The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to the New Hollywood: Success in the Era of Netflix and Streaming Video

ISBN-13: 9781476673011 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 221 str.

Gabriel Campisi

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments vii
• Foreword 1
• Preface 5
• Introduction 9
• In the Eye of the Storm 9
• The Sparks That Lit the Fire 10
• The Here and the Now 12
• New Strategies 13
• The Endurance of Entertainment 14
• Part One
• 1. Understanding Hollywood 16
• The Birth of an Icon 16
• It's a Business 17
• A Word of Caution 18
• It's Technology 19
• The Same for Television 22
• Tools of the Trade 24
• It's Communication 25
• It's Entertainment 27
• The Quintessential Quaternity 29
• 2. The Traditional Paradigm 30
• Keep Your Eye on the Prize 30
• VOD: Show Me the Money 31
• Business as Usual 33
• Lasting Financial Practices 34
• The Realities of Risk 35
• The Best Offense Is a Good Defense 37
• 3. Risk Management 40
• Fiscal Safety Nets 40
• A Tale of Tomb Raiders 49
• 4. The Tides of Change 52
• The Power of Innovation 52
• Out with the Old 53
• The Collective Conscience 55
• Follow the Leader 57
• Seeing Triple 57
• Movies 61
• Television 62
• Piece of the Pie 62
• 5. The Blame Game 64
• Who Takes the Credit? 64
• Too Small for the Big Screen? 65
• Timing and Fleeting Trends 67
• A Perfect Example: ­COVID-19 67
• Understanding Timing and Audience Response 68
• When Opportunity Knocks 72
• Taking Charge 72
• Real-World Consequences 75
• 6. New Realities 78
• A New Way of Doing Business 78
• Transparency 80
• An Existential Battle 80
• ­Never-Ending Storms 81
• The Keys to the Kingdom 82
• When Business Means War 83
• Industry Response and Counterstrike 85
• A Perpetual Campaign of Attrition 86
• Redefining Entertainment Media 87
• ­Short-Form Content 88
• The New World of Media Distinction 89
• New Phrases and Language 91
• 7. Moving Forward 95
• The Human Element 95
• There Are Only Two Kinds of Stories 96
• Breaking in Today 97
• Think Outside the Box 99
• Final Words 100
• Part Two
• 8. Interviews with the Industry Pros 104
• Val Hill 106
• Nicholas Tabarrok 110
• David Rimawi 114
• Dominique Telson 121
• Joel Soisson 127
• Larry Kasanoff 133
• Leigh Scott 139
• Dete Meserve 142
• Brad Wyman 150
• Tiffany Boyle 156
• David Michael Latt 160
• James Dudelson 166
• Morris Ruskin 169
• Patrick Lussier 174
• Pen Densham 178
• Appendix: The Hollywood Business Paradigms 195
• Bibliography 199
• Index 207