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Thoughts on human creativity and the business thereof. From the perspective of a lawyer and producer. Nothing on this page should be considered legal advice.
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How Docs Thrive in a Creator-Driven World (opens the original)
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Nobody has mapped the rise of the creator economy like . Literally, his cartography of the media universe has identified not only the companies that are reshaping media, but the ways in which individual creators are exploiting new platforms and products to generate direct connections with audiences and build lasting, durable businesses. This week, Shapiro debuted the Affinity 100, a ranked list of the hundred most impactful creators on the planet. The list is not scored by follower count, but by
The New Money in Independent Media - Part II (opens the original)
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In Part 1 of this series, I suggested the necessity of re-thinking media investing because the market is no longer operating efficiently — it is a disjointed, scattered landscape that needs a new language and new framework. Now, I want to look at why that is, and what investors can do to shift their mindset. Disclaimer: I am not a financial advisor, and this should not be viewed as investment advice.Subscribe nowI s
The New Money in Independent Media - Part I (opens the original)
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Investing in independent film is a joke.Seriously, I’ve been laughed at many times over. As have my clients. It seems as though investors see the desperate filmmaker coming a mile away and can barely contain their incredulity when asked for money.How are you going to make my money back?It’s a great question, and one that, for at least the last five years, creatives have struggled — or completely failed — to answer. But it’s not entirely their fault. Good scripts are still being written, gripping
The Gang That Shouldn't Shoot Straight (opens the original)
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Professor Spear was one of a kind. As I remember it, he was about 5’8” and couldn’t have been more than 130 pounds. He sported a distinguished salt-and-pepper chinstrap beard and shook your hand with both of his. He was fanatical about grammar, abhorred the word “utilize,” and had a Louisiana drawl that was built to tell stories.In 2008, I enrolled in Spear’s Literary Journalism class. It was a capstone-type class for the J-school seniors who had already weathered the copyediting/news writing/in
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