Hollywood vs. The Creator Economy: How This Tense Relationship Evolved to Put (Some) Creators on Top

Thank you so much to Jose Cuervo for sponsoring this episode. Buy Jose Cuervo here: https://www.danmurphys.com.au/list/jose-cuervo In this week's episode, I explore the evolving relationship between creators and Hollywood. I look at several examples of creator-led projects and explore the career trajectories of certain creators who "made it" in Hollywood and others that didn't. Timestamps: 4:23 The ambitions of early creators 5:01 Shane Dawson’s career: Using YouTube as a stepping stone to Hollywood 10:18 The era of the YouTube show10:57 AwesomenessTV 13:48 YouTube Originals14:52 The pendulum swings: Creators as show producers themselves 15:30 Escape the Night 16:56 Escape the Night controversy: Gabbie Hanna 19:39 The Reality House 20:43 Why Hollywood still overlooks the creator economy 21:32 MrBeast 24:28 Emma Chamberlain vs MrBeast 26:17 Beast Games controversy & why Hollywood is still hesitant to work with creators Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/