Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Labour, minimums & unpaid work · Core

Spec script

Also called: spec, spec screenplay

ELI5

A screenplay written without a prior paid commission for that script.

Used in conversation

“She wrote the pilot as a spec script before any producer commissioned it.”

Pitch context

This names a document, asset or development step that can appear in a pitch package.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Connected terms

  • Spec episodeA spec script is written without a prior commission and may be original; a spec episode is an uncommissioned sample episode of an existing series.
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