Ever hear of ‘SOUND BETTER’?
Recently discovered that for roughly $500 to $2000 someone can have a song, with rights, to sell, put in a YouTube, or use in a movie, Spotify, etc.
Write your own lyrics, if you like…do you have a melody, music ‘kicking round your head’
The professional artists can put an entire song together, mix it, have different tracks for various instruments you’d like…
All for a surprising modest price…
Hire someone to even sing it for you, for a price.
And, perhaps, a percentage, depending on how you structure the deal with the singer, musicians, etc.
After watching all the head balling, and kicking at the World Cup in Qatar…
I was kicking around the idea of doing something along the lines of the old, once NEW WAVE band of the 80s…
A parody of Blondie’s Union City Blues
Except, my title would be :
Wilshire Boulevard Blues
Dedicated to all the scripts….that could of…should of…
Been produced into movies…
But tossed in rubbish bin, instead.
I’ll throw out an example. Pre-Covid Pathogen time, I discovered a great Asian American actor, on either Backstage or Mandy, which are Stock full of talented actors, actresses, and other SHOW Biz dreamers, looking for work in projects.
I wrote him, told him I had a comedy script, he could be the lead actor in. His ad did NOT say a word about him having ‘agency’.
Anyway, next thing you know, a WILKSHIRE BLVD. agency, lets me know, I was ‘out of my lane’ by trying to ‘move in’ on their client!!
“WHAT? He never said a word to me!!” I defended.
I then explained a little about the script I had written up, and offered to RE-WRITE the entire 100 pages, with him in mind for the lead.
I busted it for a week on the keyboard…sent it to WILKSHIRE BLVD…while it was still ‘smoking hot’.
Within not even a day, I got : ‘Not for our client’…besides he has something lined up in Mexico right now.
To this day, have not heard of him making the A-list, much less the B-list or even a guacamole commercial.
Meanwhile…HOLLYWOOD ‘experts’ burn thru mega buckaroos, like the wildfires burning up the Coast’s once green, lush forests.
Want me to drop names? Impress you?
Here’s a short list…of Buck Burners.
John Carter (2012) – more or less $113,000,000 LOSS
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) – about $134 Million down the tubes (another ‘going to the well, too often’ Sequel which bombed out)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2022) – wondering if trying to compete with some Bahama CRYPTO losses recently – this lucky lady lost around a cool $137 Million
Jungle Cruise (2021) – fell into the croc pit – getting eaten up for a $150 Million Loss
RISE UP…all ye that hunger, for real entertainment…and profitability.
GO INDIE !!
LOW COST PRODUCTION….translates to a much lower BREAK EVEN point…and if it’s a strong, marketable script, may well make a quite a tidy profit.
I read the News today, OHH Boy! (Oldie but goodie Beatles tune lyrics)
And AMC stock and some other movie theatre stocks…took about a 10% haircut Monday (12/19/22)
Because the new Sequel for AVATAR….made a disappointing $134 Million…
Read that again…allow that to sink into Pandora’s box
Yet, the cost was so HIGH….the stakes so HIGH
And the MARKETING MILLIONS spent, and being spent…
Actually Runs the risk of FAILING to make money, perhaps another loser.
Now, we all know The FED bails out banks, brokerages, etc.
But HOLLYWOOD…???
Don’t think so.
Stay tuned, for more tidbits, and tasty treats…
GRAY PANTING
P.S. I’m toying with the New Year’s idea of taking this blog…commercial. Merchandizing!
Sell t-shirts, baseball caps, mugs, etc. with my logo on it…and other artwork.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
WANNA BUY?
Let us KNOW…ty 😉
& Happy Holidays!!
