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Media Blog: Integrated View

This media blog page is for reporting Hollywood, Saudi Arabia, and UAE media industry trends, news, and events so you can remain updated and / or can subscribe to our newsletter. The blog posts are also for helping educate, inform, and ideally inspire you as a film director, film producer, an actor, a screenwriter, a reader, and / or an existing member about the intricacies, realities, opportunities, and challenges in the industry. A common perception, for example, is that passion would somehow lead to or create “success” or films in this industry. While passion helps, it is not enough because you need to have a huge drive, patience, a long-term view, and a plan. The media industry is complex and requires huge investments and labor, so you need to combine raw “passion” with action.

Another component of and force within the industry is globalization. The opportunities in this industry and stories are becoming global– from China, Britain, India, and increasingly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Rami Malek, Cherien Dabis, Rami Yousef, Annemarie Jacir, and Ke Huy Quan are major examples. Many films have also shot outside of the United States: Gladiator filming also partially took place in Morocco and Mission Impossible partly took place in Dubai. You, as a film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, or even investor, would encounter new stories, talents, and films, giving you more chance than ever previously to meet new talents, find new stories, commission a screenwriter to write a script about an Indian-American hero, and others. There is no lack of opportunity for you to discover new ideas and tap into new talents!

Media Blog: Rings in a Value Chain

This media blog page categorizes its blog posts according to themes: Writing, producing, industry analyses, directing, opportunities in the industry, and others. Thus, you would benefit from having a flexible, multi-faceted perception or view of the industry. The industry is an integrated whole and has an intricate value chain: Each ring in the chain is connected to the large whole and builds on the previous ring. That is the understanding you would get from the blog posts. A quick example is that representation in the industry takes years and every writer, film producer, film director, actor, and others seeks representation. The “flip side” of the coin is that each screenwriter who has or gets an agent would have worked very, very hard and on three (3) scripts minimum to reach that stage of their careers. Therefore, the process is integrated and builds on networking, habits, talent, and experience.

In the big picture, you hopefully enjoy and benefit from these blog posts and you ideally start an account. This media blog page is a roadmap for you and can inspire you to see the “big picture.” You and we all know it is hard– but so are other domains of life. Be part of the successful crowd– not the dreamers only!