I’m a professional screenwriter with many scripts optioned, sold, and produced. You don’t need to pay WGA scale to see your vision translate to the page. I’ve written 30+ features and hundreds of short scripts for clients just like you: they want to see their ideas in script form. Now that it’s a half decade since your post, there are resources out there so that you can try to produce the film on your own.
Answers to your question:
How much would this cost? Is it around $5,000, $10,000, $30,000, more?
A. I write features for 5K and short scripts for 300 bucks. Screenwriting is easy for me, I’ve written hundreds of features and shorts for over 20 years.
The Short Script, I reported your post as possible spam. It’s suspicious-looking enough that I thought it warranted a look by the moderators. If it is, so long. If it isn’t, my apologies, and I owe you one.
The OP can find many decent screenwriters on sites like Elance, Upwork, Freelancer… There are just a ton of avenues out there right now for people who don’t want to write, yet want to direct or produce content (which happens to be everybody and his Grandma right now…).
I happen to be one of those avenues. Just wanted to post to this thread to reply to OPs questions. And for anyone else (or their Grandma) out there looking for a qualified and excellent screenwriter - there are MANY options.
