I studied the biographies of 6,921 people, who wrote, directed, and starred in 2,600 top-grossing movies this century to discover how many had existing family ties in the film and TV industries.
It’s funny how this even applies “below the line” - I work in IATSE, & the percentage of crew with multiple relatives by blood or marriage in the industry, going back generations, is astoundingly high.
Would love to see a similar study for novels, but for novels I think you would need to include a longer list of family ties. Does the author have a family member who published, who worked as a university professor, who worked in publishing, or who worked in other media.
It’s funny how this even applies “below the line” - I work in IATSE, & the percentage of crew with multiple relatives by blood or marriage in the industry, going back generations, is astoundingly high.
3/10, better odds than imagined, honestly!
Would love to see a similar study for novels, but for novels I think you would need to include a longer list of family ties. Does the author have a family member who published, who worked as a university professor, who worked in publishing, or who worked in other media.
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