Ok, this is quite humorous. But it made me wonder a bit about Emilio Estevez (Martin Sheen's first son, Charlie's brother), who has for some time been writing screenplays. I'm sure you all remember "Bobby", the film about the assassination of Robert Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel. Surely Emilio knows all these rules; but he basically wrote that screenplay, and independently got the film made (with some very big stars getting paid scale), directed etc., and had it playing at film festivals, before a distributor took it up. The screenplay was pretty darn good, but things turned for the worse later. The film did not fare well at the box office, and didn't do that great with critics. The Box Office Revenues were a tad higher than production costs, but not much. So how is it that a distribution company "knows" what will go and what won't? I would have thought such a film would have done well....
After taking media writing this past fall I have learned a little bit about screenplays. Screenplays take a long, long, time. Ideas usually just don't fall onto the paper. However, for the creative mind, a screenplay is a great way to get your name out there. I think that it is all about knowing people in Hollywood. If you know the right people and you have a good script there is a good chance for your to get signed or represented by an agent. After reading all of these articles and watching this video it made me think of the HBO show Entourage. If anyone has ever seen, it is about a movie star, his agent, and his manager constantly looking over scripts and getting the next big job. It has actually got me to understand a little bit about hollywood. I think that movies are still a great form of media and will be around for a while. People enjoy going out to the movies with family, friends, significant others ect.
The process of selling a screenplay has shown to be more complicated then i had once imagined. When i first started as a cinema and photography major my mind was blown at how technical everything really was. It wasnt just throwing around creative ideas and pressing record. I have learned within a year at the park school nothing in communications is that simple, just like with a screenplay. Although the creative brainstorms and the finished product will always be the best part.
Ok, this is quite humorous. But it made me wonder a bit about Emilio Estevez (Martin Sheen's first son, Charlie's brother), who has for some time been writing screenplays. I'm sure you all remember "Bobby", the film about the assassination of Robert Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel. Surely Emilio knows all these rules; but he basically wrote that screenplay, and independently got the film made (with some very big stars getting paid scale), directed etc., and had it playing at film festivals, before a distributor took it up. The screenplay was pretty darn good, but things turned for the worse later. The film did not fare well at the box office, and didn't do that great with critics. The Box Office Revenues were a tad higher than production costs, but not much. So how is it that a distribution company "knows" what will go and what won't? I would have thought such a film would have done well....
ReplyDeleteAfter taking media writing this past fall I have learned a little bit about screenplays. Screenplays take a long, long, time. Ideas usually just don't fall onto the paper. However, for the creative mind, a screenplay is a great way to get your name out there. I think that it is all about knowing people in Hollywood. If you know the right people and you have a good script there is a good chance for your to get signed or represented by an agent. After reading all of these articles and watching this video it made me think of the HBO show Entourage. If anyone has ever seen, it is about a movie star, his agent, and his manager constantly looking over scripts and getting the next big job. It has actually got me to understand a little bit about hollywood. I think that movies are still a great form of media and will be around for a while. People enjoy going out to the movies with family, friends, significant others ect.
ReplyDeleteThe process of selling a screenplay has shown to be more complicated then i had once imagined. When i first started as a cinema and photography major my mind was blown at how technical everything really was. It wasnt just throwing around creative ideas and pressing record. I have learned within a year at the park school nothing in communications is that simple, just like with a screenplay. Although the creative brainstorms and the finished product will always be the best part.
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