High Concept? As we approach the end of another year, screenwriters everywhere start doing what we do best: dreaming up the next big script that’ll make Hollywood sit up and take notice. And if there’s one magical phrase that gets development executives’ hearts racing faster than a caffeine-fueled intern, it’s “high concept.” What the heck […]| Scriptwrecked
No Pay, No Gain At my first Pitch Fest many years ago, one particularly helpful production company rep, who sensed I was new to the game, gave me this advice: “Never work for free.” As I was processing what he was saying, he reiterated: “No, seriously, never work for free.” I’ve never forgotten that. Oh, […]| Scriptwrecked
Learn how the PGA’s new producer credit criteria and the rise of independent productions are reshaping the industry for writers like you.| Launch Pad
There are a lot of doom-and-gloom headlines in traditional and new media talking about the contraction of the entertainment industry, and asking, “Is this industry committed to scripted projects today?”... The post Is the Industry Committed To Scripted Projects Today? appeared first on Launch Pad.| Launch Pad