TITLE PAGE QUESTION

[cdmiller]

I have almost finished a script called "FULL MOON".
It is based on the song "Legend Of Wooley Swamp" by the
Charlie Daniels Band.
My question is this : On the title page do I -

FULL MOON

SCREENPLAY

By

Chris Miller

Based on original song
"Legend Of Wooley Swamp"
by the Charlie Daniels Band

Would this be the way to put it or leave off the whole song,band thing ?

[cdmiller]

Please excuse the way that this came out on the page.
It was done in format,but came out like this.

[Beeblebrox]

If you have the rights to the song, then put it. If not, don't.

[adamjohnson]

And (on non-adapted scripts anyway) you just put "by" not "screenplay, by". But im not real sure about this one. Ron?

[Kastman]

Just pretend you didn't base it on the song, so you don't have to worry about rights and stuff.

[Ronaldinho]

Yeah... the first word on the page after the title should be "by".

I mean, I'm looking at the thing, I know it's a screenplay, right?

As for the based on the song bit, well, if youhave rights, mention it, if you don't, then don't-- unless somebody reading it who knew the song would see that this was clearly an adaptation.

Then you need to get the rights. period.

[cdmiller]

Thank you all very much ! :)