(seems like I'm spamming this forum)
I'm watching this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMrU8rp7nEE
interview with Max Landis, and around the 5:05 mark he says:
I have three questions on this:
1. what would be an A list screenwriter vs B list, in terms of how many scripts and of what kind the writer's sold?
2. I don't have a very specific question, but am just curious to hear people's comments on the different types of careers screenwriters can have, as this is something I think about a lot.
What types of screenwriters are out there? Is it always good to go for versatility or is it better to be seen as a comedy/action/other niche writer in the beginning?
What are some things to keep in mind in terms of how you convey to the industry what kind of a writer you are?
3. I've not seen any of Landis' films, but I don't understand why being a genera writer would disqualify him from writing Aquaman. Is it that he's worked outside the studio system, he says he's not seen as a studio writer.
I'm watching this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMrU8rp7nEE
interview with Max Landis, and around the 5:05 mark he says:
I'm between A and B list within studios. But I ****ed up, because I'm a brand, too, people think of me and they think of Chronicle and they think of sort of the sort of stuff I sell, genere stuff, and they think, he's a creator, he sold 10 original ideas, we don't want him to write Aquaman, and its not because I suck, its because I'm not a studio writer.
And then you get into this thing of how many different types of writers there are and how many fake vocations there are within screenwriting that don't have actual names like polish guys, studio guys, story guys, room guys....
And then you get into this thing of how many different types of writers there are and how many fake vocations there are within screenwriting that don't have actual names like polish guys, studio guys, story guys, room guys....
1. what would be an A list screenwriter vs B list, in terms of how many scripts and of what kind the writer's sold?
2. I don't have a very specific question, but am just curious to hear people's comments on the different types of careers screenwriters can have, as this is something I think about a lot.
What types of screenwriters are out there? Is it always good to go for versatility or is it better to be seen as a comedy/action/other niche writer in the beginning?
What are some things to keep in mind in terms of how you convey to the industry what kind of a writer you are?
3. I've not seen any of Landis' films, but I don't understand why being a genera writer would disqualify him from writing Aquaman. Is it that he's worked outside the studio system, he says he's not seen as a studio writer.
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