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I’ll Work for the Promise You’ll Pay Me Eventually
Good luck seeing this anytime soon!
One of the blogs we love to frequent is run by acclaimed screenwriter John August. I met John once, although I’m sure he won’t remember. I was an assistant on the Paramount Lot and he was one of the nicest, most down-to-earth writers coming through our offices.
The other day John posted an anonymous blog from a fellow writer ranting about the fact that, in our industry, companies don’t pay until there are “executed” agreements. They will not write the check…but we ARE expected to start delivering work right away.
Some Background
Whether you’re a writer, director, producer or production company, the process of getting to a signed contract is basically the same. Most deals get beat out verbally, deal points are agreed upon by email, and then the deal is “closed.”
Sort of.
Once the artist/agent/lawyer/studio all agree and a deal is “closed” (verbally) we as artists are usually expected to start work right away.
However, the deal isn’t “executed” until a proper “long-form” agreement is written up and signed.
Joke and Biagio: The Shocking True Story
Well, we’re extremely flattered to finally have made it into my hometown newspaper, Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer.
In my earliest memories of my Dad he’s holding his coveted sports page from this very paper. I helped a friend deliver The Plain Dealer on paper route he had for a while, and even found my gig performing singing telegrams in its very pages. (Story for another day.)
And of course, The Plain Dealer recently covered the story that broke my heart. But no LeBron today.
How’d We Get Here Again?
I had to laugh reading the story…it’s kind of ridiculous when you go through it beat by beat. But if you ever wanted to know the true story about how a kid from Parma, Ohio and a sweet girl from Knokke Heist, Belgium, got together and started working in Hollywood, read on…
The Secret to Impressing Celebrities
Justin Hedges, one of my twitter favs, and author of the blog The 3 a.m. Screenwriter, asked us a question today. He may be meeting with a celebrity later this week, and wants to know how to stand out in the crowd.
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Nothing Wrong With a Little Spin
You may have seen this already: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18545
Well, I’d like to start 2010 by telling all of you how proud I am of my “bespectacled, fast-talking spin-meister who’s nothing if not a master at conveying a sense of bottomless enthusiasm.”
Double Trouble…
We're Joke and Biagio, a husband and wife team making our way in the world of film & TV. Together we run Joke Productions, Inc.
