Introduce Yourself : Laura Preble by Laura Preble

Sorry. I did this wrong.. hi! Screenwriter, just got back from LA for my Stage 32 meetings, a whirlwind of activity!

Yay Laura! Happy IYW and Happy Holidays. So great to hear about all your meetings and activity. David's keeping us all up to speed!

Tell us all about it Laura Preble! Who'd you meet with? How'd it go?

Happy Holidays, Laura Preble. Did you meet a lot of members from Stage 32?

Hey! I met with two people via Zoom (one in the UK, one with RSV) and two in person. The in person meetings were the best, and I think they are really important, because people communicate things physically that you can't really get over Zoom. I didn't meet any Stage 32 peeps, unfortunately.

One person met with me for two hours, which was fantastic. But I will say that most of the people with whom I met said they are getting out of the business possibly. Covid and then the strikes apparently tanked a lot of the smaller production companies (at least from these peoples' perspectives) and streaming services appear to be scaling back. I don't know if that is empirically true, or if that was just the experiences of these particular people.

I think the gist of it was that I should look for a rep. All the meetings were positive, though...I learned a lot. I was not expecting a movie deal or a contract -- I expected insight and info, which I did get, and connections, which I made.

Glad all the meetings were positive and you learned a lot, Laura Preble. Sorry to hear Covid and the strikes tanked a lot of smaller production companies. "Streaming services appear to be scaling back." I've been reading in the trades that streamers are spending a lot of money on projects and as the industry continues to get back on its feet, I think streamers will spend more money.