TriggerStreetTV - Episode 20: "Writers Guild of the World"

Posted November 13, 2007 by The TriggerStreet Team
In this week's episode of TriggerStreetTV, find strike updates and opinions including an interview with anonymous TriggerStreet.com WGA blogger, A.E. Vogler. Ellen is crossing the picket lines to continue her show as new picket lines form on Broadway for the stagehands strike. Moby is supporting independent filmmakers by "donating" some of his tracks, and just in time for the 5th Anniversary of the website the new Books Section launches.



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SHOW NOTES - Episode 20

*News
-Strike update- Tons of strike coverage
-A.E. Vogler's Blog on TS.com
-Ellen DeGenerous crosses the line
-Broadway stagehands know how to strike too
-Moby hooks up independent filmmakers
-Books section now live on TriggerStreet.com
-Up to date box office numbers
Categories: Industry News, Interviews, Music, Screenwriting, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production, WGA Strike
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A. E. Vogler's scenario of writers ditching the studios and writing directly for producers or becoming their own producers is visionary but it leaves out the key step of marketing (both marketing the shows to the consumers and selling the concept to advertisers). If 13,000 writers or even 1,300 each upload a series at the same time, who's going to watch? New media may evolve quickly, but it won't happen in time to keep most current writers solvent. The studios exist for a reason, and writers are going to have to be much more co-operative and take on more tasks currently delegated to studios if new media is to develop outside studio control. They're also going to have to sacrifice up-front payments and take the same risks that producers now take. The WGA's refusal to grant voting status to new media caucus members is a symptom of the pernicious persistence of old attitudes, even by those in the creative side.
no image submitted Posted by AlCielo November 14, 2007

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