Hey All! I was wondering post-WGA strike landscape, are there any major trends all Writers in TV and Film should be made aware of and start thinking of or adopting in their writing/story/pitching? Thanks!
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If there is a trend we are already too late.
We just new to be know for something and wait for that something to be desirable.
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Yes! More reasonable budgets, content with a global audience in mind / more international content, more need for truly original stories based on diverse writers' experiences and knowledge of as yet unseen worlds.
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The most exciting trend, #GoMakeArt
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Majority of unemployed union pro's on X/twitter & Substack don't know themselves, and they got years & connections.
From what Im seeing from other show biz occupations, it's stay alive to 2025. Somehow figure a way to be still in the game in 2025-26.
Hey, Andy Yang. I keep hearing that companies are looking for procedural shows. Also, a lot of producers and directors are looking for micro-budget scripts and low-budget scripts. Mainly Contained scripts with low character counts.
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To Maurice’s point, yes the next wave is definitely AVOD which is conducive to broadcast / cable-style episodic content, so specs should hit act breaks hard and be a fresh take on marketable genres.
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Check out article in new Harper's Magazine "The Life and Death of Hollywood: Film and television writers face an existential threat
" by Daniel Bessner - overview of how and why Hollywood has changed over the past 20+ years... (www.Harpers.org) -- spoiler alert, it's depressing for film/TV writers...