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How Modern Franchises Became Our New Religion
We're exhausted, plain and simple. We grumble about "superhero fatigue" and decry the "content sludge" pouring from streaming services, an endless, algorithm-driven flood of the same old thing. We eye the vast empires of Marvel, Star Wars, or the Wizarding World and rightly peg them as cynical, late-capitalist engines. They're relentless, vertically integrated marketing machines peddling tickets, toys, subscriptions, and ultimately, their own endless existence. This critique hits the ma…
Audience First: A Manifesto for Independent Producers
There is a particular silence that every independent creator knows. It is the silence of a sent folder after a week of no replies. It is the quiet dread of a theatre with more empty seats than occupied ones. It is the crushing stillness of a streaming analytics page, where the view count flatlines after a brief flicker of interest from friends and family. This silence is not bad luck. It is the sound of a dream colliding with the brutal mathematics of a new creative economy. The Old Dre…
The "Franchise Killer": Why Your Next Project Should Be a Finite Transmedia World
In boardrooms from Burbank to Beijing, the diagnosis is unanimous: the theatrical experience is ailing. Ticket sales stagnate, blockbuster returns diminish, and the cultural footprint of cinema feels shallower than ever. The prescribed cure, championed by a legion of marketing executives, is a massive dose of transmedia expansion. "If they won't come to the movies," the logic goes, "we will bring the movie's world to them; On their phones, in their games, through their podcasts." They se…
Harnessing the Storm: An Odyssey Through the World’s Paramount Filming Pool
*Jean Pierre co-wrote this piece with his business partner, Vadim Fortunin. Cinema’s magic lies in its power to whisk audiences into uncharted realms. The grandeur of open seas and the mysteries of underwater abysses often beckon filmmakers, yet capturing such scenes is no small feat. The wild temperament of natural waters and the ensuing logistical quagmires are often stumbling blocks. However, nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean, Malta emerges as a cinematic sanctuary, off…
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