Comments on: Hollywood in Trouble: Screw The Writers (Again)

By: Andy Freeman

Andy Freeman — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:38:24 +0000

Perhaps it’s time for writers, actors, etc. to start owning.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:55:05 +0000

Chuck, how residuals work is much more mysterious than it has to be (even to an old hack like me), but the essence is this: a small percentage of the revenues from the re-use of film and television shows (after their first run or runs… many caveats here) are remitted to the creators. This can include DVD sales and television syndication. Typically residuals diminish with the age of the movie or show. If you are lucky enough to have had a big star in your film, the residuals are usually larger because the buyers (television networks in foreign countries, for example) rarely buy on quality. They go on names.

By: chuck

chuck — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:47:09 +0000

I still don’t understand how residuals work. Could you give some examples?

By: LarryD

LarryD — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:43:16 +0000

Hollywood hs declined a lot from the days when the three most important things were “story, story, story”.