Therefore, you have to be careful with whom you share your ideas and to remember that scripts and treatments are copyrightable, but ideas are not copyrightable. Fourth, there is also the potential to lose your material to the studio if your project is delayed by the studio. Fifth, with Step Deals you can be fired at any stage, namely if you are not meeting the studio's schedule or if your work is not up to their standards. Once you are fired, you lose the rights to your project unless you negotiated properly before-hand. Finally, you may run into a situation of not having your film adequately developed.
Most studios tend to overbook the number of release pictures in a given year.
If a studio picks up your film to meet their quota, then you can expect very quick development, production, and post-production time. If you are seriously considering studio financing it is highly recommended that you hire an experienced entertainment lawyer. A seasoned studio executive will have more leverage than you and having a good lawyer on your side will only improve your situation. An Independent Distributor is a distributor who is not regularly or substantially affiliated with a major studio. Although some have production divisions, they do not have the financial resources of a major studio.