The Streaming model was meant to be the new frontier. Instead, it is eroding an industry from the inside out but the ongoing strikes can help to get things back on track. https://t.co/7JNB73qolV
Buckle up! Here comes a long one! Don’t know who wrote, but it was passed along to me. This is the clearest rundown on why the DGA's deal regarding AI isn't even close to truly protecting us, particularly anyone who isn't at the very top of the food chain.
I’m getting barraged with bullshit DC rumors this morning. I’ll just reiterate the general rule not to believe anything unless it comes from me or Peter. But, unless it’s especially egregious, I’m going to slow down on calling shit out. (Sorry, I know, it’s one of my favorite traditions). There are three reasons for this: 1) Some people are making up lies to get attention from me or to get clicks & I don’t want to encourage that. 2) I’ve read a hundred rumors this morning. ONE of them is half-true. So I don’t want to be used as a way for people to throw nonsense at the wall until something sticks. 3) I’m storyboarding Superman Legacy and don’t have time! Have a great day! 🧜♂️
To say I love this cast & crew like they’re my own family is an understatement. I’ve become so deeply invested not only in the story this series is telling but everybody making it come to life. Help these kinfolk of mine. Let’s folking go: #SaveWalkerIndependence
WHY HAVE A TV WRITER ON SET?
Since they already wrote the script (and rewrote it 8 times, and tweaked it after the table read)?
Glad you asked, here's a thread.
Screenwriter tip for people trying to break in: if a person or service offers to do networking for you and get your script places, AND you have to pay them in addition to them getting a cut of a sale, it’s a scam. If they get a cut of the actual IP: run away.
Here’s a thing no one seems to be talking about at all in regards to the WGA negotiations… FREELANCE writing assignments. I haven’t heard of somebody getting a freelance episode of anything in years. Back when season orders were 22+ episodes deep, and writers covered set —
It’s interesting to see the numerous responses to my answer here about how notes work in Hollywood. From when I began writing I have given my scripts and stories to many different trusted parties for “notes.” Listening to constructive criticism is the lifeblood for any writer.
“Writers are working more weeks for less money,” @EricHaywood tells @nytimes. “And in some cases, veteran writers are working for the same money or, in some cases, less money than they made just a few years ago.” #WGAstrong https://t.co/lVpr3xBKLb
“As a showrunner who ran a pre-greenlight mini-room, I have seen writer pay decline right before my eyes,” @brigliebs tells @latimes. “People that have been working for a very long time are working for so much less than they ever have before.” #WGAstrong https://t.co/L0tb0rXjiF
WGA members have authorized a strike by 97.85%. Writers are ready for a deal from the studios that allows writers to share in the success of the content they create and build a stable life. #WGAStrong
“If it isn’t for the writing, we’ve got nothing. Writers are the most important people in Hollywood. And we must never let them know it.” And while film & TV are very much team sports (which is what makes them so much fun!)… this is an undeniable truth.