Writing for the Green Light

Seven “Gold-Mine” Genres … Now and Forever

As the Hollywood machine moves ever faster into the digital realm, how will the role of screenwriter evolve (let alone keep up)? In this chapter, we’ll examine where the film business is going and how you, as a novice screenwriter, can stay ahead of the curve—not by blindly guessing what the future might hold but instead looking at how the principles of the film and TV business have (and will continue to) remained constant through all of Hollywood’s transformations.

Into the Digital Realm

Hollywood will always follow its audience (never the other way around). Now that audiences are “cutting the cord” with their cable providers and buying internet-ready smart televisions, Hollywood’s next chapter—which ...