Using data to explain the film industry - StephenFollows.com
Jun 4, 2024 · I use data to understand how the film industry works and then share that to help filmmakers get their films funded, shot and seen. Click to read StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry, by Stephen Follows, a Substack publication with thousands of …
Why are actors getting older? - by Stephen Follows
4 days ago · Not all movies are funded equally, and over the past few decades, we have seen a quadrupling in the number of movies produced.Ubiquitous cameras, cheaper post-production, free online education, increasing distribution channels, and rising global wealth have all played their part in this production boom.
Stephen Follows - Using data to explain the film industry
I use data to understand how the film industry works and then share that to help filmmakers get their films funded, shot and seen. Click to read StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry, by Stephen Follows, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Which nations rate drug content in movies most harshly?
Aug 5, 2024 · When it comes to rating films with drug-related content, several countries emerge as particularly stringent. Topping the list is Thailand, which, along with Lithuania, Mexico, and Ireland, has a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.49.
Using data to explain the film industry - StephenFollows.com
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What’s inside the Hallmark TV movie bible? - Stephen Follows
Sep 2, 2024 · Hallmark defines their audience as “ Women aged between 25 and 54″ and say “ we don’t like to stray far from what we do. It’s kind of a ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mentality”. It can be easy to be cynical about the quality of TV movies, especially when comparing them to epic, arthouse film festival darlings (well, not all), but this is an unfair comparison.
The Horror Movie Report - by Stephen Follows
Nov 7, 2024 · The most comprehensive case study of the horror genre ever. The horror genre dissected, analysed and laid bare. Using data on every horror film ever made, a data-driven dive into everything from development, production and distribution to recoupment and profitability.
What are the most popular days for film festivals?
Sep 14, 2024 · 78% of festivals start accepting submissions for at least six months before their festival runs. This will be for a variety of reasons, ranging from wanting to give filmmakers the best chance of making their deadlines and wanting to have multiple “late” deadlines as each usually sees an increase in the fees charged.
How many shots are in the average movie? - Stephen Follows
Jul 3, 2017 · To end this piece, let's compare two movies which came out in cinemas only a few days apart - Woody Allen's Whatever Works (starring Larry David) and Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (starring a truck which is also a robot).. Whatever Works. Total number of shots = 318
Using data to determine if Die Hard is a Christmas movie
Dec 5, 2021 · The script. By going back to the film's script we are able to see what the screenwriters saw as part of their vision. The word "Christmas" appears 18 times in the script, which is more than the words "explode" (4), "die" (5),"hard" (11), "shoot" (12), "kill" (13) and "blood" (13), although far fewer times than"gun" (73), "terrorist" (51) and "suddenly" (45).