How would a writers' strike effect a film with a writer/director (assuming the Teamsters not crossing their picket lines doesn't shut everything down)? Could Chris Carter continue to direct the film but not write it? IMDb says that he gets a story credit, but Frank Spotnitz gets both story and written by credits, would it somehow be different if Carter were to get a written by credit? Would it matter that the production is in Canada?
I've heard that all the television networks have six or seven scripts for their shows, but how would this effect a series where writers actually appear in the show? Could Tina Fey act in an episode of 30 Rock that she wrote? Would her creator title prevent her from acting in an episode that she didn't write? I suppose The Office could get by without the characters played by its actors who are also writers, but not 30 Rock.