{"id":1711,"date":"2017-01-06T17:04:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T17:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2017-01-10T22:38:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T22:38:35","slug":"media-technology-disruption-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/media-technology-disruption-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Media & Technology Reading List 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The web is full of\u00a0resources for filmmakers\u00a0looking\u00a0for tips, gadget reviews, and other tactical advice. But strategic analysis is a lot harder to come by.<\/span><\/p>\n

To that end, I consider the writers and publications on this list indispensable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not everyone here is concerned primarily with filmed entertainment. But it isn’t possible to understand how the film and media business\u00a0is\u00a0changing without looking at wider\u00a0technological and social trends. Happy reading.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Ball<\/span><\/h3>\n

Matt\u00a0is one of the few thinkers who has engaged in detailed analysis on film industry business model disruptions. I came across his Future Of Film<\/span><\/a> series several years ago\u2014it\u2019s still required reading.<\/span><\/p>\n

Venkatesh Rao<\/span><\/h3>\n

Venkatesh Rao\u00a0(aka VGR) defies description, but I defy anyone to ignore his work. You can start with his classic Gervais Principle<\/span><\/a>. After that, move on to his Breaking Smart<\/span><\/a> series which was produced in collaboration with Andreessen Horowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ted Hope<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ted Hope is a renowned film producer and innovator of film financing techniques. Although his public writing has dropped off since he moved to Amazon Pictures, Ted\u2019s impressive back catalog is still with us: start with his calls for the adoption of\u00a0staged financing models<\/span><\/a>, and for a sustainable investor<\/span><\/a> class.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stu Maschwitz<\/span><\/h3>\n

It would be accurate, but also a gross oversimplification, to call Stu a post production and VFX guru. A veteran of ILM and The Orphanage, he published his seminal\u00a0DV Rebel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0call-to-arms more than a decade ago. His blog ProLost is a treasure trove of workflow advice<\/span><\/a>\u00a0interwoven with\u00a0deeper wisdom<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Thompson\/Stratechery<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ben Thompson is a keen observer of the technology industry and how it is transforming society. He publishes weekly essays (free) and a daily newsletter (paid, and highly recommended). You can start on the free stuff here<\/span><\/a>, here<\/span><\/a>, and here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephen Follows<\/span><\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve sometimes described Stephen as the \u201cNate Silver of the film industry\u201d. He publishes weekly articles focusing on the data and statistics surrounding the film industry. The eclectic topics range from film crew breakdowns<\/span><\/a> to actors\u2019 average ages across genres<\/span><\/a> to Brexit<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benedict Evans<\/span><\/h3>\n

Benedict Evans works for Andreessen Horowitz. I confess that I have no idea what he actually does there, but I am very grateful for his output. Start with his presentations on Mobile Eating The World<\/span><\/a> and the VR Idea Maze<\/span><\/a>. I am also partial to his piece on the HMS Dreadnought<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

MediaREDEF<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jason Hirshhorn\u2019s startup<\/a> is best known for its daily curation newsletters, but has also published many excellent originals. Start with their The Future Of Video<\/span><\/a> presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday Note<\/span><\/h3>\n

Frederic Filloux and Jean-Louis Gass\u00e9e are a too well-kept secret. Start with Hard Comparison: Legacy Media vs. Digital\u00a0Native<\/span><\/a>, then move on to Fossilized Culture<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tren Griffin<\/span><\/h3>\n

A Microsoft employee who is obsessed with Charlie Munger, Tren might seem like an odd entry on this list. Read his pieces on Louis CK<\/span><\/a>, Nassim Taleb<\/span><\/a>, and The Godfather<\/span><\/a>, then tell me I\u2019m wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pliny<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re new to this blog, you can start in two places: Why Film Has Not Been Disrupted (Yet)<\/span><\/a>; and The RED Camera Was Not A Disruptive Innovation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The best writers and publications concerned with disruption in film, media, and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1711"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1733,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions\/1733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}