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@jacob
What are the best books, blogs, essays, podcasts etc. on the movie business & film industry?
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Roy Price
@royprice
Do u mean like the history or how it works now?
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Hi! Former film finance/sales agent here. Have worked on Oscar winners. See my starter recs below I’m talking to your team about a project or two :) Happy to have a quick call Story by McKee The Mailroom by Rensin The Biz by Moore Big Picture by Fritz Bellini’s Puck newsletter Maybe even my blog lol Thx @bias
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Scriptnotes for a podcast—more centered on writing and that part of the industry. Unsure if you are looking for the production/process heavy stuff or simply industry coverage.
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more on the fun side, but I like these videos about how messed up some film development/production can be https://youtube.com/@ItWasAShtShow
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Rakshita Philip
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Corridor Crew on YouTube for VFX breakdowns, nerdwriter1 to understand the art of storytelling better and a lot of video essays to hear bts stuff about movies and shows I love.
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I found Making Movies by Sidney Lumet to be insightful if curious about the filmmaking process (older book from 1996)
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@devonhdolan Care to chime in here? I’d be curious to see your recc’s.
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there are some wonderful essays on the film industry within Tom Bissell’s ‘Magic Hours’
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@jayme
Who Is Michael Ovitz? https://www.amazon.com/Who-Michael-Ovitz/dp/1591845548
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The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald, if you’re willing to do some digging.
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Ben
@mrdarp
The King of Content on Summer Redstone
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Creativity Inc Cowboys & Indies Hit Men Powerhouse: Untold History of CAA Appetite for Self Distruction Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Last Sultan Heaven & Hell: My Life In The Eagles How Music Works by David Byrne All fun and insightful, will give good perspective on the realities. Could offer more technical if you want.
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
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@deniz
@perl
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@alfl
Rebel Without a Crew
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