So first official post...(you all feel less intimidating/more supportive than some of the other online communities.)
Here's my situation, I write comedy with a partner and we recently sold a pitch and got a 3-episode order to the digital arm of one of the networks (Totally amazing and our big break). We did this with a top entertainment attorney and my partner's manager. We're non-exclusive as long other jobs don't interfere (also because it's not financially tenable) and we should be done with most of the writing of it this winter. There's also an impossibly small chance it jumps to linear which would occur in Mayish. (Crazy!)
Ultimately, however, I want to let my fanboy genre freak flag fly and segue into drama, staffing, eventually showrunning. Totally cool with my partner, we want to continue to collaborate as desired but also support each other's individual passions. So all this time, I've also been working on my own portfolio and feel like it's finally at the level to send out.
I have lots of related questions, hopefully they're not overwhelming --
Though it's crazy unlikely, at the stage the show jumps to linear, is that when agents would come knocking?
Since often people recommend finding one's agent via one's manager, would it behoove me to lock down that team member first? Also would they earn their 10% for negotiating if my existing project went linear? (Happy to do so, I def felt the lack of having a manager during the last negotiation)
Or will managers not want to sign me because I'm kinda locked down, have a sometimes partner who's repped elsewhere, writes comedy but also wants to write genre, or any other reason? (It'll probably be because my material sucks but I'm prepared for that.)
Other pearls of wisdoms to consider?
So yeah...thanks everyone!
Here's my situation, I write comedy with a partner and we recently sold a pitch and got a 3-episode order to the digital arm of one of the networks (Totally amazing and our big break). We did this with a top entertainment attorney and my partner's manager. We're non-exclusive as long other jobs don't interfere (also because it's not financially tenable) and we should be done with most of the writing of it this winter. There's also an impossibly small chance it jumps to linear which would occur in Mayish. (Crazy!)
Ultimately, however, I want to let my fanboy genre freak flag fly and segue into drama, staffing, eventually showrunning. Totally cool with my partner, we want to continue to collaborate as desired but also support each other's individual passions. So all this time, I've also been working on my own portfolio and feel like it's finally at the level to send out.
I have lots of related questions, hopefully they're not overwhelming --
Though it's crazy unlikely, at the stage the show jumps to linear, is that when agents would come knocking?
Since often people recommend finding one's agent via one's manager, would it behoove me to lock down that team member first? Also would they earn their 10% for negotiating if my existing project went linear? (Happy to do so, I def felt the lack of having a manager during the last negotiation)
Or will managers not want to sign me because I'm kinda locked down, have a sometimes partner who's repped elsewhere, writes comedy but also wants to write genre, or any other reason? (It'll probably be because my material sucks but I'm prepared for that.)
Other pearls of wisdoms to consider?
So yeah...thanks everyone!
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