The Read. Write. Play. blog was born out of an insatiable curiosity for the intersection of publishing, filmmaking and other media.

I’m Rochele Rosa, I have an MBA in marketing and am currently getting an MA in Multimedia Franchising. So, it’s no surprise that I’m a multi-passionate creative professional: author, filmmaker, public speaker and more.

Here, I share my insights into the publishing, filmmaking and game industry as well as the business of intellectual property that reinforces them all.

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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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