Great Vulture article on the current state of the movie industry

Jawa Ex Machina said:
Just turn your scripts into graphic novels. Have them published, and when they contact you about the movie rights tell them there's already a screenplay.
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That's what the creators of 30 Days of Night did. And if I'm not mistaken, Hurt Locker? He's a screenwriter, but he wrote the book first, then came out with the screenplay...
 
Jon Starr said:
That's what the creators of 30 Days of Night did. And if I'm not mistaken, Hurt Locker? He's a screenwriter, but he wrote the book first, then came out with the screenplay...
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Michael Crichton kept writing books because you get paid three times on the source material instead of once; First for the publishing rights, then for the movie rights, then for the screenplay.
 
"The roots of the idea of star replacement can be found in the James Bond movies." No, the roots of star replacement can be found in Doctor Who.
 
When everybody is buying ice cream, building your pitch around hot chocolate may be a losing proposition.
 
Batutta said:
Michael Crichton kept writing books because you get paid three times on the source material instead of once; First for the publishing rights, then for the movie rights, then for the screenplay.
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....and then for the book to the film.
 
Of course he wouldn't pitch an original idea. He's not an independent filmmaker.

We, on the other hand, are. Or a lot of us on this site anyway. And we SHOULD make original ideas, because that's what separates us.

At least when it comes to horror films, and possibly other genres as well.

If McQuarrie was a director instead of a writer, I'm sure things would be different.
 
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