Craig Mazin has a great article up about The Economics of Screenwriting, which is better (and more number-specific) than anything I would have drafted.
Craig is basically a smart entertainment lawyer who happens to be a really good writer. Consider it a must-read if you’re curious how screenwriter-folk get paid.
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July 26th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Wow — this answered every question I ever had and several I didn’t but should have. Thanks for posting!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Thanks John. That was informative. Having an idea of current standards can help when a deal starts to take shape.
Jim
July 26th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
This may seem crass, but tell us where you sit in that hierarchy, John.
July 27th, 2007 at 3:15 am
He’s too modest to tell you, but as Craig “Artful Writer” Mazin correctly points out on his website, John breathes the rarified air only available to the nostrils of Marquee Writers. :)
And I bet he drinks ambrosia, too! :)
July 29th, 2007 at 8:49 am
This is just revenge for the Howard Huge thing, isn’t it?
I won’t back down.
You love that dog!