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by Jason E. Squire
Picking up where Movie Business Book left off, Jason Squire hosts a wide range of industry talent and executives to answer fundamental questions about the business today.
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- 3 weeks ago18 min
SECRETS OF MARKETING WITH BLAIR RICH
BLAIR RICH, Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer at Legendary Entertainment, drives marketing, branding and communications, emphasizing new technologies and data analytics. Earlier, she was President and Chief Business Officer of Virgin Galactic's Commercial and Consumer Operations, leading marketing for the groundbreaking Unity 22 spaceflight. Blair served over 20 years at Warner Bros., rising to President of Worldwide Marketing, heading a global team of over 700 and marketing hundreds of titles in Theatrical and Home Entertainment, including franchises Harry Potter and the DC Multiverse. Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)
- Apr 13, 202616 min
SECRETS OF EDITING with MARYANN BRANDON
MARYANN BRANDON, A.C.E. is a film and television editor, best known as a frequent collaborator with director J.J. Abrams. She earned an Oscar nomination for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII -THE FORCE AWAKENS and an Emmy nomination for the series ALIAS. Other film credits include VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, VENOM, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, SUPER 8, KUNG FU PANDA 2, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III. Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)
- Mar 12, 202621 min
SECRETS OF MAKING TV MOVIES with DAMIÁN ROMAY
DAMIÁN ROMAY is an Argentinean American film and television producer, writer, and director with some 79 producing credits on TV movies. His production company, Sunshine Films, based in Miami, has made nearly 100 movies for Tubi, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Lifetime, BET and Marvista Entertainment, among others. For example, Damián wrote and directed ISLE OF HOPE, starring Diane Ladd and based on the play “Dias Contados.” Among his prizes is the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival award for Best Story for a motion picture. Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)
- Feb 12, 202617 min
SECRETS OF EXPANDED STORYTELLING with NEVILLE SPITERI
NEVILLE SPITERI is founder and CEO of WEVR, a creative development and production studio, pioneering the field of immersive interactive experiences. Signature projects include “Harry Potter VR” with Warner Brothers, “Gnomes & Goblins” created with Jon Favreau, an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media, and the immersive underwater VR experience “The Blu,” discovered at Sundance and presented at the LA County Natural History Museum. WEVR was named one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR” by Fast Company. Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)
- Jan 6, 202648 min
CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2026 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF
Once again, presenting our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and a review of the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Entertainment Practice Leader at accounting firm GHJ. His specialty includes forensic accounting on behalf of talent, investors, co-producers and distributors. With over 30 years serving clients in entertainment and financial services, he has overseen countless audits and studied the evolving business from a unique vantage point.Host Jason E. Squire is Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Editor of The Movie Business Book. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)
- Dec 11, 202517 min
SECRETS OF PRODUCING ‘HER’ with VINCENT LANDAY
VINCENT LANDAY, Oscar-nominated producer, is renowned for his collaboration with director Spike Jonze on BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE and HER. They’ve worked on music videos for artists including Jay Z and R-E-M, and a range of commercials. Vincent has collaborated with other creatives, from David Fincher to David Lynch; helped co-create Vice Studios; created virtual reality content for Facebook and Google; and served as Executive Producer on season 5 of Noah Hawley's Emmy Award-winning series “Fargo.” Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0).
- Nov 12, 202517 min
SECRETS OF FILM PRESERVATION with JILLIAN BORDERS
JILLIAN BORDERS is head of preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, a unit of UCLA Library, overseeing the restoration of a broad range of titles, including classic Hollywood and independent works, reflecting the diversity of UCLA’s holdings ~ the largest university-based collection of moving images. Her work on photochemical and digital projects spans the breadth and variety of film and television history. Jillian has worked in preservation for 20 years, after earning a Master of Arts in Moving Image Archive Studies from UCLA. Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0).
- Oct 9, 202521 min
SECRETS OF THE BIZ RETURNS with PETER DEKOM
PETER J. DEKOM is a lawyer, management/marketing consultant and entrepreneur in entertainment and the internet. Clients have included George Lucas, Ron Howard and JVC. As advisor to New Mexico, he helped create their film incentives. Honors include Forbes top 100 U.S. lawyers; Premiere’s 50 most powerful people in Hollywood; named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by Beverly Hills and Century City Bar Associations. Peter lectures widely, is the author of “Next: Reinventing Media.” writes the daily blog, “Unshred America” and hosts the podcast “Dekom: Law and Disorder.”Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0).
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