Friday, September 10, 2010

As Toronto Unveils Inventive Oscar Films, Why Can’t Hollywood Prize Originality Too? – Deadline.com

As Toronto Unveils Inventive Oscar Films, Why Can’t Hollywood Prize Originality Too? – Deadline.com:

"I asked a group of well-established writers, executives and dealmakers to list the factors preventing originality in Hollywood films:

A) An aversion to risk-taking which is a lingering byproduct of the recession and credit crunch. 'Studio executives are always afraid of taking risks unless they can point to a big success,” said one writer's agent. “If a Western did well, they’d want another Western, and they'd get a lot of bad Westerns.'

B) An over-reliance on “branded” properties that became prevalent over the last several years. Rights holders got first dollar gross deals and say over creative issues and release deadlines, even though they don’t know the first thing about making a good movie."

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