InHollywood Animal, you’ll be put in charge of your very own movie production studio in the roaring 20’s! Full of opportunity, debauchery, and less-than-ideal circumstances, you need to make the best moving pictures with what you’ve got–a whole lot of elbow grease and a dream.

When you just start out, it’s going to be difficult, but we can help you make some early choices that will best support your studio and make the movies you produce flourish. Of course, we’ll also help you keep any nefarious or morally gray actions under wraps. No one wants a scandal to leak and ruin your good reputation.

Hollywood Animal A table with projects laid out across it.

Invest In Your Employees

Your employees are what make the company, and havinghigher level employeesmeans abetter quality of service. From writing scripts to keeping illegal dealings under wraps, ahappy and loyal employee is a successful one.

Regardless of their, er,questionablecharacteristics, you’ll want to keep them in good standing lest violence breaks out.

Hollywood Animal A man working through the night while smoking.

Of course, youwon’t always be able to keep everyone happy, but finding a way tokeep the peaceis necessary. Of course, you can alwayspick favorites and see what happens. Just remember thatdisgruntled employees might take actioninto their own hands or succumb to their weaknesses.

Keep Your Secrets Safe

Now and then, you’ll makesome shady decisions. It’s fine, no worries, we get it. However, others won’t take so kindly to yourmorally gray behaviors. If you have a secret to keep, it’s worth protecting well.

Building a security officeas soon as possible is vital to the success of your film studio. You’ll need toinvest in the right employeesand entrust them with your nefarious scandals tokeep the details from leaking. Otherwise, you might have towaste time on damage controlinstead of making your next blockbuster.

Hollywood Animal Emplyees at sundown in an office working on a project.

You do not want to deal with the consequences of the public learning about your secret dealings behind the scenes.

Don’t Low-Ball Contractors

When you build for your studio orhire any contractors, you’ll get a few options from alow-quality contractor to a well-respected one. Your movies willbenefit greatly from better resources, but you can’t make movies if you don’t have enough money. So what do you do?

If you need to save money, go with the middle-man to compromise.

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Saving money byendangering your employees is a terrible idea, and you’re likely to have more incidents than you would otherwise. But hey, why pay up front when you cancut corners and make repairslater?

Watch Out For Bigotry

Every employee is different, and diversity is good. However, Hollywood Animal stays true to the roaring 20’s withaddiction and bigotry flooding the film industry. You’ll have your hands fullfinding a diverse pool of applicants, let alone those who aren’ta racist, addict, or misogynist.

You may find yourself having tohire someone that’s all three, which is a real treat to deal with.

Hollywood Animal Upgrading a studio on the map.

Sometimes, youcan’t avoid hiring someonewith a terrible outlook. When that’s the case, look at other details likeskill level, contract length, etc.to make the decision and hope for the best.

Continue To Improve

No matter what you’re working on,keep building new structures and researching upgrades. You want to have the best studio possible, and that’s only going to happen when youallocate resources towards growingas a company.

Every building has dozens of upgrades, so make sure to read them all carefully before deciding.

Hollywood Animal Movie production and plot for Blind Love featuring Joe Duvall.

you’re able to cancel unwanted upgrades, but you’ll lose all progress towards them.

You canpick the directionin which your company blossoms, fromexpanding diversity operationsto seeking out more illegal means of getting the job done. Why notskirt around the lawto reach the top of the box office?

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Focus On Your Strengths

You can’t do everything, so instead,prioritize the genres that you like bestand that perform well for you. If you have writers thatspecialize in specific areas, ask them to write about what they love. A happy company is a successful company.

Some employees won’t have specialties yet, so you may train them to be proficient in your favorite genres and styles.

Hollywood Animal Art of filming a cat chasing birds on a busy street.

Play to the strengthsof your employees to turn a profit. If your latest movie isn’t working,investigate what went wrongand learn from it for the next feature film.

Know When To Bow Out

Sometimes, you’ll need to make sacrifices. For example, if an employee brings an issue to your attention, you may have toreduce their happinessfor the benefit of the company. Havingloyal employees makes this easier, but nonetheless detrimental.

Not every movie will be successful, due to a number of factors. Don’t extend failing movies and cut your losses when you’re able to.

Hollywood Animal Aristocrats schoomzing in the background with caged animals in the foreground.

Find thebalance between happiness and loyalty, and keep an eye on your projects so you know when toaccept a loss on a filmand start fresh. When the budget gets out of hand, it can bebetter to scrap it all than sink more moneyinto it.

Distract The Media

The media can beyour greatest ally and enemy, depending on who you let into your studios.Trust your gutand make judgment calls that willprotect your assets and lead the mediaby the nose away from the most scandalous aspects of your business.

For example, you may need to send a young actress to distract a journalist so he doesn’t snoop around your studio unsupervised.

Hollywood Animal Movie posters lined up next to each other.

Hire theright advertising companiesas well to drum up hype for your newest film, and make sure youtarget the right audience. Your success depends on how well you’re able to keep up appearances.

Bend The Rules

Not everything in show business is black and white. There are times where you’llneed to bend the rules, like keeping the incredibly high wages of a deceased star despite a last-minute clause slipped into the contract. What’s good for you isgood for the companyin most cases.

Use discretion when making these choices, as sometimes the risk truly isn’t worth the payout. Plan long-term, not just for the next month in-game.

Don’t be afraid tobreak from your lawful good nature or benevolent intentionsto increase profits andfind new opportunitiesfor your employees and studio.

Don’t Stop Making Movies

At the end of the day, you’re job is tomake new films that entice the public. No matter what setbacks arise,keep making new films. Experiment with thedifferent story elements, play with the locationsyou shoot at, andgive struggling actors a chanceto make their debut.

If one genre isn’t working out, try a few more to see what your audiences like and what your writers succeed at.

Constantly check your ratings for an idea of what to expect.

Younever know what can happenin Hollywood Animal, sobe prepared for anythingand everything that could go wrong. Keep the camera rolling and capture something truly magical toset your studio up for success.