A film podcast that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the filmmaking process. We dive into indie gems, massive blockbusters, and everything in between.
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Jun 12
Kevin Goetz has tested 5,000 films. His verdict on audiences: "They think they know what they want." So nobody asked for Sinners โ and it worked anyway. New ep ๐ฌ ๐ง podcasts.apple.com/us/podcasโฆ
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Jun 17
New Reel Q&A. Five questions in three minutes.
Marvel's comeback odds. Why Hollywood keeps making sequels ("interest tent poles"). The best live-action Spider-Man. The actors who stole the show. And the Nashville theme park that raised a generation.
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Jun 15
Henry Ford: ask people what they want and they'll say "a faster horse." Kevin Goetz says the movie business is no different โ the biggest swings are the ones no audience could've ordered. New episode ๐ฌ
youtu.be/JqgZQkwy4XQ
#Filmmaking #BoxOffice
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Jun 13
"There's a correlation between a 'definitely recommend' score and your opening-weekend multiple." That's why a studio will fight to cut 25 minutes. Kevin Goetz on the math behind the notes. โถ๏ธ youtu.be/JqgZQkwy4XQ
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Jun 12
Endangered species sighting: a guy saying "I was wrong" out loud and correcting the record. We gave him a standing ovation. ๐
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Jun 12
Settled on the pod: pineapple belongs on pizza, but calling it "Hawaiian" is fraud. Per a guest literally named Marinaccio, take the pizza advice. ๐๐
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Jun 12
A producer with 80 credits picked Cloud Atlas over Citizen Kane as his one film forever. "Two types of people: those who don't understand it, and those who love it." Which are you? ๐ฌ
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Jun 12
The AI risk nobody flags: it's flattering and smart at the same time. It doesn't just say your idea is great โ it uses its intelligence to make you believe it. ๐ค
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Jun 11
Music producer: fails quietly, stays golden. Film producer: one flop, name attached forever. Same title, completely different risk. ๐ฌ
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Jun 11
Spider-Noir takes Spider-Man out of the skyline and drops him into an alternate, Depression-era 1930s New York. It opens like a confession, not a fight.
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Jun 11
The thesis: sometimes the boldest creative decision is slowing down. Full Film Brief in replies.
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Jun 11
A 7,000-member community of people who budget film & TV for a living, answering each other's questions daily. Stephen Marinaccio runs it. Underrated resource. ๐ฌ
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Jun 11
"Let's make it like this, but make our buttons blue." That's not innovation. Real product thinking starts at "what is a budget, actually?" ๐ฌ apple.co/4u3rupk
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Jun 11
A pro reads "two people eating dinner" and immediately thinks: real location or set? Cater the food? Hidden background actors? Day or night? That's the line-producer brain. ๐ฌ Full ep: apple.co/4u3rupk
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Jun 10
Crowdfunding a $6M feature $100 at a time means thousands of "executive producers." Great in theory. A nightmare on the back end. ๐ฌ
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