Watch out at the top: THE LIST: BAKIĆ, BATINOVIĆ, Glavan, Horvat, KOMERIČKI
It’s wild that anyone actually thinks this is a reason to buy it! I’m betting they’ll see an 80-90% return rate and the whole magazine will just crash after three or four issues. But hey, someone’s probably already cleared a profit off this mess...
PS Someone brought up Dragaš—I actually find his stuff decent, plus he’s under 40, unlike that old guard listed above.
I honestly felt a physical pang when I saw The Rolling Stones plastered all over the cover of that magazine. There’s no way someone at Atlantic Records or whoever handles their distribution isn't cutting a massive check for that kind of exposure. If they aren't, then the editor seriously needs to reconsider their life choices. Seriously, any other band—literally anyone else—would have been a better choice for the cover.
Charles Ramos7 said:A percentage of the profits, obviously. For instance, if an independent production company filmed this and paid me a small fee, I’d want a cut if they happened to sell it to NBC. Or if they sold it over in Mexico. Even if they sold the licensing rights for a local remake somewhere else, I should get a piece of that. If NBC decides to run reruns later on, I'd want my share there too...
Profit sharing, sure... but a TV series isn't like buying a washing machine where you just say: "I bought this for $0.97, sold it for $1.25, sold one unit, so profit equals $0.33." It’s not that simple.
Television networks can also pay out part of the deal in kind. They might give a production company, say, four minutes of ad space during the show's run. Then that company hires a marketing agency to sell those spots. You also have product placement and special promotional tie-ins—think along the lines of how brands like Coca-Cola or Verizon handle things. Basically, the income and expenses for a TV series are a massive headache. No one is going to make their own life harder by trying to bake complex percentage calculations into every single contract just for you. If you manage to sell a script, you’ll likely sell it for a fixed, pre-negotiated amount. Good luck..
Sure, but you won't actually see a percentage cut because that just makes things way too messy for the client. A percentage of what, exactly? You’ve got the network broadcasting the show, which is one corporation; then there's the production studio owned by a completely different company; meanwhile, the actors and directors are on the payroll of a third entity; and don't even get me started on the equipment rentals and tech crews being handled by a fourth outfit... It doesn't happen every single time, but usually, you're looking at a tangled web of different players. There are multiple revenue streams involved, some kickbacks under the table, and a whole lot of moving parts.
Yeah, honestly, it’s all about how you frame it to get your foot in the door. You basically tell them, "Look, I’m [Name], I wrote thirty-two episodes of that Netflix series starring those big-name actors for a studio like Disney." You just don't mention the paycheck. It sounds a whole lot more professional than saying, "Hi, I'm [Name]... I wrote some script once in a while."
I’d say just try writing a single script first and see how it feels. Don't go in expecting much—there are endless ideas out there, but way more actual scripts being written, and filming doesn't happen nearly as often as you'd think. Plus, it's pretty obvious you don't have any connections in that industry yet. I remember hearing about a series on a streaming platform where writers were making maybe $100 to $150 per episode, but then there was one on a major network like NBC where they were pulling in $1,000. Honestly, the pay fluctuates wildly depending on the network, the production studio, or just how big the project is overall... From what I've seen, the writer usually isn't even on set during production, and you don't get any kind of royalties when episodes get reruns.
So, does anyone know if there's a spot around here where I can pick up some cheap fake mustaches, colorful wigs (nothing high-end, obviously), gag makeup, and stuff like that?