Archive for the 'WGA' Category

• e  18 WGAw screenwriter survey

  WGAw screenwriters should have received an email yesterday about an online survey the Guild is conducting. Please find the email — it might get stuck in your spam filter — and click the link.

• e  38 What’s wrong with the business

  Writers are making less money, and it’s part of a bigger shift in the industry.

• e  2 WGA election results

  While most WGA members have already taken a look at the results, other readers might be curious to see the results of the WGA election.

• e  Comments Off WGA members: please vote

  Deadline for ballots is the 17th.

• e  2 On the WGA elections

  Looking through the candidates’ statements and endorsements, I want to explain my priorities for this election.

• e  28 The only one who has seen the movie

  At a screenwriting panel last week, Robin Swicord said something that reframed the issue in a very helpful way.

• e  11 Based on an idea by…

  “Based on an idea by” is a rare credit, for good reason.

• e  67 Notes on the state of the industry

  Matt gives the full report from a WGA panel about the film industry.

• e  9 Script to greenlight panel

  WGA hosts a panel and Q&A on studio feature development.

• e  19 More Remnants

  I was happy to get such a strong reaction since posting the pilot for The Remnants. Every few days, we get a surge of hits as new sites link to it. A fan even set up Draft The Remnants to get people to pledge their love.

  For something that’s been sitting on a shelf for [...]

• e  65 Cablevision and the infinite TiVo

  How technology could upend the economics of filmed entertainment.

• e  12 Why is joining the WGA mandatory?

  If it were optional, the studio would make sure you didn’t take that option.

• e  12 Writers Guild Award nominees

  You can see the full list here, including all the TV nominations. Special kudos to picketing-mate Irene Turner, whose An American Crime got a nod in longform.

• e  57 Money 101 for screenwriters

  Read this before you cash that first check.

• e  5 WGA membership approves credit proposals

  The WGA announced this afternoon that all three proposed revisions to the Screen Credits Manual passed handily, ranging from 83 to 90 percent yes votes.

• e  22 Using a pseudonym

  You can do it, but know the facts and consequences.

• e  Comments Off Vote yes on credit proposals

  Just a reminder for WGA members: ballots are due Thursday for the three screen credit proposals, which I wrote about in more detail a few weeks ago. It’s an easy Yes for all three. They’re basically just closing loopholes.

• e  1 WGA Board election preview

  A plug for staying involved in WGA politics.