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Successful, independent consultants know the same thing (about consulting, not films). Successful, independent filmmakers know one person can’t make a movie. At a minimum they need a director of photography to run the camera, a sound person, a lighting person/gaffer (I’ve always wanted to use the word gaffer in a blog), plus a production assistant. MORE
Several years ago, I conducted an evaluation of a program that showed films to refugees in a large refugee camp in Kenya. Leaders should be asking themselves and their organization, “what new normal should we create?”. MORE
New research reveals the barriers that Black talent in the film and TV industry faces, the economic fallout, and solutions for creating a more inclusive, equitable workplace. Diversity and Inclusion Media & Entertainment United States MORE
My oldest son is studying film-making in one of Europe''s newest and most modern film schools, located right here in Tallinn, for 3,400 EUR total per year. By the end of his BA, he''ll be some 10,000 EUR in debt (I am paying some of his expenses), but has studied under internationally-known film-makers, has participated in several international film festivals with his own films, and has trained on cutting-edge equipment. MORE
There’s a quote I saw decades ago attributed to American film director Woody Allen: “80 percent of success is just showing up.”. When I first heard that quote, it seemed overly simplistic to the point that I dismissed it. MORE
Uncategorized 11:59 analysis paralysis chair Christmas coach confusion despair English-language films Films Hospitality Recreation Hotels & Motels marketing paralyzed by writing stopped stuck worried worry writing a book You Got to MoveMy internal dialog started in 2008 when I decided to write another book to help me market my services. Here’s what my mind used to say: “Yeah, that’s a great idea for my second book! Let me think about it for awhile.” MORE
Uncategorized Aware Creative works Doesn energy English-language films Fearless Human Interest life energy LinkedIn Musicians social media hamster wheel SongsWhen we think about fearlessness and about fearless marketing, we think of things like courageous, bold action. We think of taking risks, doing creative things and really swinging out there. And all of that can be very inspiring. But have you noticed that it usually doesn’t last very long? For one, it can be exhausting. MORE
Kotes, a film production designer and activist. “We Photo courtesy of EPA, via Shutterstock. Smashing another myth again! MORE
” When we encounter a fashion, a film or some other cultural artifact that the critical establishment has celebrated, it’s easy to not understand it. “But why is this important?” MORE
Firstly, the film biz has always been high tech and since the early nineties only moving in one direction when it comes to digitalization. Those who thought film stock might actually stick around were quickly disabused of that notion even before Youtube. While the global banking behemoths rush in to the blockchain space, many industry verticals beyond banking are also exploring applications for this technology. MORE
The Wall Street Journal reports In France, Popular Actors May Pay for Change in Funding for Films. 1, the Centre National du Cinéma, the government agency that funds film production, will shun films in which the pay to the star actors exceeds a certain percentage of production costs. The limit varies depending on the budget; it is set at 5% for films costing between €8 million and €10 million. In trade negotiations, the film subsidy has been targeted by the U.S. MORE
I'd finally become fed up with the months-long sea of 'Star Wars' tie-ins that frankly have nothing to do with the films. Last week, I saw bags of apples with 'Star Wars' images all over the package. Well, at least I think they were apples. The promotional imagery consumed every single bag, so I suppose they could've been oranges, or grapefruits--or miniature, edible Death Stars. I don't sincerely know. Regardless, the drastic visual made quite an impact. MORE
The cofounder of the company that created the world’s first computer-animated feature film lays out a management philosophy for keeping Pixar innovative. Our Insights MORE
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir celebrate Academy Awards week by discussing two of their favorite nominations: the film “Parasite” and the documentary “American Factory.” ” Economy Cross-cultural management Global strategy Audio MORE
For no really good reason, I filmed this long riff about my experience with the early days of video and adventure games. Two videos for when you might have time. Probably more 1980s game history than you wanted to know. MORE
Uncategorized Alan Weiss Creative works energy English-language films Films God in fiction Human Interest Robert SuperI had a very interesting dream last night about a “Female National Super Hero” who supported us all through the coronavirus until things were better. MORE
The goal of that short film or that sales letter or that invitation to a seminar shouldn't be to answer every question and completely describe what's on offer. Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. MORE
And once again, women have been largely (and very noticeably) snubbed by the film industry. Sidelining women in film is a recurring pattern, not a one-off. Once again, it’s awards season in Hollywood. MORE
Those who wish to understand Italian politics need only watch the American film classic “ Groundhog Day “ The movie stars Bill Murray who portray weatherman Phil Connors, an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, finds himself in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again. MORE
