"As many of you know, the entertainment industry is filled with incredible scripts written by incredible talent that have not or will never get made. Or worse, they'll get changed into something that is nowhere close to what the original creator envisioned."
The speaker is a suave, bearded gent in a striped bow tie and burgundy cable-knit sweater. He's seeking financing for Anomalisa, a film written by Charlie Kaufman, the author of the screenplays for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He gives a sales talk that's convincing--inspiring, even.
He also happens to be an animated...