https://twitter.com/pkafka/status/1392111119511216132

Amazon studios executives had to send Bezos regular updates on the projects in development that included spreadsheets describing how each show had each story element; and if one element was missing, they had to explain why.

storytelling is when you're ticking boxes in a checklist, and the more boxes you tick, the more storytelling you're doing

  • Usabilly [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    This. He's making TV shows that people will watch, not something that will endure for the ages.

    Sadly, this shit works. There was a book that came out that instructed Hollywood exactly how to make a movie. Down to the minute. You can take a stopwatch and the book to a movie and watch them hit the points one by one.