Which books have been most helpful for you in expanding your knowledge of the BUSINESS side of the industry?
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What You Don’t Learn In Film School, by Shane Stanley
Rebels on the Backlot, by Sharon Waxman
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, by Peter Biskind
Down and Dirty Pictures, by Peter Biskind
Tales From Development Hell, by David Hughes
Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories, by Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman
Quentin Tarantino: Shooting from the Hip, by Wensley Clarkson
Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency, by James Andrew Miller
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Recently I read Ted Hope's book, "Hope for Film", he details his struggles and success as an indie producer navigating Hollywood.
If you're into American-Hollywood history, I'd recommend "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood".
Lynda Obst's biography, "Hello, he lied..." is a fantastic look behind the scenes producing studio movies.
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Dan MaxXx Forgot about Ted Hope. He had some great webinars awhile back about producing indie film. He mentioned that you have to treat it like a business and realize that when you produce 20 films, you're going to have some successes and some that don't do well.
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Other business books I like that really help explain how the industry evolved over the last 30+ years: Keys to the Kingdom, Disney War, The Men Who Would Be King.
These give such a comprehensive view of how one man's death (Frank Wells) completely changed the landscape of Hollywood. You could almost call this a model Hollywood Saga parts 1 through 3.
Clause By Clause from Stephen Breimer... and Hollywood Dealmaking by Dina Appleton & Daniel Yankelevits are on my bookshelf... so is Hello, He Lied by Obst (as Dan mentioned).
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Worth noting that Ted Hope has also written a huge number of highly informative blog posts for the last twenty-five years. He's pretty much been giving gold away to filmmakers with his insights. The guy truly fights for his art form.