Using data to explain the film industry - StephenFollows.com
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.
Who's the Greatest Actor in Movie History? A Statistical Analysis
Dec 18, 2024 · Online ratings reflect an actor's skill in selecting projects and securing roles in high-quality films. Samuel L. Jackson has been a long-time collaborator of Quentin Tarantino's, starring in acclaimed films such as Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight.At the same time, Jackson is also a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which means he is subject to the franchise's ...
StephenFollows.com - 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.
Defining the average screenplay, via data on 12,000+ scripts
Feb 4, 2019 · Last week, I published my analysis of 12,309 feature film screenplays and the scores they each received from professional script readers.. A byproduct of that research was that I had a large number of data points on a whole bunch of screenplays. This allowed me to look at what the average screenplay contains.
Are Hollywood movies getting longer? - by Stephen Follows
Jan 18, 2016 · At first glance, it may look as though UK films are significantly shorter than Hollywood films but this is a consequence of the differing criterias for the two datasets, rather than there being a cultural difference between the movies that Britain and America produce.
Film vs movie - Which is the best term to use? - Stephen Follows
Aug 8, 2016 · At the start of last year I performed a big research project into the film industry press, and so I was able to analyse my cache of 239,720 industry headlines for uses of the terms film and movie. The results were very similar, with four times as many headlines featuring film than those using movie.The UK-based publication Screen International used the term movie very infrequently (in just 115 ...
Why are actors getting older? - by Stephen Follows
Jan 13, 2025 · 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.
Which film festivals are best for horror filmmakers?
6 days ago · Put another way, 83.7% of film festivals under-program horror (i.e., they showcase a smaller percentage of horror films compared to the genre's production levels). The pie chart below shows the percentage of film festivals by the proportion of their line-ups that are horror movies. Most festivals include very few horror movies, with over half (55.8%) featuring less than 5% …
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.
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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.