Mickey Down and Konrad Kay (How To Make A HBO Show)

Behind HBO's Industry, are showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, two ex-bankers who walked out of London's finance world to create one of TV's most compelling modern dramas. Here are the 6 creative lessons I learned from them about redefining your identity and doing great work... ---- Get FREE BONUS downloadable poster here ---- ⁠The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠⁠ ---- Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:56 The Journey: From Banking to HBO 00:12:45 Rule 1: Write What You Know 00:17:31 Rule 2: Give People a Peek Into an Inaccessible World 00:23:21 Rule 3: Study Human Nature 00:32:17 Rule 4: Create Something Shocking 00:40:32 Rule 5: Steal Like An Artist 00:46:35 Rule 6: Don't Stop Making ---- Art mentioned: Industry - TV show, HBO (Mickey Down and Konrad Kay) Mad Men - TV show, AMC (Matthew Weiner) The Wire - TV show, HBO (David Simon) The Sopranos - TV show, HBO (David Chase) Game of Thrones - TV show, HBO (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) Mastery - book, Robert Greene Gregor - indie film, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Edinburgh TV Festival - panel/interview Keep Going - book, Austin Kleon Hayao Miyazaki - Make Like The Greats episode 2 Bruce Lee - Make Like The Greats episode 8 The Godfather - film (1972), Francis Ford Coppola The Social Network - film (2010), David Fincher "Industry's Unintelligible Finance Jargon" GQ article by Jack King Television Academy - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay The Prestige - film (2006), Christopher Nolan Indiewire - interview/podcast, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Tasteland - podcast, hosted by Daisy Alioto The Laws of Human Nature - book, Robert Greene The Lord of the Rings - book, J.R.R. Tolkien Becoming The Main Character - podcast 50 Cent - Make Like The Greats episode 1 The Creative Act - book, Rick Rubin Hamilton - musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda Washington Post - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Apocalypse Now - film (1979), Francis Ford Coppola (edited by Walter Murch) The English Patient - film (1996), Anthony Minghella (edited by Walter Murch) Novembermag - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Steal Like An Artist - book, Austin Kleon The Runaway Species - book, Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman Heat - film (1995), Michael Mann ---- To learn from makers not covered in the podcast: Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/makegreats LinkedIn⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makegreats