Commissioning Process

E-Commissioning requires professional stance to create an account, an agent can make an account and send your proposal to them directly. This is why you may need an agent to become a successful script writer. 

An agent is someone who represents you promoting your skills and abilities, helping you to find a job in a specific industry. You can get an agent for all types of things such as acting, modelling, writing and more. Usually if they find you an exciting job, your total income will normally have a 15% to 20% agent fee that the agent takes for themselves. Depending on the amount of your income, the agent may take up to 25% of it as an agent fee. Agents find exclusive job openings and if it fits your description then they will nominate you for the job. 

There are more advantages than disadvantages such as agents find you exclusive jobs and they will have better con acts than you do. Disadvantages may be the fact that some employers might not want to deal with the middle man - your agent - and they only want to talk to you directly. 

I found the name of a Commissioning Editor and he's name is Simon Willis. He is the Commissioning Editor for Weekly Output responsible for the SouthWest region. 

A Commissioning Editor is basically the buyer of the script. The role of a Commissioning Editor is to advise the publishing house which scripts are better to publish and what ones to not. However, the Commissioning Editor usually isn't the one to make the decision whether or not to contract the scripts. 

E-Commissioning is made to receive potential ideas from TV and online content companies and also producers. Members of the public cannot register an account reason being is the fact that there would be so many people claiming they have come up with a 'different' and exciting idea. People that are eligible to register are independent production companies and BBC production. Professionals such as writers, producers and directors can register but only by invitation from the BBC. Approval of the registration is at the BBC's discretion. 

I struggled to find any valid research of how content gets green lit by Warner Brothers and then i realised that Warner Brothers do not want people giving them potential ideas as they are a huge name, and wouldn't give you the time of day if you tried. However is you have an agent, Warner Brothers would be more likely to listen to you because it portrays professionalism. 

I found someone talking about the amount of say you have in your script after the rights are brought from you. 

'Development Hell'

The film industry buy the rights of many scripts, novels, comics, etc… but potentially it can take months even years for scripts to be successfully brought to the cinema. Usually the plot can get changed the characters can get changed and just the sense of tone of the whole film can potentially be changed. After a company buys the rights to your script there is nothing else for the script writer to do, occasionally they film company can come back to the writer and ask them to tweak a few bits however they already have those type of people employed within their company.

Errors and Omission Insurance is a professional liability insurance that guards companies and individuals against claims made by clients for inadequate work or negligent actions. Errors and omissions insurance often covers both court costs and any settlements up to the amount specified on the insurance contract.

Independent film companies need Errors and Omissions insurance so that the company does not get sued for potential content for example if they make a reference to a brand.