ABSTRACT
A rare view of work at the highest level of studio decision-making from the unique vantage-point of Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn, one of the few executives with the power to greenlight a movie. He discusses his job as studio head in balancing the creative with the economics; the green-light process at Disney; approvals; mentors; the divisions and division heads (of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney (and Disney Animation); reading material; returning phone calls quickly; creative judgment; maintaining relationships in the process of saying no; mutual respect; the importance of screenplays; learning from failure; piracy; maximizing value within each release window; increased competition.
