How Ratings and Algorithms Impact Your Filmmaking Career
Charles Haine, a writer at No Film School, is joined by Editor-in-Chief George Edelman to chat about a fun assortment of topics like the Pacino-ing phenomenon, new products by tech company Atamos, and what\u2019s going on with IMDB ratings! If you have concerns about how the dreaded algorithm is affecting your career, you\u2019ll definitely want to check out this episode.\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nSteven Follow\u2019s email list which has really fun and useful data dives.\n\n\u201cPacino-ing\u201d - Al Pacino likes the challenge of being in bad movies to try to improve them and for this reason his career has seemed to follow a downward trajectory.\n\nHow some actors like Pacino and DeNiro started really strong, and have now been in worse and worse movies. But other actors, like Chris Pine and Chris Evans have had the reverse Pacino effect.\xa0\n\nLooking at where data for good movies vs bad movies comes from, who is making the ratings (critics vs audience), and what that means - especially in the context of modern day vs the 70s.\n\nAtamos, the Australian tech company which has some amazing products.\n\nAtamos just announced the new release of a Ninja Stream, which has some interesting features, especially for social-distancing on set.\n\nIMDB and internet rating systems - including a case study where weighted users can bring down a review average with just a few low ratings.\n\nHow much of the internet is driven by algorithms, which are very imperfect.\n\nDifferent theories about how ratings and algorithms might work.\n\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\nStephen Follows\u2019 article about "Pacino-ing"\xa0\nSubscribe to Steven Follows\u2019 email list for weekly data dives!\nFor more about the Atomos Ninja Stream\xa0\nFake ratings and reviews on IMDb\xa0\nHelp us algorithm it up by rating:\nAmigo Undead (2015)\xa0\nSalty Pirate (TV Movie 2020)\xa0\n\nLet us know your theories about what is going on with IMDB ratings over on Twitter!\nAsk us a question about the weirdest thing you can find on IMDB at editor@nofilmschool.com and we\u2019ll eventually talk about it on the show!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices