwanational.org) and its local/online chapters an incredible source for contests, conference and networking.

When I moved to screenwriting, there was a dearth of help, in fact I felt very isolated, something I wasn't used to. And to make matters worse, I didn't live in LA any longer so how was I going to make the contacts needed?

That scenario was true only a hand full of years ago. Now there is a plethora of resources for screenwriters, but how do you know who's reliable?...

Published by: Time Off

Date: 1 Mar 09

JESSICA IN SHORTS

ONE OF THE MORE INTRIGUING PROGRAMS ON OFFER AT THIS YEAR'S TRAVELLING FLICKERFEST SIDESHOW IS THE COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS MADE BY AND STARRING CELEBRITIES. JESSICA BIEL TALKS TO BAZ McALISTER ABOUT HER FIRST FORAY INTO PRODUCTION, THE 30-MINUTE HOLE IN THE PAPER SKY.

Here's something that will make all budding screenwriters take heart - you never know when your script is going to speak to someone. When actress Jessica Biel went searching for a passion project, she never imagined just how deeply her passion for Hole In The Paper Sky would run. She and her producing partner at Iron Ocean Films, Michelle Purple, first discovered the short film script by Howard Kingkade on a writers' website named InkTip.com...

Published by: Associated Content

Date: 14 Jan 09

Interview with Jerrol LeBaron: The Creator of Inktip

Everyone that has ever seen a movie thinks they can write a screenplay. In fact many of them have tried. It is estimated by film industry insiders that there are over 80,000 screenplays written a year. That is a lot of scripts for a relatively small number of production companies to look at. In 2000, Jerrol LeBaron created Inktip, when many of his friends and associates in the film industry could not get exposure for their screenplays.

Nine years later, his creation has over 2600 registered film industry professionals that have access to Inktip's database of screenplays. Some of these companies are well known players such as Lions Gate Entertainment, the William Morris Agency, and Spring Creek Productions. Aspiring writers pay a fee of sixty dollars to have their screenplay listed with the Inktip service for six months...

Published by: The City Paper

Date: 4 Dec 08

Though not set in Nashville, the independent film Familiar Strangers does have some extensive Music City ties. The movie makes its Nashville debut Friday at Green Hills Cinema, and the cast includes Nashville actor D.J. Qualls. Co-producer Matt Parker also comes from Nashville, as does the film's editor Rachel Goodlett-Katz, who is now also the editor for the CW series Gossip Girl. And Nashville is one of several regional markets that the producers consider vital to the movie's long-term success...

Published by: Screen Magazine

Date: 10 Aug 07

When it comes to dream jobs, few are as tantalizing, lucrative and frustratingly unobtainable as writing for Hollywood. Thousands of screenplays are written every year, yet only a handful are even read, let alone bought, optioned or produced. It's a tough career path to say the least; a headache for most and a heartbreaker for many.

Just ask Jerrol LeBaron. Today, he's the president of InkTip, one of the most successful film networking sites on the web and a source of hope for countless aspiring screenwriters the world over. Yet less than a decade ago, he too was little more than a lowly, budding scribe - just another face in a big crowd...

Published by: MovieMaker Magazine

Date: 3 Feb 07

Jerrol LeBaron founded InkTip (formerly The Writer's Script Network) in 1999 after he wrote what he now refers to as "a crappy screenplay." He soon discovered that getting anybody to see his script took an astounding amount of work. With a background in sales, he was quick to recognize an entrepreneurial opportunity and InkTip was born.

In the last year alone, the company had nine of its screenplays produced and recently one of its writers inked a six-figure studio deal. That seems like more than a vindication for LeBaron's matchmaking service, and he claims it's only the beginning....

Published by: MovieMaker Magazine

Date: 3 Feb 07

Write every day??
Some writers only work when they "have time."? It's very important to make time in one's schedule-even if it's only for 15 minutes a day.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.?
For example, I had a writer not too long ago who could have had his first film where the total budget was $4-5 million dollars. This was confirmed. Then another producer said he could do it for $13 million dollars. This was unconfirmed. The writer blew off the first producer and then the second producer blew off the writer. The point is, if you can get something made, do it...

Published by: Hollywood Reporter/Fears Magazine

Date: 22 May 06

First Look also has bought U.S. rights to the Northern Ireland action-thriller "Johnny Was," executive producer Ben Katz said Saturday, adding that the movie also has been accepted for the Karlovy Vary film festival. Winterstern cited controversial director Larry Clark's "Wassup Rockers," which follows a group of skateboarding Latino teens in Los Angeles who are targeted by the police after winning over girls from Beverly Hills. Winterstern plans to produce about two-thirds of his films "in the style of the old studio system," he said, "being intimately involved in the projects from development through production, distribution and marketing..."

