since this thread has nothing to do with the OP anymore, here's my two cents:
there are two people on this website, two kind of mind-sets.
first: the video-production-maker (be it film, documentary, etc)
second: the artist.
some are both, of course.
i've been reading a book and the author mentions how in the beginning hollywood was basically a town full of "crew". that crew would know how to handle a camera and have a director to tell them what to do. then they had a film that they physically sold to a theater. as things got more complicated (expensive), the crew needed a producer to manage them.
that is pretty much what hollywood is to this day (i think). i think the old way of approaching the film production business is still going on now. people are still trying to sell you a "thing". it used to be a roll of film, now it's a disc, or megabytes. i could say the same for the music industry to. people are selling "stuff".
this is all fine and dandy. but in this day and age, we have something called the internet. and as far as video production goes, the economic need to physically distribute information is becoming less important by the year. problem is, people are still fixed on selling a "thing", whereas all you should be focusing on is the collection of pictures and sound for your target audience.
i am hoping that there is going to be a revolution, of sorts, as far the filmmaking business is conducting itself. and if that does happen, how it happens will surprise everyone.
i think what a film should do is: tickle your target audience's emotions/thoughts/imaginations. that's it, plain and simple. i think a lot of the energies that filmmakers the world over are putting into production are too bogged down in the details. the focus has changed from tickling emotions/thoughts/imaginations to: should i make a film or doc? should i have the script in a particular format.
i say, why not step back a bit, and look at what you REALLY want to do here. sure, everyone would like to own the newest HD cam, the fastest-reading script, the biggest budget, etc. but these all add up to a lot of money.
yes, to do a proper feature, you need this and this and this.
but, and this is my argument, to tickle peoples emotions/thoughts/imaginations, i think all that you need, aside from talent, is: a digital camera, tripod, an actor, and a computer.
start small. start really small.
to illustrate what i'm talking about, think of the top YouTube channels. the kind of thing i'm talking about is dominated by comedy-themed entertainment. but why not expand this more? why not a horror-themed entertainment experience? a romance-themed one? the point is, if you're into entertaining (or even informing) people, then i think the sky's the limit as to the possibilities the internet can provide. however, i honestly think that if you're into the dvd (or br) selling business, in this day and age, your days are numbered.
all i'm saying is: maybe the whole approach needs rethinking.
are you selling an experience or a thing?
btw, i have no practical experience in any of the above.
what do you guys think?
there are two people on this website, two kind of mind-sets.
first: the video-production-maker (be it film, documentary, etc)
second: the artist.
some are both, of course.
i've been reading a book and the author mentions how in the beginning hollywood was basically a town full of "crew". that crew would know how to handle a camera and have a director to tell them what to do. then they had a film that they physically sold to a theater. as things got more complicated (expensive), the crew needed a producer to manage them.
that is pretty much what hollywood is to this day (i think). i think the old way of approaching the film production business is still going on now. people are still trying to sell you a "thing". it used to be a roll of film, now it's a disc, or megabytes. i could say the same for the music industry to. people are selling "stuff".
this is all fine and dandy. but in this day and age, we have something called the internet. and as far as video production goes, the economic need to physically distribute information is becoming less important by the year. problem is, people are still fixed on selling a "thing", whereas all you should be focusing on is the collection of pictures and sound for your target audience.
i am hoping that there is going to be a revolution, of sorts, as far the filmmaking business is conducting itself. and if that does happen, how it happens will surprise everyone.
i think what a film should do is: tickle your target audience's emotions/thoughts/imaginations. that's it, plain and simple. i think a lot of the energies that filmmakers the world over are putting into production are too bogged down in the details. the focus has changed from tickling emotions/thoughts/imaginations to: should i make a film or doc? should i have the script in a particular format.
i say, why not step back a bit, and look at what you REALLY want to do here. sure, everyone would like to own the newest HD cam, the fastest-reading script, the biggest budget, etc. but these all add up to a lot of money.
yes, to do a proper feature, you need this and this and this.
but, and this is my argument, to tickle peoples emotions/thoughts/imaginations, i think all that you need, aside from talent, is: a digital camera, tripod, an actor, and a computer.
start small. start really small.
to illustrate what i'm talking about, think of the top YouTube channels. the kind of thing i'm talking about is dominated by comedy-themed entertainment. but why not expand this more? why not a horror-themed entertainment experience? a romance-themed one? the point is, if you're into entertaining (or even informing) people, then i think the sky's the limit as to the possibilities the internet can provide. however, i honestly think that if you're into the dvd (or br) selling business, in this day and age, your days are numbered.
all i'm saying is: maybe the whole approach needs rethinking.
are you selling an experience or a thing?
btw, i have no practical experience in any of the above.
what do you guys think?
