Writing Straight to DVD Movies
sort of leverage makes for potential profit points in addition to a salary.
The screenwriter for a straight-to-DVD production will likely see no profit points, and will receive a lesser salary than the screenwriter writing for a major theater release film. This should not be seen in a pessimistic light. Writing a script for a straight-to-DVD release that has a good amount of push behind it will generate a pay of tens of thousands of dollars, at least. It will also count as project experience, and having project experience counts for a great deal in Hollywood.
Writing a screenplay for a straight-to-DVD release is also an introduction to the straight-to-DVD industry. Straight-to-DVD movie production is a profitable industry, and the only proof one needs of this is that straight-to-DVD movies continue to be made. The bottom line in the
