Hi! My ultimate goal is to set up a Production Company and work within a partnership. Since I started writing down movie ideas, I realised after a short time I had 50. Then I edited them down to 30. And I'm always writing down new ideas from other places.
Now what I am trying to say, with an original idea/plot, is that even though I think I could come up with a Logline, a Synopsis, maybe even a Treatment, I'm just not interested in writing the scripts. I've tried to write drafts of three scripts, but the dialogue is flat, the plotlines are weak and there are structural mistakes.
That's why I would prefer to bring in a semi-pro (?) or professional writer to work on the movie. Obviously, we would sit down as a group and make this a collaborative effort and keep on track, by exchanging ideas.
What I'm asking: Do you think is that treating the writer like a mercenary?
How do the Top Producers operate when they have an original idea or plot they want to develop? Do they just hire the scriptwriters they know?
Almost all TV is written that way. At least here in the States. And many movies are also written as a "work for hire". In my experience I find the young or very new to the profession writers don't like the constraints of being told what to write. For many of them they are still in the idealist stage - writing should come from the heart, from the gut and no producer or director or actor should change a word.
Once reality kicks in, writing for hire isn't a bad way to make a living. You have the right idea. Hire (that's the key word here) a writer to write the script from your idea. Personally, I really like to write that way.
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How do the Top Producers operate when they have an original idea or plot they want to develop? Do they just hire the scriptwriters they know?
Not only the Top producers, but the middle and even bottom producer work this way. Most people in ALL occupations like to work with people they know, trust and get along with. Writing a script is no different. A producer is most likely to hire a writer they have had a good experience with in the past.
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
