StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry

Which agencies represent the most in-demand directors?

Are directors who went to film school more successful than those who didn’t?

What percentage of top film directors went to film school?

How concentrated is agency power among top movie actors?

Which types of features films are called 'films', and which are called 'movies'?

Which films are slipping out of the canon of 'Best Movies Ever Made'?

Which colours dominate movie posters and why?

What are the most common moral lessons within movies?

How often do movie posters put the names and faces in the wrong order?

What types of films thrive on low budgets but struggle with more money?

Are superhero movies really disappearing?

Which types of movies make money despite receiving bad reviews from critics?

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How far in advance are movie release dates announced?

Why studios cancel finished films, and who pays the price

What is the busiest day of the year for film festivals?

Have movie trailers always been this long?

Are movies with plot twists better than those without?

What cinemas are demanding of the film industry

Why German films look so different at home and abroad

What the exhibition sector thinks the next generation of cinema-goers wants

How does the use of the terms 'cinematographer' and 'director of photography' differ?

What percentage of movies have a plot twist?

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