It was relegated to the weekend when I could escape from the daily grind of my work and channel the right-side of my brain to make cool stuff like webcomics, music, and films. For the longest time, I felt that creativity was some ethereal fairy magic. I particularly believed this at a point in my life when I didn’t get to spend a lot of my waking hours being creative. MORE
On Thanksgiving day, My wife and I went to see the Mr. Rogers film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is one of those rare films that can create a shift in one’s perspective about life. MORE
Research shows that several strategies drive this success; they include bringing in different types of talent while also maintaining a stable core creative team then working together to challenge the superhero action-film formula. Spencer Harrison, an associate professor at INSEAD, says that managers in any industry can learn from the success of the Marvel movie franchise. MORE
While many of the headline speakers at Cannes hailed from the creative communities of film, TV, and, of course, advertising, much of the festival’s real action took place around the booths of tech leaders such as Google, Facebook, and Tencent. Commentary Monday, June 27, 2016. The Cannes Lions festival, which wrapped up June 25, bills itself as “Eight days dedicated to the power of creativity.” MORE
” I was able to be in Atlanta on the very ground floor of what has now become one of the biggest film and television industries in the country. Kelly: We moved to Atlanta and that’s when I really got my start in film and television. MORE
Uncategorized Avengers Avengers: Endgame English-language films Fiction Fictional characters Films Films using computer-generated imagery IMAX films Infinity Infinity Gems Nanotechnology in fiction ThanosI don’t know about you, but I happen to be a Marvel movie superhero fanatic. I’m one of those weird people who has watched all 22 of the Marvel movies over the past 11 years, several of them more than once, including the latest, Endgame. MORE
So get pro – here are some excellent tips from professional writers like Steven Pinker, Stephen King, and film and tv writers whose names you don’t know, but whose works you do […]. Consultants Consultant: If you send emails, write reports, web pages or brochures as part of your job then you are in fact a professional writer. MORE
And with several films set to be released over the next few years as well as a new theme park, brand awareness is not a challenge. Powered by CrowdTwist, Marvel Insider lets fans earn swag for engaging with the brand on social media platforms, watching trailers for upcoming Marvel films and TV shows, and taking surveys. But even a brand that's as well-known as Marvel needs to make its brand stickier with data insights. MORE
In all three cases, "do-gooders with phones" thought the best way to deal with a situation they didn't understand was to film it and share it. We've all heard the story by now: United is cruel, because they body-shamed some little girls over their leggings. United is vicious because they beat up some old guy and dragged him off the plane. And American is just as awful because they almost punched a baby and took away his mommy's stroller. Oh, what a world! MORE
Two of its fourteen feature films – “Finding Nemo” and “Toy Story 3” – are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, while an impressive thirteen of the fourteen are in the 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time. Pixar, now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. MORE
Oh and also, the film Up In The Air is a good film with George Clooney flying all over the world on his AA gold card as a type of consultant that is flown in to fire people from companies. The film comes with the sad message of travelling being pretty lonesome.so One of the major draws for people wanting to get into management consulting is the potential for a lot of travel. MORE
You make a short film. Some things, like your next job, might happen as the direct result of one meeting. Here I am, here's my resume, okay, you're hired. But most of the time, that's not the way it works. You meet someone. You do a small project. You write an article. It leads to another meeting. You do a slightly bigger project for someone else. That leads to a speaking gig. Which leads to an consulting contract. And then you get the gig. MORE
They thought that what would ensure their future was better fidelity film. And without a doubt, they delivered on the promise of ever better film stock, with all the things a professional photographer could hope for. As they gained market share, they doubled down on image quality, raising their prices to support cameras and film that would compete with Kodak''s leadership in fidelity. Kodak, of course, ruled their world. MORE
Consultants Consultant: Smart people are everywhere in film. Loved this video which shows some of the ways films portray “smart” This includes: memorising things solving a Rubik’s cube being mean writing on glass and other things you shouldn’t write on never having to work on anything being smart at one thing makes you smart at everything If […]. MORE
Uncategorized Anger Edmund Burke But Emotions English-language films Ethics Facebook Film Good and evil Human behavior Rise: Blood Hunter Robert P.S. Remember United StatesThese days, the political landscape is incredibly divisive. I spent some time browsing through Facebook this past weekend and was surprised to see that more than half the posts were political in nature. And many were downright nasty, ridiculing those in the opposing political party. MORE
What the film tapped into, of course, was the public perception that consultants were arrogant know-it-alls, spotty business school graduates who felt they had the experience to tell captains of industry what to do. Thirty years ago, a documentary about consulting aired. MORE
