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A Shocking Netflix Dump, Plus Lessons From Our Fav Holiday Flicks

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Netflix delivered your Christmas gift early this year! For the first time ever, the platform just released all of its streaming data! This “data dump” is beneficial for many in the industry, and it seems we will be getting more of these gifts in the foreseeable future. 


In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman, Ryan Koo and writer Amanda Barnes discuss:

  • The streaming data that was recently released by Netflix
  • The metric Netflix used in ranking it’s shows and movies
  • Observations we have been making since the data dump
  • Using the data as a negotiation talking point for future films
  • How to avoid chasing others and instead attract attention
  • Borrowing lines and ideas from our favorite holiday movies
  • How to respond when you receive shitty notes 
  • The blessings and curses of being a writer
  • The concessions you make as an indie filmmaker 
  • Handling heavy themes by wrapping them in joy and humor 




    • Memorable Quotes

    • “What it was like to not know how many people were watching my movie out in the world.” [2:45]
    • “The one thing Netflix has never done is tell us who is watching what.” [7:26]
    • “I want to know who’s watching my show, so I can get paid accordingly.” [7:56]
    • “Oh shit, now I have to learn how to write a Christmas movie.” [51:01]
    • “If you have a vision and you need it executed your way and only your way, you have to make it yourself. And you have to be okay with the fact that maybe no one will see it.” [57:34]



      • Mentioned:

      The making of Ryan's film 'Amateur'


      Netflix Releases All Its Streaming Data for the First Time Ever 


      Connect with Amanda on Instagram 


      Watch ‘Just Like a Christmas Movie’


      Watch 'The Holiday Shift' 




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