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.
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.
Books have to be pitched to a Hollywood agent
A studio or producer has to buy the option to be adapted into a script
The book has to be adapted into a script & greenlit by the studio for production
Podcasts, Music, and Movies
There are a few things that these industries have in common.
It all starts with creative people who have something to say, want to gather people around a subject or want to create an experience
There are studios involved that handle the recording and production of the project
Distribution is typically outsourced to mostly digital third-party platforms