I analysed 1,941 trade press articles and spoke to leading critics to uncover whether standing ovations actually mean anything.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I studied the rules of 10,549 film festivals to see how many still insist on a premiere and how many don’t.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
There is a hard truth about cinema-going that many in the exhibition sector don’t seem to want to admit.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Horror is thriving in every corner of film, from IMAX blockbusters to micro-budget gems. Here’s how the genre is shifting, and what comes next.| stephenfollows.com
I often get asked if there is formula for making money with movie.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I gathered over 500 reported standing ovations across five of the world’s biggest film festivals to see whether the length of applause tells us anything meaningful about a film’s future.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I studied the data behind 10,524 films and more than four million audience reviews to see whether conversations about woke-adjacent themes correlate with box office outcomes.| stephenfollows.com
A deep dive into 4,631 festivals shows how routine submission fees have become, and how high some of them now run.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I looked at 13,038 sets of festival regulations to uncover the official thresholds for short films and features, and the surprising places where eligibility drops away.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I gathered data on a thousand directors and their agencies to understand how much control a handful of companies really have.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Studying 1,417 directing credits over the past 25 years reveals if there's a link between film school and success. Plus which film school has the most successful graduates - USC, CalArts, or Tisch?| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I analysed 58,687 movie posters from the past century to see which colours dominate, how their use has shifted over time and what each hue signals to audiences.| stephenfollows.com
How studios and exhibitors are using Q&As, immersive experiences, fan-led moments and exclusive merchandise to transform cinema screenings into must-attend events.| stephenfollows.com
I analysed the educational histories of 682 directors behind 1,250 top-grossing films since 2000 to reveal how many actually went to film school| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I gathered data on 2,000 of the most famous actors to track just how concentrated agency power is.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I write a lot of about feature films and so I often have to pick between using ‘film’ or movie’.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I analysed 70 years of Sight & Sound poll data to see which once-celebrated classics are now slipping down the canon of ‘greatest films of all time’.| stephenfollows.com
Very few movies don’t contain some kind of moral message designed to show us a better path, a better way of living, or to teach us how to be better people.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
I suspect many people share a gripe I have about movie posters.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Some films gain power from creative constraint and lose their impact when their budgets increase.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
A reader asked if it’s true there are no superhero films for six months.| StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Some films make strong returns even when critics give them a kicking.| stephenfollows.com
We asked 246 cinema owners and exhibition-affiliated professionals about the future of moviegoing and what younger audiences are demanding from the big screen experience| stephenfollows.com
Cinema operators and industry insiders reflect on the state of theatrical recovery, revealing cost-cutting, programming shifts, and ongoing uncertainty about the future.| stephenfollows.com
I looked at admissions data from over 30 countries to see who’s back at the cinema and who’s still missing. The answers say more about national culture and policy than just COVID.| stephenfollows.com
What 246 cinema professionals think about the state of theatrical exhibition, what's going wrong, and who's to blame.| stephenfollows.com
