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Mutt · 12-18-2007, 11:16 PM

writers do NOT get well paid in Hollywood considering the odds of ever making it out there are very steep - it's only when you have written something that actually gets produced, which is a small % of projects, and then goes on to make big bank that a writer makes the bigger money.

i sold a screenplay in 1986 to a company called SLM Pictures, they produced Revenge of the Nerds and at the time was paid the standard Screenwriters Guild fee for a screenplay - trying to remember how much it was - it was either 36K or 46K - I had a writing partner and split it with her - so for one year's solid work I made about 20K. And the odds of getting a screenplay sold are very long. The movie was greenlighted to be produced and went into pre-production but the financing fell apart on it and then it got sold off to another production company who re-wrote and packaged it - script floated around for years, it never was produced.

the writer is arguably the MOST important part of any production - 'if it ain't on the page it ain't on the stage'.

btw it's the same with actors - the pay isn't anything phenomenal until you make a big name for yourself.

12-18-2007, 11:16 PM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	writers do NOT get well paid in Hollywood considering the odds of ever making it out there are very steep - it's only when you have written something that actually gets produced, which is a small % of projects, and then goes on to make big bank that a writer makes the bigger money. i sold a screenplay in 1986 to a company called SLM Pictures, they produced Revenge of the Nerds and at the time was paid the standard Screenwriters Guild fee for a screenplay - trying to remember how much it was - it was either 36K or 46K - I had a writing partner and split it with her - so for one year's solid work I made about 20K. And the odds of getting a screenplay sold are very long. The movie was greenlighted to be produced and went into pre-production but the financing fell apart on it and then it got sold off to another production company who re-wrote and packaged it - script floated around for years, it never was produced. the writer is arguably the MOST important part of any production - 'if it ain't on the page it ain't on the stage'. btw it's the same with actors - the pay isn't anything phenomenal until you make a big name for yourself. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!