I've been talking to a lot of people lately who are working on specs. I think that's great. Original screenplay ideas are the backbone of Hollywood. Sure, they can be hard to chase, but they're still the best ways to write your own lottery ticket and showcase your voice. But too many aspiring screenwriters I speak with almost every week say the same thing to me: "I'm working on this now because these kinds of movies are selling."I'm here to tell you that this is a foolish way to go about your career. Today, we're going to talk about why it is impossible to actually time the market and why you should just write anything you believe in. Let's get started. The Screenplay Market is Always EvolvingHollywood is a living organism that is always changing. Just because a genre or tone of a script is hot at one point does not mean it will be the only thing people are buying for the next year. Things come in waves. They can be influenced by what we see at the box office by the desire of stars, or by what we think will travel overseas. You are not going to time something. This isn't how that works. I learned this the hard way a few times. I'd see horror screenplays selling or action scripts selling, so I would sit down to rush one through. Even now, I feel the temptation to jump into these narratives because they come with a specific...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 5 April, 2024