tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post7806018692425065761..comments2024-01-14T12:15:40.968-08:00Comments on Let's Schmooze - Doug Eboch on Screenwriting: Making Time for InspirationDoug Ebochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-67095039334207868392010-07-14T23:29:18.767-07:002010-07-14T23:29:18.767-07:00Although I should add that even though last year w...Although I should add that even though last year was the worst spec market anybody I know can remember, there were still half a dozen that sold. SOMEBODY is doing it.Doug Ebochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-74092560984820301862010-07-14T23:26:42.635-07:002010-07-14T23:26:42.635-07:00Sure, many people (me for example) make a living f...Sure, many people (me for example) make a living from screenwriting. But of course many more try and fail.<br /><br />Juno I know was a spec script. But both Juno and Little Miss Sunshine were made in the indie realm. Nothing wrong with that, but you tend not to get much money up front with indie films. On the other hand, they aren't as likely to be rewritten by other writers and if they're a hit you can get paid quite well. However the indie market is a lot worse right now than when those films were made. The recession has destroyed most of the financing sources.<br /><br />If you don't sell a spec it becomes a writing sample to get assignments. Most of the work these days is assignment work. There is very little market for original ideas -- unless you're a major established filmmaker (Christopher Nolan, for example). So you have to write specs to show people what you can do, even though the likelihood of those specs getting bought or made is low.Doug Ebochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345404649576399837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-84992206764252426412010-07-12T10:51:43.872-07:002010-07-12T10:51:43.872-07:00So, if spec script doesn't sell, how can one g...So, if spec script doesn't sell, how can one get in the market?<br /><br />I thought Juno and LittleMissSunshine were spec scripts.<br /><br />Can anyone make living by just screenwriting?Sankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097498145691416213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923290903857471076.post-49431373192846370382010-07-09T13:09:06.078-07:002010-07-09T13:09:06.078-07:00Great advice Doug. I go for a swim when I need to ...Great advice Doug. I go for a swim when I need to figure out script issues -- the quieter the pool, the better. Like you said I think the key is the mix of "mild physical activity" and lack of distractions. Fingers-crossed that the next version of Final Draft comes with an Isolation Tank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com