Tag: Garvescope Blog
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How Disney Greenlights Shows (And What Indie Filmmakers Can Learn)
Table of Contents Greenlights by Brand, Not by Boardroom From Centralization to Specialization What This Means for Filmmakers 1. Niche is Power 2. The Greenlight Starts Before the Pitch 3. Your Catalog is Your Currency Our Final Take At this year’s UCLA Entertainment Symposium, Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden pulled back the curtain on how…
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Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland, or Harris Dickinson—Who Will Wear the Tux in Bond 26?
With Dune mastermind Denis Villeneuve confirmed as director for Bond 26 and Amazon now steering the franchise for the first time, we’ve officially entered a new era of 007, one that’s younger, sleeker, and likely more prestige-driven than ever. But now comes the billion-dollar question: who’s going to wear the tux? Insiders say Amazon wants…
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California Fights Back Against Runaway Production With Massive New Film Incentives
In a year when California is facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, you might think film incentives would be the first thing cut. Instead, they just got a massive upgrade. With Friday’s final vote, the California Legislature officially locked in $750 million per year for its Film & TV Tax Credit Program, one of the…
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69 Things I Learned About Filmmaking (From Writing 69 Blog Posts About It)
When I started writing blog posts for Garvescope, I didn’t plan to write 69 of them. (Nice.) But somewhere between breaking down film budgets and unraveling the mystery of AVOD algorithms, I realized I wasn’t just writing about filmmaking. I was mapping the modern indie film playbook. Because here’s the truth: filmmaking isn’t just a…
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How Hollywood’s Polite Lies Are Hurting Filmmakers
In the startup world, I’ve had investors interrupt my pitch to tell me my market assumptions were off. In the film world, I’ve been told my script was “beautifully written” with “so much potential.” Guess which one helped me grow? There’s an epidemic of kindness in Hollywood…and not the good kind. It’s the overly polished,…
