Check out the 60 Minutes episode on film composer Hans Zimmer (Dune, Gladiator, Lion King, Top Gun Maverick, and many more). Watching it brought back some fond memories of Lillie Yard, the London studio co-owned by Zimmer where I interned and worked part-time in the early 1990s. It’s shown briefly in the clip below at […]
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I get asked this question a lot. And, as I described in the book, the answer basically boils down to roles. At a very high level, you want just enough people on the team to make something great. People should have clearly defined roles with not too much overlap. For instance, if you’re making an
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In my forthcoming Lean Media book, I talk a lot about the digital-driven convulsions of traditional, 20th century media. Some sectors of the media industry have had it worse than others, though, such as newspapers and recorded music. This post will look at one data point from the music industry that illustrates how much things
This chart explains the rise and fall of the music album, 1955-2015 Read More »
