The Challenges Facing the Film and TV Industry in 2024 The film and TV industry has faced an uphill battle in 2024, with unprecedented challenges reshaping the entertainment landscape. One of the most significant hurdles has been the prolonged aftermath of the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. These strikes, which stretched well into 2023, caused widespread production delays that have rippled into 2024, leaving networks and studios scrambling to meet content demands. With many series on hiatus ...
Why Are the Streamers going back to Procedural TV shows?
The resurgence of interest in procedural TV series among streamers can be attributed to several factors: Overall, the return to procedural TV series by streamers likely stems from a combination of audience preferences, cost considerations, the availability of library content, and cyclical trends within the entertainment industry. ...
Local for Global
"Local for Global" : what does this mean? "Local" and "global" are terms used in the context of films to describe scope and audience reach. Local films refer to movies that are produced with a focus on a country or region's culture, language, and audience. These films explore themes relevant to the local community. They may feature local actors, settings, and storytelling styles. Local films tend to have limited distribution and are primarily intended for domestic audiences.Global films ...
AI : Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence I woke up this morning to an email which stopped me in my tracks. Would I like to trial a new AI tool which could analyse scripts in record time. It suggested I obviously have far too many scripts in my slush pile and hinted that i´m missing the next Breaking Bad. This new AI tech proposes that it will be able to sift, analyse (using my parameters) and understand the uniqueness of a writer´s voice. Does that mean I am out of a job ? No, the email says it will ...
What is a Literary Manager?
A literary manager in Film and TV will help with everything in your career. Beginning with the logline, to an outline and first draft of the script. The literary manager is a partner from development to production - the manager will take the project to partners, look at the deals and they can produce and package the project. The literary manager is focused on your overall career trajectory. Where are you now, where do you want to be and how can they get you there? A literary manager ...
Movies: it’s show, not tell
The medium of movies is visual - it's show, not tell. Movies are a visual experience, the audience isn't sitting by a radio nor watching a play from the stalls of an old Victorian theatre. They are either witnessing events on a huge cinema screen or (nowadays) a huge TV screen. If it's show, not tell, what does that mean for you as a filmmaker? This means conveying a story without exposition. Learn to tell a story without lengthy dialogue explaining what is happening to ...