Published by: Scriptweaver

Date: 16 May 06

Everyone go to InkTip.com now! Don't pass go. Don't collect your two hundred dollars. Go straight to InkTip.com now!

Why you ask? Let me tell ya.

I've been using them on and off for the last three years or so. There were some hits but my writing still sucked, so that's okay. Last September, through a series of events beginning with the InkTip Newsletter, I was hired to write a feature animation script. I've been paid for the first draft and now awaiting notes (and payment) on the second draft. I'm contracted to work on three drafts. Again, this all started with the help of InkTip.com...

Published by: Variety Magazine

Date: 1 May 06

A-List Hollywood Uses InkTip!

InkTip is pleased to announce that scribe Ian Holt, who obtained representation with AEI Entertainment when Senior Vice President of Development Michael Kuciak found him through InkTip's newsletter, has been mentioned in Variety! Ian's script, 'The Un-Dead' will be produced by Ken Atchity and Jan de Bont. 'The Un-Dead' is a sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula, the first sequel authorized by the Stoker estate.

Jan de Bont has produced and/or directed a vast number of studio projects, including Minority Report (starring Tom Cruise), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Angelina Jolie), and The Haunting (with Catherine Zeta Jones, Liam Neeson, and Lili Taylor).

Ken Atchity's credits include the upcoming Ripley's Believe It Or Not, with Tim Burton and Jim Carrey, Life or Something Like It (starring Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns and Tony Shalhoub), and Joe Somebody (starring Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch and James Belushi), in addition to many other achievements in the entertainment biz.

InkTip congratulates everyone involved and is proud to have helped build the connections!

Published by: Northern Ireland's Dept. of Culture and Arts

Date: 28 Jun 05

Arts Minister, David Hanson, MP, turned the spotlight on Northern Ireland as a superb location for the film industry.

Speaking during a visit to the film set of "Johnny Was," a contemporary feature film currently being shot locally, the Minister said: "Northern Ireland is a prime location for film production and it is essential that we continue to market the area nationally and internationally as a production base.

"Film making has huge potential to contribute to the economy and, as Arts Minister, I am keen that people of all ages get opportunities to become involved in various aspects of the industry, that we discover new talent and develop the region's reputation for creativity."

The film is co-funded by the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) and has a stellar cast including football star turned actor, Vinnie Jones, Eric La Salle, best known for his part in ER, Samantha Mumba, Patrick Bergin, Lennox Lewis, in his first major acting role, and Roger Daltrey of The Who...

Published by: Hollywood Reporter

Date: 7 Oct 03

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood is legendary in its ability to make things difficult for unproven screenwriters. So perhaps it's only natural that dozens if not hundreds of Internet sites sprang quickly to action to help struggling writers get their scripts read by the right people.

The problem now is in separating the useful online services from the useless ones.

"There's a lot of scams out there," said Chris Wehner, author of "Screenwriting on the Internet: Researching, Writing and Selling Your Script on the Web."

Wehner founded ScreenWritersUtopia.com in 1995 after discovering how hard it was to pitch scripts to Hollywood while living in Grand Junction, Colo.

"I optioned a script to a producer, then he died," he said. "So I wasn't having much luck."

Sympathetic budding screenwriters nationwide flocked to his site, and in 2001, he launched the Global Literary Market, where 400 people pay $15 every six months so that their work might be perused online by 500 registered agents and producers...

Published by: Independent Publisher

Date: 31 Dec 00

The Internet is dramatically changing the way that producers-and, accordingly, agents-are doing business. From independent production companies to major studios, the electronic bandwagon is being hopped on from all directions. How can you as a new screenwriter tap into this valuable resource...and should you?

Jerrol LeBaron, creator/owner of Writers Script Network, [now InkTip], has become an expert on how to get exposure for writers of screenplays and shorts. Growing up in a construction background, but with entrepreneurial spirit, Jerrol purchased his first business at age 23. Later on, he dabbled in acting and writing and it was this experience that inspired him to create Writers Script Network. His opinions on how technology is making Hollywood more accessible to beginners are included herein with his gracious permission...

Published by: Written By Magazine

Date: 15 Sep 00

For decades, the process screenwriters used to seek representation and put scripts in the hands of producers has stayed pretty much the same. You meet people; you cultivate referrals; you build a reputation; you hope you get lucky.

The same goes for agents and managers seeking literary clients, particularly "undiscovered" ones -- and for producers seeking that special script which will lead to a go-project.

On the plus side, the nature of this networking keeps many a Los Angeles restaurant and cafe open. But it's also a bit haphazard: a six-degrees-of-separation methodology applied to the marketing and promotion of one's talents and career.

Not surprisingly, the Web has begun to open up new doors for screenwriters seeking representation and placement of scripts. Websites are creating "virtual networking" spaces -- where screenwriters can make their pitch and show their stuff, and where agents, managers and producers can look over these prospects regardless of where they live and work...