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Marty Shindler provides his perspective in a wide range of articles on topics ranging from a multitude of business and management subjects to those related to entertainment and technology.

The many articles have also appeared in such print and online publications such as VFXWorld.com; The Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, VFXPro.com, CGLand.com and Design in Motion, publications of Creative Planet; DigitalMediaNet.com; ContentWorld.com, Post Magazine; Dimension - The Newsletter of LA/ACM Siggraph; The Big Frame; DSM.com - a division of Direct Stock Market, in the incubator corner; and Me!dea Magazine.

From its inception in 1997 to 2003 Marty wrote a monthly column for the LFExaminer, the Independent Journal of the Large Format Motion Picture Industry. The articles on large format specific topics represent a business case as to what worked well within the industry and perhaps most importantly why the industry has suffered economically in recent years.

Featured Articles

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  • Have It Your Way - Have it your way.  It is not always about burgers.  In this case, it refers to something more relevant to the people with whom we work and interface in our consulting practice.

     

    Have it your way often reminds me of a sometimes over used phrase that we see all the time when working on consumer electronics based projects, “anywhere, anytime and on a device of one’s own choosing.”

     

    The movie distribution and exhibition business offers a format of one’s choosing more and more for its major releases and many of its not so major releases.  As audiences become accustomed to being able to pick and choose depending on the theater location and the specific movie there will be more opportunities to choose a format to meet one’s preferences.  More>>>

     

  • Curse of the Legacy - What is the curse of the legacy?
    • Legacy equipment is equipment that the company has had for some time, but for a variety of reasons does not want to replace, even though replacement is overdue. "It runs, right?" is the frequent response to the request. 
    • It is the recurring challenge faced by companies large and small as they attempt to replace and upgrade equipment. It happens in a lot of companies, but most often in companies in relatively low margin businesses. 
    • So, what is the solution?  Click here to read the whole story, The Curse of the Legacy.
  • Film Financing Rule #1 - Be Prepared
    • Film Financing Rule #1 - Be Prepared was initially published in the Digital Cinema Society's eNewsletter of July 12, 2006.  The article is of value to  anyone seeking financing for a movie project as well as financiers who may be performing due diligence on such a project.  Its concepts pertain equally to the kind of analysis that should be done on any project requiring significant financing.
    • This article also appeared in MovieMaker Magazine's fourth annual Guide to Making Movies: Persistence of Vision.  See the PDF version.
  • Global Trends in Digital Content Production and Distribution
    • Although listed under In The Press, the essence of this interview conducted by Peter Song of CGLand.com was research Marty Shindler prepared for a speaking engagement.  This is published in Korean and English.
  • Tides of Change
    • The tides are changing in the ways that content is produced, distributed and exhibited and it is happening more rapidly than any time in recent memory. 
    • In Tides of Change, we review some of the trends that are emerging in the entertainment and entertainment technology industries and some of the many steps that companies in these industries can take to succeed.

 

Business & Management Topics

Most Recent

  • Have It Your Way - Have it your way.  It is not always about burgers.  In this case, it refers to something more relevant to the people with whom we work and interface in our consulting practice.

     

    Have it your way often reminds me of a sometimes over used phrase that we see all the time when working on consumer electronics based projects, “anywhere, anytime and on a device of one’s own choosing.”

     

    The movie distribution and exhibition business offers a format of one’s choosing more and more for its major releases and many of its not so major releases.  As audiences become accustomed to being able to pick and choose depending on the theater location and the specific movie there will be more opportunities to choose a format to meet one’s preferences.  More>>>

     
  • Curse of the Legacy - What is the curse of the legacy?
    • Legacy equipment is equipment that the company has had for some time, but for a variety of reasons does not want to replace, even though replacement is overdue. "It runs, right?" is the frequent response to the request. 
    • It is the recurring challenge faced by companies large and small as they attempt to replace and upgrade equipment. It happens in a lot of companies, but most often in companies in relatively low margin businesses. 
    • So, what is the solution?  Click here to read the whole story, The Curse of the Legacy.
  • Film Financing Rule #1 - Be Prepared
    • Film Financing Rule #1 - Be Prepared was initially published in the Digital Cinema Society's eNewsletter of July 12, 2006.  The article is of value to  anyone seeking financing for a movie project as well as financiers who may be performing due diligence on such a project.  Its concepts pertain equally to the kind of analysis that should be done on any project requiring significant financing.
  • Tides of Change
    • The tides are changing in the ways that content is produced, distributed and exhibited and it is happening more rapidly than any time in recent memory. 
    • In Tides of Change, we review some of the trends that are emerging in the entertainment and entertainment technology industries and some of the many steps that companies in these industries can take to succeed.

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  • Timeless
    • There are many business and management topics that are timeless in nature, topics that are every bit as important today as they were in years gone by. This section presents those articles that never go out of date.

LFExaminer

From its inception in 1997 to 2003 Marty wrote a monthly column for the LFExaminer, the Independent Journal of the Large Format Motion Picture Industry. The articles on large format specific topics represent a business case as to what worked well within the industry and perhaps most importantly why the industry has suffered economically in recent years.

Many articles appearing in the publication are large format industry specific.  Others are on various management, marketing and other general business topics, all of which are in this section and also on the Business & Management page. 

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