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The Motion Picture Marketplace

The past several years have been the most successful years in motion picture history. Regardless of the dip in ticket sales in 2011, we have seen the biggest box-office grosses and the largest number of moviegoers ever. Over 600 feature films are released every year in the United States alone and almost as many are produced for television, cable, and home video. This translates into a big demand for scripts. The motion picture and television industries are hungry for new material.

More than 75% of households in the United States and Canada own at least one DVD player. Home video has generated about $26 billion from DVD and VHS annually. $9.49 billion was taken in at the box-office. That means for every dollar spent at the box-office, $2.50 was spent on home video. And that doesn’t even include foreign distribution, cable and network television. The movie industry is more lucrative than ever.

The studios and producers are actively seeking good stories for films, television, cable, and home video. Getting your material produced, however, is a matter of writing something that has enough substance and quality to interest producers, agents, studios, and broadcasters.

The directors of Hollywood Writers Studio are in contact with the top film and television production companies, motion picture studios, and networks on a daily basis. They have their fingers on the pulse of the industry (see affiliations and studio contacts).

New screenplays are needed

Producers and studios are looking for all types of stories including action-adventure, love stories, psychological thrillers, comedy, fantasy, sci-fi, crime, horror, family drama, children's stories, historical dramas, and musicals. The marketplace includes theatrical motion pictures, network television, cable television, syndicated television, and home video. American movies make as much money overseas as they do in the United States. Opportunities for writers couldn't be better. Most writers need professional help and advice with their stories and manuscripts before they are able to sell them.

Where do you stand? Are you having a difficult time getting your stories or scripts accepted? Would you like to find out why your material is not being bought, and what you can do to fix it? Perhaps, with a little help, you can overcome the obstacles and get on with your writing career. Hollywood Writers Studio can help you get your material produced. Since the Directors are currently active in the film and television industry, they know what works and what sells in the marketplace.

The producing arm of Hollywood Writers Studio (Joda Productions) produces qualifying screenplays and teleplays. No promises can be made that your material will be bought, optioned, or produced by any production company, but material that shows promise will be given serious consideration.

Purchase prices of screenplays

The average studio purchase price paid to new writers is $250,000 including rewrites. A hot script can command over $1 Million. Screenwriters can also receive a percentage of the profits.

Screenwriters generally get paid 2.5% of the production budget on modest-to-high-budgeted productions, with a minimum guarantee and a maximum limit. The purchase price is generally 5% of the production budget on low budget motion pictures.