I knew the kind of manager my manager was when I signed up with him. He doesn't produce but his company does. And they try to get their writers to write stuff that align with the stuff they want to make. Again, I'm fine with that and actually everything aligned quite nicely for my most recent script.
That being said, for my next script I'm leaning towards something that's probably not very commercial (period piece, Asian lead). I feel like I know my manager is going to say write something else. But there's just something in me that's dying to write this script.
My question is, if I decide to write it anyway, is this automatically a sign that a need a new manager? Do I spring it on him and see what he thinks and then re-evaluate? Do I write it on the side and come up with something my manager and I agree on?
That being said, for my next script I'm leaning towards something that's probably not very commercial (period piece, Asian lead). I feel like I know my manager is going to say write something else. But there's just something in me that's dying to write this script.
My question is, if I decide to write it anyway, is this automatically a sign that a need a new manager? Do I spring it on him and see what he thinks and then re-evaluate? Do I write it on the side and come up with something my manager and I agree on?
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