One of the main issues writers face in modern Hollywood is the idea of risk. Studios say they are the ones risking the money, so they want to reap the rewards. They put up the budgets for expensive movies, so when a profit comes in, they see themselves as deserving. But just one step before they put up the money are writers, who have to ideate these endeavors so that someone can put money behind them.Writers across film and TV have been burdened with developing their own projects for no pay. Let's go through just how this has happened. The Way It Used To BeSo, how did development use to work in Hollywood? Back in the day, studios paid a premium for ideas. You could sell a logline and get the green light based on the concept alone. If you were a writer or a director, you could take an idea to some producers. If they liked it, you might get an option or a sale. That would give you enough money to go off and write the spec or pilot based on the idea. The basic thought process was, executives existed to bring people with ideas into the studio. You would work in tandem to get a draft ready. Then, if the studio liked it, they would package it. Then decide if they were going to greenlight it for production or not. But that's not what happens now. The Way It Is NowNowadays, all the development is done for...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 17 October