Last week, an expertly trained professional gently removed the thin film of grime and buffed some new-age, uber protective coating onto my sedan. Sometimes things just go wrong. How you handle the situation as a consultant makes all the difference. For instance, one of life’s little pleasures is a freshly detailed car. And as I tootled down the highway, I couldn’t help but slow down and admire the deep, burnished glow of the metallic black hood. MORE
If we want a good example of where orchestration works brilliantly, it’s the film industry, where the full-service studios of Hollywood’s golden era, have given way to a much more fragmented environment in which the input of hundreds of highly-specialised firms is ‘orchestrated’ by a single production team. The key to success in the consulting industry, as it has been in films, is transparency. By Fiona Czerniawska. Clients want to have their cake and eat it. MORE
Disney’s Frozen is not only the world’s most successful animation feature film ever but also the fruit of an ingenious “postmerger rejuvenation.” Perspective Thursday, June 16, 2016. An Academy award. billion in box office revenues. Millions of wide-eyed boys and girls. How so? In 2005, Walt Disney was lagging in creative output and commercial traction. It then acquired a small but fast-growing animation studio, Pixar. MORE
Just screened tonight was the two hour film which will be released by the Weinstein Company this month. Please consider The Guardian article Citizenfour Review – Poitras'' Victorious Film Shows Snowden Vindicated. Citizenfour must have been a maddening documentary to film. The film is named for a pseudonym Snowden used with Poitras.) Once again I salute Edwards Snowden as an all-American hero. On second thought, make that an all-world hero. MORE
And once you get that clear, this is how you know you have enough clarity on your ideal client: If you were going to film a movie about your ideal client and you were the, let's say you were going to be the movie director.take the movie director test. MORE
Given that Marvel fans are willing to camp out just to be first in line for the latest film or comic book release, offering a loyalty program appears to be unnecessary. . Marvel Entertainment, the company that's home to characters like Captain America and the Hulk, launched its new loyalty program, Marvel Insider , at San Diego's Comic Con this week. MORE
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MARCH 10, 2021
New research reveals the barriers that Black talent in the film and TV industry faces, the economic fallout, and solutions for creating a more inclusive, equitable workplace. Diversity and Inclusion Media & Entertainment United States
The More Clients Blog
MAY 13, 2019
Uncategorized Avengers Avengers: Endgame English-language films Fiction Fictional characters Films Films using computer-generated imagery IMAX films Infinity Infinity Gems Nanotechnology in fiction ThanosI don’t know about you, but I happen to be a Marvel movie superhero fanatic. I’m one of those weird people who has watched all 22 of the Marvel movies over the past 11 years, several of them more than once, including the latest, Endgame.
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MishTalk
OCTOBER 11, 2014
Just screened tonight was the two hour film which will be released by the Weinstein Company this month. Please consider The Guardian article Citizenfour Review – Poitras'' Victorious Film Shows Snowden Vindicated. Citizenfour must have been a maddening documentary to film. The film is named for a pseudonym Snowden used with Poitras.) Once again I salute Edwards Snowden as an all-American hero. On second thought, make that an all-world hero.
The More Clients Blog
MAY 18, 2020
Uncategorized Alan Weiss Creative works energy English-language films Films God in fiction Human Interest Robert SuperI had a very interesting dream last night about a “Female National Super Hero” who supported us all through the coronavirus until things were better.
The More Clients Blog
JULY 16, 2018
Uncategorized 11:59 analysis paralysis chair Christmas coach confusion despair English-language films Films Hospitality Recreation Hotels & Motels marketing paralyzed by writing stopped stuck worried worry writing a book You Got to MoveMy internal dialog started in 2008 when I decided to write another book to help me market my services. Here’s what my mind used to say: “Yeah, that’s a great idea for my second book! Let me think about it for awhile.”
The More Clients Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Uncategorized Anger Edmund Burke But Emotions English-language films Ethics Facebook Film Good and evil Human behavior Rise: Blood Hunter Robert P.S. Remember United StatesThese days, the political landscape is incredibly divisive. I spent some time browsing through Facebook this past weekend and was surprised to see that more than half the posts were political in nature. And many were downright nasty, ridiculing those in the opposing political party.
On the Brink
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Kotes, a film production designer and activist. “We Photo courtesy of EPA, via Shutterstock. Smashing another myth again!
David A Fields
JANUARY 14, 2015
Last week, an expertly trained professional gently removed the thin film of grime and buffed some new-age, uber protective coating onto my sedan. Sometimes things just go wrong. How you handle the situation as a consultant makes all the difference. For instance, one of life’s little pleasures is a freshly detailed car. And as I tootled down the highway, I couldn’t help but slow down and admire the deep, burnished glow of the metallic black hood.
