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Michael Ovitz Breaks Down Tech's Most Harmful Impacts on Hollywood

July 02, 2025 / 00:47

This episode discusses the impact of The Valley on creativity, viewer consumption habits, and the influence of data on filmmaking.

The conversation highlights how viewers now prefer short and fast content, as mentioned by the speaker. They express concern that this trend affects the quality and originality of creative work.

Additionally, the speaker critiques the reliance on data from streaming services, which dictates various aspects of filmmaking, including character appearance and director selection.

They argue that this data-driven approach undermines the creative process, suggesting that it leads to formulaic and uninspired content.

TLDR

The episode critiques how The Valley shapes viewer habits and filmmaking through data-driven decisions.

Episode

0:47
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The one negative thing The Valley has done for creativity is they have trained viewers to consume content differently.
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I want it short. I want it fast. I want to eased on other people. They don't need to be celebrities. I'm going to
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make somebody that's celebrity that isn't a celebrity and has no talent, but they seem to know how to put makeup on.
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So, I'm going to follow them. And there's data coming out of your eyeballs. You have the streaming
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services giving filmmakers data on who's looking at what, how old the character should be, how good-looking this one
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should be, how badl looking this one should be, what should the heavy look like, who the director should be based
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on the past 20 films because we've put it in the computer. It doesn't work like

Episode Highlights

  • Data-Driven Filmmaking
    Filmmakers now rely on data to determine character traits and casting decisions.
    “There's data coming out of your eyeballs.”
    @ 00m 24s
    July 02, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • I want it short. I want it fast.
    Michael Ovitz Breaks Down Tech's Most Harmful Impacts on Hollywood
  • I'm going to make somebody that's a celebrity that isn't a celebrity.
    Michael Ovitz Breaks Down Tech's Most Harmful Impacts on Hollywood

Key Moments

  • Content Consumption00:06
  • Modern Celebrity00:14
  • Data in Filmmaking00:24