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		phreack on May 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Creating Bluey: Tales from the Art Director Pessimistically, I'd then imagine they get burnt by Hollywood accounting and end up fully empty handed

throwup238 on May 3, 2025 [–]

The way around Hollywood accounting is to negotiate points on gross revenue or royalties rather than profit. That’s SOP in TV/movies for people with decent representation and the leverage to ask for it. Points on profit are largely seen the same way tech people view startup options.

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