Seth Godin Blog
MARCH 28, 2013
The goal of that short film or that sales letter or that invitation to a seminar shouldn't be to answer every question and completely describe what's on offer. Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014.
Simon Associates
JANUARY 28, 2020
And once again, women have been largely (and very noticeably) snubbed by the film industry. Sidelining women in film is a recurring pattern, not a one-off. Once again, it’s awards season in Hollywood.
David A Fields
MARCH 16, 2016
Successful, independent consultants know the same thing (about consulting, not films). Successful, independent filmmakers know one person can’t make a movie. At a minimum they need a director of photography to run the camera, a sound person, a lighting person/gaffer (I’ve always wanted to use the word gaffer in a blog), plus a production assistant.
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Consultants' Consultant
JANUARY 5, 2019
Consultants Consultant: Smart people are everywhere in film. Loved this video which shows some of the ways films portray “smart” This includes: memorising things solving a Rubik’s cube being mean writing on glass and other things you shouldn’t write on never having to work on anything being smart at one thing makes you smart at everything If […].
McKinsey
MARCH 29, 2016
The cofounder of the company that created the world’s first computer-animated feature film lays out a management philosophy for keeping Pixar innovative. Our Insights
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir celebrate Academy Awards week by discussing two of their favorite nominations: the film “Parasite” and the documentary “American Factory.” ” Economy Cross-cultural management Global strategy Audio
The Source
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
What the film tapped into, of course, was the public perception that consultants were arrogant know-it-alls, spotty business school graduates who felt they had the experience to tell captains of industry what to do. Thirty years ago, a documentary about consulting aired.
Think Customers
JULY 27, 2016
Given that Marvel fans are willing to camp out just to be first in line for the latest film or comic book release, offering a loyalty program appears to be unnecessary. . Marvel Entertainment, the company that's home to characters like Captain America and the Hulk, launched its new loyalty program, Marvel Insider , at San Diego's Comic Con this week.
Think Customers
JULY 27, 2016
And with several films set to be released over the next few years as well as a new theme park, brand awareness is not a challenge. Powered by CrowdTwist, Marvel Insider lets fans earn swag for engaging with the brand on social media platforms, watching trailers for upcoming Marvel films and TV shows, and taking surveys. But even a brand that's as well-known as Marvel needs to make its brand stickier with data insights.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
” When we encounter a fashion, a film or some other cultural artifact that the critical establishment has celebrated, it’s easy to not understand it. “But why is this important?”
BCG
JUNE 27, 2016
While many of the headline speakers at Cannes hailed from the creative communities of film, TV, and, of course, advertising, much of the festival’s real action took place around the booths of tech leaders such as Google, Facebook, and Tencent. Commentary Monday, June 27, 2016. The Cannes Lions festival, which wrapped up June 25, bills itself as “Eight days dedicated to the power of creativity.”
Consultants' Consultant
MARCH 26, 2016
So get pro – here are some excellent tips from professional writers like Steven Pinker, Stephen King, and film and tv writers whose names you don’t know, but whose works you do […]. Consultants Consultant: If you send emails, write reports, web pages or brochures as part of your job then you are in fact a professional writer.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Those who wish to understand Italian politics need only watch the American film classic “ Groundhog Day “ The movie stars Bill Murray who portray weatherman Phil Connors, an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, finds himself in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again.
Consulting Matters
JULY 8, 2020
And once you get that clear, this is how you know you have enough clarity on your ideal client: If you were going to film a movie about your ideal client and you were the, let's say you were going to be the movie director.take the movie director test.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2020
For no really good reason, I filmed this long riff about my experience with the early days of video and adventure games. Two videos for when you might have time. Probably more 1980s game history than you wanted to know.
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Two of its fourteen feature films – “Finding Nemo” and “Toy Story 3” – are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, while an impressive thirteen of the fourteen are in the 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time. Pixar, now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
APRIL 25, 2017
In all three cases, "do-gooders with phones" thought the best way to deal with a situation they didn't understand was to film it and share it. We've all heard the story by now: United is cruel, because they body-shamed some little girls over their leggings. United is vicious because they beat up some old guy and dragged him off the plane. And American is just as awful because they almost punched a baby and took away his mommy's stroller. Oh, what a world!
