AboutBarry Pearson Expertise I`m a credited writer on nine feature films. My latest movie, IRON ROAD, which stars Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill,is being offered to festivals. Sun Li, the Chinese star, won the best actress award at the Roma Fiction Fest recently. www.ironroadthemovie.com)
I`m also the writer of over 40 hours of television drama for major networks in North America, and I`m a producer of three feature films and over 50 hours of television prime time drama.
I've received Best Screenplay, Best Picture awards at international film festivals around the world.
I've been coaching screen and television writers in person, and on the internet, for over ten years, and I've answered over 1000 All Experts questions!
Experience I've been in the business of writing and producing feature
films, television series, and MOW's for over 20 years. You
can check me out at this URL
http://www.createyourscreenplay.com/aboutbp.htm
Question I am just entering into the industry and I am currently in
the preliminaries of building my team: (1)LAWYER,
(2)MANAGER, (3)AGENT — all of whom work off percentages
from gross income. After (4)TAXES I am calculating that I
will be able to look forward to roughly a 40% take-home.
I am writing you to see if there is any tool or application
out there that can take a given TAKE-HOME amount and, with
the various four percentages mentioned above, calculate the
necessary GROSS INCOME to achieve the desired take-home. I
am certain professionals utilize something of this nature
without necessarily going to their calculator and/or agent
every time. Could you please direct me to such a tool or
application? It would be greatly appreciated.
Answer Hi Dial,
I can't really give you cogent advice until I know a lot about how and with what you plan to "enter the entertainment industry." Are you going to enter as a writer, producer, director, performer, financier, what? And with what existing curriculum vitae (i.e. background resume).
I can tell you with great certainty that there is no tool to calculate gross income for screenwriters.
If you wish to pursue this issue, feel free to e-mail me at createyourscreenplay@rogers.com and give me detail so that I can advise you.
