Neo Hollywood™
The Operating Reality of Modern Filmmaking
Neo Hollywood™ is not a trend.
It is not a movement.
It is not the future.
It is the current operating reality of the film industry.
Neo Hollywood™ describes the post–studio-collapse environment where filmmakers who understand ownership, deliverables, metadata, QC, AI-driven workflows, and cost control now operate independently of legacy gatekeepers.
This is the landscape filmmakers are in now—whether they recognize it or not.
What Changed (And Why There’s No Going Back)
Legacy Studio Hollywood collapsed under:
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unsustainable debt
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bloated overhead
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opaque accounting
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artificial scarcity
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reliance on intermediaries
Streaming exposed the inefficiency.
AI removed the dependency.
What replaced it was not chaos—but precision.
Neo Hollywood™ emerged when:
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platforms stopped negotiating taste and started enforcing compliance
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relationships were replaced by deliverables
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distribution became infrastructure, not access
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ownership became the only leverage that mattered
This shift is permanent.
Neo Hollywood™ Is Defined By One Truth
The system no longer rewards hope.
It rewards readiness.
In Neo Hollywood™, success is not determined by:
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who you know
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where you premiered
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how many awards you won
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which distributor chose you
It is determined by whether your film can:
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pass QC
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deliver clean masters
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supply correct metadata
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prove chain of title
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meet platform specs
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move without friction
That is the new gate.
The Five Pillars of Neo Hollywood™
Neo Hollywood™ operates on five non-negotiables:
1. Ownership Over Exposure
Creators retain control of IP, masters, and rights instead of trading them for temporary visibility.
2. Deliverables Over Relationships
Access is granted through technical readiness, not personal connections.
3. Metadata Over Marketing
Discoverability, reporting, and revenue attribution are determined by data precision—not press.
4. AI as Cost Control
AI is used to eliminate inflated workflows, reduce dependency, and stabilize production economics—not replace creators.
5. Systems Over Permission
Filmmakers design outcomes instead of waiting to be chosen.
These are not philosophies.
They are requirements.
Why So Many Filmmakers Feel “Locked Out”
Many filmmakers believe the industry shut them out.
It didn’t.
They were trained for a system that no longer exists.
Film schools still teach:
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legacy pathways
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distributor dependence
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backend myths
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prestige validation
Neo Hollywood™ requires:
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operational literacy
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legal precision
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technical fluency
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economic discipline
Without these, even great films stall.
Neo Hollywood™ vs. Old Hollywood
Old Hollywood
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gatekeepers
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opaque reporting
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inflated budgets
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long-term rights grabs
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dependence on intermediaries
Neo Hollywood™
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creator ownership
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transparent systems
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controlled costs
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time-bound licensing
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direct platform readiness
This is not ideological.
It’s structural.
Who Neo Hollywood™ Is For
Neo Hollywood™ is for filmmakers who:
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want to own their work
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refuse permanent deficit
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understand the business layer matters
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are done begging for access
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choose mastery over myth
It is not for:
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those chasing validation
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those avoiding the business
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those unwilling to learn systems
The divide is real—and widening.
The Engine Behind Neo Hollywood™
Neo Hollywood™ runs on The Berserker Method™ —
a patent-pending AI + business workflow that gives creators studio-level power without studio dependence.
The Berserker Method™ teaches:
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chain of title control
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deliverables mastery
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QC-first workflows
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metadata precision
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AI-enabled cost reduction
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rights protection by design
Neo Hollywood™ is the environment.
The Berserker Method™ is how filmmakers operate inside it.
Who Defined Neo Hollywood™
Neo Hollywood™ was named and architected by Krista Grotte Saxon—
a filmmaker who survived the collapse of Old Hollywood firsthand and built the system that replaces it.
With:
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24 years in film
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ownership of a SAG feature
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direct experience with predatory distributors
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a tech background
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Harvard & MIT AI training
Krista Grotte Saxon is the first creator to not only identify the industry’s shift—but to codify how to survive it.
Neo Hollywood™ is not commentary.
It is documentation.
The Reality Now
Filmmakers thriving today are not waiting for permission.
They:
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control their assets
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understand compliance
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leverage AI correctly
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protect ownership
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design revenue
They are already operating in Neo Hollywood™.
Everyone else is catching up.
Recommended Reading:
Neo Hollywood™
The Berserker Era isn’t the future.
It’s the law of the land.
Filmmaker Berserk: Teaching filmmakers how to become the architect of their own myth — instead of a disposable character in someone else’s story.
Welcome to Neo Hollywood.
