• StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    $16,000 for the credited writer of a one hour episode of a ‘big budget series’ of $30 million or more seems incredibly low. Most writers get only one or two script credits out of a 10 episode season, and many EPs take shared credit with the junior writers in the room.

    And the rates for streaming residuals seem to be based on domestic uptake in the first 3 months, ignoring ‘sleepers’ and shows that sell well globally. All to say, this doesn’t get around the ‘Suits’ problem.

    Yes, the writers get a base pay for being in the room, but it’s still not a lot out of a major property.

    Who can live in LA on a couple of script credits a year?

    • Vode An@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      More concerning is that none of the press releases mention the whole AI/LLM issue, is the part that has if not won has truly dystopian possibilities.