Published Nov 17, 2020

How to find hidden value that others miss, w/The Black List's Franklin Leonard

Franklin Leonard uncovers the hidden biases in Hollywood and reshapes the industry with The Black List, a groundbreaking platform that democratizes access to film by spotlighting unproduced scripts, promoting diversity, and propelling marginalized voices to the forefront of storytelling.

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How to find hidden value that others miss, w/The Black List's Franklin Leonard

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Attracting Diverse Talent

Website Optimization Tools

Breaking Hollywood Barriers

Blacklist Economics

Expanding the Blacklist

Breaking Hollywood Bias

Finding Hidden Value

Rethinking Hollywood's Metrics

Crowdsourcing Creativity

Disrupting Old Patterns

Script Reading Inefficiency

The Power of Lists

Breaking Into Networks

Hollywood's Hidden Truths

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Hollywood Challenges

Founding Blacklist

Diversity Focus

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Hollywood ChallengesFranklin Leonard reveals the hidden biases in Hollywood and how The Black List challenges these conventions. He discusses the inefficiencies in script reading and the barriers to entering Hollywood's closed networks.

Hollywood Challenges

Founding BlacklistFranklin Leonard transformed Hollywood by creating The Black List, a platform that identifies and celebrates unproduced screenplays. His innovative approach turned overlooked scripts into Oscar-winning films, democratizing access to the film industry.

Founding Blacklist

Diversity FocusFranklin Leonard has revolutionized talent discovery with affinity lists and crowdsourcing methods, promoting diverse writers and scripts in Hollywood.

Diversity Focus

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