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Episode · The Ben & Marc Show · 2023-10-24

Books mentioned on What is the Future of Hollywood?

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In this episode of “The Ben & Marc Show”, a16z’s co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen take on the most hot-button issue in Hollywood: artificial intelligence. Over the past few months, the topic of AI technology has pushed the entire industry into unknown territory.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Save the cat!

    Blake Snyder · at 12:03

    Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder is a widely influential screenwriting guide that breaks down storytelling into structured beats and character-driven formulas.

    Discussed
    “there's this book that has had a big impact on the entertainment industry called save the cat and it's a book on how to raise screenplays”
    Marc Andreessen What is the Future of Hollywood? 2023-10-24 Listen at 12:03
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Wall
“and one of the albums he listened to was Pink Floyd's The Wall”
Ben Horowitz What is the Future of Hollywood? 2023-10-24 Listen at 1:15:57
Passing Rainman
“and then one of the films he saw was Rainman”
Ben Horowitz What is the Future of Hollywood? 2023-10-24 Listen at 1:16:02