The Holiday Catch Up
Like christmas songs, seasonal movies seem like the ultimate bankable product. At least, they used to. Every year there’s new fare tossed onto the old yuletide fire hoping to burn brightest as a holiday classic for the ages.
Remember the good old days when the only movies you could find on tv leading up to the 25th of December were true christmas classics? Classics like Miracle on 34th Street… And Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Recently, however, the nog of programming has become somewhat diluted. This is no surprise however – with a world wide proliferation of content and the means to distribute and consume it – the entire entertainment industry is flooded with material.
That glut of content is why we need the holiday catch up. It’s a period of the year that falls under the pretense of making time to spend with loved ones and enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation. But really, it’s a chance to catch up on 2010 and get a head start on 2011. At least it is for many people who the average writer or indie filmmaker wants to court. So you’ve got to be ready for it.
Getting someone who is in the position to help advance your career to look at your work, consider a pitch or read your script is challenging at the best of times all year long. However, lining things up so that your proposal can become a part of their holiday catch up, can be a golden opportunity.
This little tip, I give to you to ponder, fair lowly show biz wasteland brethren. Of course, you’ve got about a year to ponder it, since I probably should have made this particular post about a month ago… But I’m doing a bit of catching up myself.
Yippy-kai-yay and a merry chirstmas.
