392 Chapter 391 TV Market (2) (1/2)
When I was young, I thought that TV was a conspiracy, and the TV stations worked together to make everyone stupid. Later I found out that this idea was wrong. It was not the TV station’s fault at all. It was the result of the audience's own choices.
——Steve Jobs.
Although in the interview, Jobs said this in a joking manner.
But it is also enough to prove that the TV station is definitely the most dedicated effort on the road to cater to the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the broad audience.
This is especially true for TV series, because it is broadcast weekly.
The decision to survive is entirely in the hands of the audience. When someone sees it, if it meets expectations, it will be able to finish one season, and there will even be a renewal season. No one will watch it, and basically cannot survive three episodes.
The trial broadcast system is a feature of American TV dramas.
TV stations spend a lot of meaningless funds on this every year.
Every project is cut, it means that the TV station will lose a copyright expenditure to buy and broadcast.
Because in the United States, the TV station first saw this project. After paying the advance payment, the US TV series will start shooting. After shooting two or three episodes, it will be sold to the paid one to see if the prospect of the show is worth continuing.
But TV stations are not always willing to buy projects, which requires the contacts of various production companies.
Some powerful gold medal producers, who are well versed in the needs of major TV stations and the preferences of their supervisors, pull out a team, even if they don't have a good idea of the theme, they can still turn stones into gold.
For example, the famous Baum Gardner in the circle is an example. He has relationships with the media groups behind major TV stations. As long as the ideas he sells, they can basically be filmed and broadcast.No one does not give him a chance to test the waters.
And Charles took the same path. Lismanwish Pictures often reaped profits by contracting part of the series.
Furthermore, the length of the TV series is longer.
Therefore, TV dramas pay much attention to the plot and have greater demands on the screenwriter.
It is no exaggeration to say that the screenwriters who are absolutely disadvantaged in the film industry have achieved a great improvement in American drama.
The chief writer of most American dramas is equivalent to the production director.
The life and death of a character, and even the trend of the plot, is basically a very short time, the screenwriters quickly rushed out, and then the chief writer decides whether to hire.
A well-known joke in the circle is that a certain actor is not obedient, or his salary has risen too much, and as a result, there are endless examples of being written to death by the screenwriter.
Therefore, as an actor, if you are in the TV circle, it is best not to offend the screenwriter too much.
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The script library of WB TV station.
Lehman took Thomas, Ryan, and sent a few employees from the screenwriting department.
Well, Nolan's younger brother Jonathan, after finishing the script of ”Batman”, joined Firefly Pictures, temporarily responsible for the screenwriting.
Several people stayed here for most of the day, all sifting through scripts.
Every year, even if the WB TV station is not so strong, it will receive a huge number of project ideas.
After all, opportunities are limited. When all TV stations add up, there are not many TV series that can be shown in a year. Compared with the huge number of screenwriters, the competition is more intense.
Therefore, everyone with an idea will vote for the creative script to N TV stations.
Anyway, they have included the protection of property rights in the relevant departments.
If someone plagiarizes the results and sue the court, it will be very troublesome.TV stations don’t do that.
In the huge collection room, every wooden cabinet is full of scripts.