Nikki Fink is a reporter that revolutionized entertainment reporting with her blog DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD. This is where nearly everyone in Hollywood gets the latest breaking news about what's going on in the business. Its a standard resource to know in this town. Check it out: Deadline
Check out this article that measures the overall performance of studios Movie Studio Report Card
This is an old article from Harvard Business School but still VERY relevant and very dead on when it comes to analyzing the traits of the business. If your breaking into the business you might want to consider these 10 observations that they point out. check it out: Hollywood Aprrenticeship
In the trend of up and coming commercial directors to get signed. Here is Arev Manoukian who just signed with WME. Here is the short that got him signed: Nuit Blanche
I think a really good source of inspiration and sometimes source material can come from blogs of concept artists. They are constantly putting up some of their most recent work on the web that can be stunning. Check it out: Android Jones Also check out concept robots:
Ticket prices are higher than ever. It's no surprise that the bar continues to be raised for highest grossing film. Back when Titanic hit the record tickets were roughly between $5-$9. Nowadays its upwards of $15 a ticket. Therefore is it fair to call Avatar the most successful film ever? There's a great article in ...
Every now and then young people from around the industry learn how to centralize information to make it easier to look up. A recent one popped up around town that helps you keep track of the latest specs being shopped around town or open writing assignments (OWA). As for open directing assignments (ODA) that changes ...
This group called La Blogotheque in France has the most interesting music video project. They basically film spontaneous concerts from a wide variety of groups. It definitely feels fresh! Looks like they will be getting signed to William Morris Endeavor (WME) Check it out: LA BLOGOTHEQUE VIDEOS
It’s a time for Hollywood to descend upon the snowy town of Park City, Utah. For those who are not familiar with Sundance, it’s a festival that began in 1978 with the help of Robert Redford in order to attract American filmmakers to film in Utah. Over the decades it has grown into one of ...
It’s important to understand box office grosses. What does a movie that cost $30 million in production need to make overall to turn a profit? Well something important to remember is that a studio doesn’t just calculate the production budget, but as well as what the film costs in marketing and distribution.This can easily make ...