The More Clients Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2019
On Thanksgiving day, My wife and I went to see the Mr. Rogers film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is one of those rare films that can create a shift in one’s perspective about life.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 13, 2014
The Wall Street Journal reports In France, Popular Actors May Pay for Change in Funding for Films. 1, the Centre National du Cinéma, the government agency that funds film production, will shun films in which the pay to the star actors exceeds a certain percentage of production costs. The limit varies depending on the budget; it is set at 5% for films costing between €8 million and €10 million. In trade negotiations, the film subsidy has been targeted by the U.S.
The Source
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
If we want a good example of where orchestration works brilliantly, it’s the film industry, where the full-service studios of Hollywood’s golden era, have given way to a much more fragmented environment in which the input of hundreds of highly-specialised firms is ‘orchestrated’ by a single production team. The key to success in the consulting industry, as it has been in films, is transparency. By Fiona Czerniawska. Clients want to have their cake and eat it.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 16, 2020
” I was able to be in Atlanta on the very ground floor of what has now become one of the biggest film and television industries in the country. Kelly: We moved to Atlanta and that’s when I really got my start in film and television.
MishTalk
JUNE 7, 2014
My oldest son is studying film-making in one of Europe''s newest and most modern film schools, located right here in Tallinn, for 3,400 EUR total per year. By the end of his BA, he''ll be some 10,000 EUR in debt (I am paying some of his expenses), but has studied under internationally-known film-makers, has participated in several international film festivals with his own films, and has trained on cutting-edge equipment.
Think Customers
DECEMBER 15, 2015
I'd finally become fed up with the months-long sea of 'Star Wars' tie-ins that frankly have nothing to do with the films. Last week, I saw bags of apples with 'Star Wars' images all over the package. Well, at least I think they were apples. The promotional imagery consumed every single bag, so I suppose they could've been oranges, or grapefruits--or miniature, edible Death Stars. I don't sincerely know. Regardless, the drastic visual made quite an impact.
Billable Percentage
MAY 22, 2019
It was relegated to the weekend when I could escape from the daily grind of my work and channel the right-side of my brain to make cool stuff like webcomics, music, and films. For the longest time, I felt that creativity was some ethereal fairy magic. I particularly believed this at a point in my life when I didn’t get to spend a lot of my waking hours being creative.
Seth Godin Blog
AUGUST 24, 2013
They thought that what would ensure their future was better fidelity film. And without a doubt, they delivered on the promise of ever better film stock, with all the things a professional photographer could hope for. As they gained market share, they doubled down on image quality, raising their prices to support cameras and film that would compete with Kodak''s leadership in fidelity. Kodak, of course, ruled their world.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 14, 2017
Firstly, the film biz has always been high tech and since the early nineties only moving in one direction when it comes to digitalization. Those who thought film stock might actually stick around were quickly disabused of that notion even before Youtube. While the global banking behemoths rush in to the blockchain space, many industry verticals beyond banking are also exploring applications for this technology.
Seth Godin Blog
MARCH 23, 2018
You make a short film. Some things, like your next job, might happen as the direct result of one meeting. Here I am, here's my resume, okay, you're hired. But most of the time, that's not the way it works. You meet someone. You do a small project. You write an article. It leads to another meeting. You do a slightly bigger project for someone else. That leads to a speaking gig. Which leads to an consulting contract. And then you get the gig.
freshminds
APRIL 7, 2015
Oh and also, the film Up In The Air is a good film with George Clooney flying all over the world on his AA gold card as a type of consultant that is flown in to fire people from companies. The film comes with the sad message of travelling being pretty lonesome.so One of the major draws for people wanting to get into management consulting is the potential for a lot of travel.
CaseInterview.com
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
There’s a quote I saw decades ago attributed to American film director Woody Allen: “80 percent of success is just showing up.”. When I first heard that quote, it seemed overly simplistic to the point that I dismissed it.
Brimstone Consulting
AUGUST 7, 2020
Several years ago, I conducted an evaluation of a program that showed films to refugees in a large refugee camp in Kenya. Leaders should be asking themselves and their organization, “what new normal should we create?”.
Harvard Business
JULY 16, 2019
Research shows that several strategies drive this success; they include bringing in different types of talent while also maintaining a stable core creative team then working together to challenge the superhero action-film formula. Spencer Harrison, an associate professor at INSEAD, says that managers in any industry can learn from the success of the Marvel movie franchise.
BCG
JUNE 16, 2016
Disney’s Frozen is not only the world’s most successful animation feature film ever but also the fruit of an ingenious “postmerger rejuvenation.” Perspective Thursday, June 16, 2016. An Academy award. billion in box office revenues. Millions of wide-eyed boys and girls. How so? In 2005, Walt Disney was lagging in creative output and commercial traction. It then acquired a small but fast-growing animation studio, Pixar.
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