from the hearts & smarts desk

Rethinking the Viability of the Big Budget Blockbuster in the Algorithmic Age
Panic over a lackluster opening to the Summer Blockbuster season and the still elusive movie “market recovery” are not the headlines that will drive audiences back to the cinema. Maybe they should take a page out of the Barbenheimer book and become the most popular thing on the internet.

What is a “story-to-cinema pipeline,” and why does it matter?
A “story-to-cinema pipeline” connects filmmakers and their stories with the breadth of collaborators necessary to bring a concept to the big screen. Being outside the “major markets” ecosystem (LA, NYC, Atlanta, etc.), we lack a cohesive network of individuals making movies, either distributed geographically or simply disconnected. Learn more about how a/b studios is building a story-to-cinema pipeline in the Southeast and Appalachia.