"Development hell" is media-industry jargon for a film, television screenplay, computer program,[1] concept or idea becoming and remaining stuck in development and never starting production. For Wikipedia jargon see WikipediaGlossary. For hacker slang see Jargon File. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Computer programs (also software programs, or just programs) are instructions for a Computer. The term "concept" is traced back to 1554–60 ( l conceptum - something conceived but what is today termed "the classical theory of concepts" is the theory of Aristotle An idea is a form (such as a Thought) formed by Consciousness (including Mind) through the Process of ideation. Filmmaking is the process of making a Film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting shooting editing and finally distribution to an audience Filmmaking is the process of making a Film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting shooting editing and finally distribution to an audience The film industry buys rights to many popular novels, but it may take years for such novels to be successfully brought to cinema, and often with considerable changes to the plot, characters, and general tone. [2]
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In the case of a film or television screenplay, the screenwriter may have successfully sold a screenplay to a certain set of producers or studio executives, but then new executives assigned to the project may raise objections to all the scripts and casting decisions they oversee, mandating rewrites and recasting. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. A rewrite in Computer programming is the act or result of re-implementing a large portion of existing functionality without re-use of its Source code. As a director and actors become "attached" to the project, further rewrites and recasting may be done, to accommodate the needs of the new talents involved in the project. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Should the project fail to meet their needs, they might leave the project or simply refuse to complete it, causing further rewrites and recasting. At any point, a project may be forced to begin again from scratch.
This process can last for months or years. More often than not, a project trapped in this state will be abandoned by all interested parties or cancelled outright. Hollywood starts ten times as many projects as are released, so many scripts will, of necessity, languish. [3] Many times, this "hell" is caused by the lack of foresight and competing visions of those involved. This revolving door in the film industry happens most commonly with projects that, to some, may have multiple interpretations and affect several points of view. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Sources
- ^ "Interactive development: The new hell," Marx, Andy. This is a list of non-movie projects considered to be in Development hell. In the Film industry, a Film is considered shelved if it is not released for public viewing after Filming has started or even completed Filmmaking is the process of making a Film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting shooting editing and finally distribution to an audience Vaporware is a somewhat derogatory term used to describe a Software or Hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release but which then Variety. New York: February 28, 1994. Vol. 354, Iss. 4; pg. 1
- ^ "How My Novel Was Almost 'Developed' Into Oblivion," By WARREN ADLER, New York Times. New York, N. Y. : October 3, 1999. p. AR11
- ^ "Cover Story: Writers Paid for Movies Never Made," Spillman, Susan. USA TODAY. McLean, Va. : January 16, 1991. pg. D1
- ^ "Dept. of development hell," Kerrie Mitchell. Premiere. (American edition). New York: February 2005. Vol. 18, Iss. 5; pg. 40
- ^ "Development hell," Geoffrey Macnab. Sight and Sound. London: September 2004. Vol. 14, Iss. 9; pg. 4
- ^ "Dog days in development hell," Peter Bart. Variety. New York: August 28-September 3, 2000. Vol. 380, Iss. 2; pg. 4
- ^ "Books Into Movies: Part 2," Warren, Patricia Nell. Lambda Book Report. Washington: April 2000. Vol. 8, Iss. 9; pg. 9. (Best selling novel The Front Runner has spent over 25 years in development hell)
- ^ "Movies: You've Read the Book. The Front Runner is a 1974 novel by Patricia Nell Warren. The book considered by some as a classic example of LGBT literature of the period is a love . . --- Now Watch the Movie Rot in Development Hell," By John Lippman. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N. Y. : May 10, 1999. pg. B. 1
- ^ " I know what you're doing next summer, Mr. Studio Executive," Bart, Peter. GQ: Gentlemen's Quarterly. New York: March 1999. Vol. 69, Iss. 3; pg. 151. ("the strange process known as development hell")
- ^ "Development Hell," Horowitz, Joy. American Film. New York: November 1987. Vol. 13, Iss. 2; pg. 53 (The novella "Forever" has spent over 50 years in development hell. )
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