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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Compared to writing a book in a market of abundance the advantage of writing movie scripts is that you are ensured payment if you can sell it. It is entirely possible to write a hugely popular book today and not receive much pecuniary return for it. I'm not saying it is happening, just that it is possible. Not possible with a movie script that is accepted.
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Big caveat that last one.
Getting a movie script "accepted" is the video equivalent of getting a traditional publishing contract with a big enough advance that sales don't matter.
It's winning the gatekeeper's lottery.
For every movie script that gets "accepted" there are a thousand that languish in a drawer, generating zero interest and zero reward for the writer.
Screenplays are all-or-nothing propositions.
And Hollywood movies are moving that way; either the movie gets a big turnout on opening weekend or it is doomed to failure, regardless of the movie's quality. Get the right "buzz" and even a crap movie wins the jackpot; fail to stroke the fancy of the right reviewers and even a good movie could be gone in two weeks.
Not a business to be in if you're looking for steady employment.
Not right now.