Entertainment Case Studies

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Required Reading:

• Lucas Shaw, Brent Lang. "Behind DreamWorks Animation Layoffs: Costs Are Out of Control," The Wrap. February 27, 2013. The Wrap
• Brent Lang. "Digital Domain CEO: We Can Still Save the Visual-Effects Industry," The Wrap, March 18, 2013. The Wrap
• Jonah Lehrer. "How Pixar Works: Inside the Blockbuster Factory," Wired, June 2010. Wired

References:

• Ed Catmull. Creativity, Inc. 2014.
• Walter Isaacson. Steve Jobs, 2011.
• James Sterngold, Michael White. "Imax's Widescreen Profit Performance," Bloomberg Businessweek, January 31, 2011. Businessweek
• Paul Sonne, Same Schechner. "After Conquering the Movies, 3-D Viewing Makes Its Way Toward home," The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2009. The Wall Street Journal
• Carolyn Giardina. "Scott Ross: Digital Domain Could Have Been as Successful as Pixar," The Hollywood Reporter, September 18, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter
• Brian Watt. "Winning an Oscar in Bankruptcy: Rhythm and Hues and the Visual Effects Biz One Year Later," The Breakdown, February 27, 2014. The Breakdown
• Vancity Buzz Staff. "Pixar Vancouver Studios Closed 3 Years After Opening," Vancitybuzz. Vancitybuzz
• Mike Bastoli. "Opinion: Pixar Layoff Signals New Direction," BigScreenAnimation, November 23, 2013. BigScreenAnimation
• Daniel Miller. "Pixar Undergoes Layoffs Due to "The Good Dinosaur" Delay, Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2013. Los Angeles Times
• Alissa Roy. "Layoffs Continue at Dreamworks as HTTYD2 Struggles," Rotoscopers, June 30, 2014. Rotoscopers
• Nick Wingfield. "Virtual Games with Real Crowds and Real Money," The New York Times, August 31, 2014. The New York Times
• David Carr. "Amazon Bets on Content in Deal for Twitch," The New York Times, August 31, 2014. The New York Times
• Erich Schwartzel, Ben Fritz. "Fewer Americans Go to the Movies," The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2014. The Wall Street Journal
• Liz Hoffman, Reed Albergotti. "Oculus, Facebook Face Fight on 'Rift'," The Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2014. The Wall Street Journal
• Interlude Fuels Interactive Video Creation with Launch of Treehouse Authoring Suite. Businesswire.com, November 14, 2013. Businesswire.com
• Ken Auletta. "Outside the Box: Netflix and the future of television," The New Yorker, February 3, 2014. The New Yorker
• Ashlee Vance. "EA's Plan to Get You to Play Everywhere," Bloomberg Businessweek, May 5, 2011. Businessweek
• Nat Worden, Stu Woo. "Amazon Goes after Netflix, Adding Movie Subscription," The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2011. The Wall Street Journal
• Michael Cieply. "Imax Faces a Threat in China," The New York Times, February 2, 2014. The New York Times
• Brooks Barnes. "Disney Show Will Appear First on App For Tablets," The New York Times, October 28, 2013. The New York Times
• Michael Cieply. "Appeal of 3-D Wanes, but New Releases are Still Planned," The New York Times, August 12, 2013. The New York Times
• Karl Taro Greenfeld. "Mr. Dodd Goes to Hollywood," Businessweek, November 15, 2012. Businessweek
• Jessica E. Vascellaro, Erica Orden, Sam Schechner. "Hollywood Studios Thaw Toward Apple's iCloud Push," The Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2012. The Wall Street Journal
• Anthony Lane. "The Fun Factory: Life at Pixar," The New Yorker, May 16, 2011. The New Yorker
• Dean Takahashi. "Video game industry to hit $70 billion by 2015, but growth will slow," VentureBeat, May 25, 2010. VentureBeat
• Ethan Smith. "Disney's 'Cars 2' a Hit Already, in Stores," The Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2011. The Wall Street Journal
• Randall Stross. "Why Bricks and Clicks Don't Always Mix," The New York Times, September 18, 2010. The New York Times
• Nat Worden. "Entertainment Industry Struggles to Adapt as DVD Sales Decline," Dow Jones Newswires, August 20, 2010. Newswires
• Cinedigm Issues Digital Cinema Industry Update, October 11, 2010. Cinedigm
• The Digital TV Consultancy. "U.S. Home Entertainment Spending Hits $20 Billion," 1/7/2010.
• Michael White. "Redbox Plots Web Strategy in Challenge to Netflix," Bloomberg, July 19, 2010. Businessweek
• Barbara Robertson. "More Toys Than Ever Before," Computer Graphics World, July 2010. Computer Graphics World
• Captain Doug Beattie. "The real toon army," The Independent, 9/23/09 The Independent
• Mekado Murphy. "Buzz and Woody Add a Dimension," The New York Times, 10/4/09. The New York Times
• Brooks Barnes. "Studios' Quest for Life After DVDs," The New York Times, October 25, 2009. The New York Times
• Brooks Barnes. "The Creatures That Jumped Off the Screen," The New York Times, 3/22/09. The New York Times
• Michael Cieply, Brooks Barnes. "Studios Another Dimension to Comic-con," The New York Times, 7/24/09. The New York Times
• Barbara Robertson. "The Shape of Animation," Computer Graphics World, June 2009. Computer Graphics World
• Brooks Barnes. "Will Disney Keep Us Amused?" The New York Times, February 10, 2008. The New York Times
• David A. Price. "The Pixar Touch," 2008, Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Karen Paik, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, John Lassiter, Leslie Ewers. "To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios," 2007 Chronicle books
• Michael Behar. "Analog Its Match in Red Digital Cinema's Ultrahigh-Res Camera," Wired, August 18, 2008. Wired
• "Access IT and Christie Enter Supply for Phase 2 Digital Cinema Deployment Plan," Access IT, Nov. 5, 2008. Access IT
• Brooks Barnes. "Movie Studios See a Threat in Growth of Redbox," The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2009. The New York Times
• Cinedigm: A New Paradigm in Cinema accessitx.com
• Joshua Davis. "Second Coming," Wired, December 2009. Wired
• Ronald Grover. "Box-Office Supercharger," Businessweek, January 18, 2010. Businessweek
• Michael Cieply. "Resistance Forms Against Hollywood's 3-D Push," The New York Times, August 2, 2010. The New York Times
• Andy Fixmer, Ronald Grover, Douglas MacMillan. "The Logic Behind Disney's Digital Shopping Spree," Bloomberg Businessweek, August 28, 2010.Businessweek
• Trefis. "Why fewer DVD Shipments Could Boost Netflix Stock," TheStreet.com, August 6, 2010. TheStreet.com
• Nat Worden. "Entertainment Industry Struggles To Adapt As DVD Sales Decline," Dow Jones Newswire, August 20, 2010. Dow Jones Newswire
• Randall Stross. "Why Bricks and Clicks Don't Always Mix," The New York Times, Sept. 19, 2010. The New York Times
• Verne G. Kopytoff. "Shifting Online, Netflix Faces New Competition," New York Times, Sept. 27, 2010. The New York Times
• Ronald Grover and Tom Lowry. "Squeezing Every Dime from DVDs," Businessweek, October 19, 2010. Businessweek
• Geoffrey A. Fowler, Russell Adams. "PayPal Unveils Payment System Aimed at Digital Media," Wall Street Journal, October 27, 2010. The Wall Street Journal