![]() And that means somebody needs a screenplay. But somebody out there is watching the Lifetime channel. TWO LEGIT TO QUIT 2nd Birthday Party Decorations for Boy,Black Gold 2 LEGIT TO QUIT Boom Box Balloons Props, Retro 2 Legit 2 Quit Cake Topper Party Favor for. who have built pretty nice lives for themselves writing television and cable movies that I’ve never even heard of. I’m always amazed at the many people in L.A. Even if nobody ever sees the movie you wrote. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Once something you’ve written has been produced, you are ten times more legit than you were before. It seems to me that the main thing to making a living in this business (as opposed to stubbornly holding on to your dreams and your “art,” which is the other route I sometimes choose), is that you need a credit or two. I’d rather have some hustler out there pushing the script than have it sitting on my shelf. So this guy is looking into what channels he should approach with the script. Don’t get me wrong, the cable networks care too, but it’s secondary to the concept and how cheaply they can make the movie. (Which is pretty much the only thing that movie studios seem to care about, which explains movies like “Anger Management”). All types of climbing from fingers to fists, face to off-width, and exposed overhangs to chimney. And the nice thing is these television channels are not as concerned as the studios with who is going to be in the movie. Apparently those channels have realized that making cheap horror and thriller type movies is actually a good investment for them as they can easily line up sponsors, advertise the hell out of the movie on their own channel, and then show the movie dozens of times. In other news, one of my writing partners managed to show our supernatural thriller to a company that produces movies for cable television channels like FX or TNT. Or “fans,” as my agent says: “So and so is a huge fan of your work. After several meetings watching these same people stare at me with glazed eyes, or better yet, interrupt to take a phone call or two, or start talking before I could finish by saying, “I love it, really I do, BUT…” I realized that you can’t think of pitching movies as something that will yield any tangible result. I remember a few years ago, when I did my first pitch, how exciting it was to be alone in a room with a few executives, telling them some amazing and unique story that I was sure was going to make them jump out of their seats as they realized that I was the creative force they had been waiting for and now all they had to do was pour millions of dollars into my pockets and creative ideas would flow out of my mouth and onto the screen. Of course, I’ve been down this road so many times now that I know better than to get my hopes up about pitch meetings. I have no idea what that means but it probably isn’t good. It’s been nearly two weeks and no news from the studio about the hip hop project we pitched. ![]()
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