Everyone who pitches a movie in this business will automatically associate it with proven successes. For example, "this is 300 meets DARK KNIGHT" or "This is SUPERBAD meets THE HANGOVER". Its a common technique because of course people want to show where a similar movie had success. The problem with that mentality is that EVERYONE ...
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 ...
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 ...
Very interesting article in the New York Times regarding the downfall of MGM and how film divisions aren't as big as they used to be. Check out the article here. Enjoy