Monday, January 30, 2006

The "Pixar" Effect (or How-to-become-a-media-contender-overnight)

A link below to an interesting NYT's article. Highlights below.

"More than a few business pundits have drawn parallels between the flat, decentralized "corporation of the future" and the ad-hoc collection of actors, producers and technicians that come together around a film and disband once it is finished. In the Hollywood model, the energy and investment revolves around the big idea — the script — and the fine print of the deal. Highly talented people agree to terms, do their jobs, and move on to the next project. The model allows for maximum flexibility, to be sure, but it inspires minimum loyalty and endless jockeying for advantage.

Turn that model on its head and you get the Pixar version: a tightknit company of long-term collaborators who stick together, learn from one another and strive to improve with every production... 'The problem with the Hollywood model is that it's generally the day you wrap production that you realize you've finally figured out how to work together.'"

Full Article:
How Pixar Adds a New School of Thought to Disney
By WILLIAM C. TAYLOR and POLLY LaBARRE

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