Read. Write. Play. is a blog that I have been wanting to start for a long time now. Here I’ll dissect and discuss various industries, careers and technological forces that drive creativity in the media, entertainment and communications industries.

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How a Book Becomes a Movie

There are 3 things that have to happen before a book becomes a movie or TV show in production.

  1. Books have to be pitched to a Hollywood agent

  2. A studio or producer has to buy the option to be adapted into a script

  3. The book has to be adapted into a script & greenlit by the studio for production

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Podcasts, Music, and Movies

There are a few things that these industries have in common.

  1. It all starts with creative people who have something to say, want to gather people around a subject or want to create an experience

  2. There are studios involved that handle the recording and production of the project

  3. Distribution is typically outsourced to mostly digital third-party platforms

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