About: Michael Franklin

I am a researcher in the study of markets, valuation, media industries, digital engagement, and risk;  and a consultant for film businesses and companies in related creative industries.

I am a Lecturer at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths College, University of London, where I previously pursued a Postdoctoral project investigating the conceptualisation, materialisation and management of risk in the film industry. I also work with industry, recently the British Screen Forum and Sundance Institute.

I teach in the areas of creativity and capital; philosophy of creativity and creative industries; business models and business planning as part of the CEC at ICCE.

I hold external examiner positions at the University of Exeter and Trinity College Dublin.

Previously I have been part of the digital economy cohort as a guest of ISSTI, University of Edinburgh on some of their Arts and Humanities Research Council RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy:  CREATe projects.

Research led consultancy projects have included work with EKOS on international comparison data for Scotland’s Screen Unit, work on an Open Data Incubator project in film, following a Nesta Digital R&D project with Film London, past projects include work for Sigma Films and the Scottish Documentary Institute. You can read more about my projects and research on the pages of this blog.

Historically my research has focused on market devices for managing uncertainty in the film business. In this work I have been supported by the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity at the University of St Andrews (ESRC) and Creative Scotland: the national leader for Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries.  This site featured as part of a two year research grant investigating digital marketing and distribution of feature films and associated business models that project until February 2012. The posted research includes the development of ideas facilitated at the Oxford Internet Institute SDP, MEDIA (EU) Business School, the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, and the Medici Management Program of NYU Stern, HEC Paris and UNIBO.

Previously I worked as a Senior Consultant for Northern Alliance, mainly on film finance and digital business related projects. Clients included UKFC, Film London, EM Media, Wales IP Fund and NESTA/Skillset.

Feel free to get in touch at any of the addresses below for related work:

• michael@filmbusinessresearch.com
• m.franklin@gold.ac.uk

Notices:

Film Business Research is the trading name for Michael Franklin’s consultancy practice, the sole trader registered business address is 8/2 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7QJ.

Dr Michael Franklin

Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship

Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE)

Goldsmiths University of London

New Cross London SE14 6NW

m.franklin at gold.ac.uk

PhD (St Andrews); MSc (Bayes Business School, City); MSc (Edinburgh); MA (Hons) (St Andrews).