How I accidentally changed the way movies get made

Title:
How I accidentally changed the way movies get made
Speaker:
Franklin Leonard
Description:

How does Hollywood choose what stories get told on-screen? Too often, it's groupthink informed by a narrow set of ideas about what sells at the box office. As a producer, Franklin Leonard saw too many great screenplays never get made because they didn't fit the mold. So he started the Black List, an anonymous email that shared his favorite screenplays and asked: Why aren't we making these movies? Learn the origin story of some of your favorite films with this fascinating insider view of the movie business.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:20