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LA Times article: latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-14/filmla-report-first-quarter-2025
The Guardian article: theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/26/los-angeles-film-and-tv-production
CHAPTERS
0:00 - intro
0:43 - decline in Hollywood’s production
1:41 - what’s happening and why?
4:21 - the problem with today’s media model
6:28 - the decline of filmmaking’s middle class
8:10 - so, is the filmmaking dream dead?
10:05 - a word from today’s sponsor
11:58 - why you need to adapt and how I did it
14:31 - why this shift is not bad necessarily
16:44 - how I’m navigating the situation
19:43 - final thoughts
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🗞 FREE MONTHLY TIPS FOR FILMMAKING, GEAR, AND CREATIVE LIVING 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
📘LIFE-CHANGING ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS (FREE 70-PAGE EBOOK) 📘: tinyurl.com/ax9c3kkf
📽 A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE) 📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD) 📖: bit.ly/3VIA7Vm
📝✅ ESSENTIAL GEAR PACKING CHECKLIST (FREE DOWNLOAD) ✅📝: tinyurl.com/ycknfa7j
🤘 WHERE I GET MUSIC FOR MY VIDEOS (Luc70 for 70% off!!!) 🤘: audiio.com/lucforsyth
⛑️NEED PERSONALIZED HELP? BOOK A 1:1 CALL AND LET’S MAKE A PLAN FOR YOU! ⛑️ calendly.com/lucforsyth/1-1-consultation-call
🔗 LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
The Art of Documentary (code Luc10 to save 10%): https://theartofdocumentary.myshopify.com?sca_ref=4332023.3Dj4G5MeD4
LA Times article: latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-14/filmla-report-first-quarter-2025
The Guardian article: theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/26/los-angeles-film-and-tv-production
CHAPTERS
0:00 - intro
0:43 - decline in Hollywood’s production
1:41 - what’s happening and why?
4:21 - the problem with today’s media model
6:28 - the decline of filmmaking’s middle class
8:10 - so, is the filmmaking dream dead?
10:05 - a word from today’s sponsor
11:58 - why you need to adapt and how I did it
14:31 - why this shift is not bad necessarily
16:44 - how I’m navigating the situation
19:43 - final thoughts
🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE
MY ACAM: amzn.to/3CsrOoy
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BEST DOC TRIPOD IN THE WORLD: bhpho.to/3VD3Gsn
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: bit.ly/3yTAJPh
EXPEDITION BACKPACK: bit.ly/3MEkco2
YOUTUBE LENS: amzn.to/3CuSl4x
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3BRUQBR
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/40cH7Q7
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
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Email (business inquiries only): luc@lucforsyth.com
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