No, true talent is not getting drowned. I'm a hobbyist filmmaker, and I can tell you with confidence, that the GOOD video artists, some of the ones that appeared suddenly in the last 3-4 years after filmmaking was democratized by cheap and capable hardware, ARE getting attention. There is definitely more volume now, but this doesn't mean that talents can't get singled out. And the good thing of democratization is that we don't have to wait for some art/hollywood exec to push an artist of not. The people do that now. This way, fewer good artists are getting shoveled away, just because some exec didn't like their work.
Reply · 12 · · Yesterday at 9:34am
Mike Smullin · Eagle Mountain, Utah
Agreed. Content delivered via Internet to PC is the only medium that gives the consumer complete control over their content--to censor or consume at their sole discretion, leisure, and pace. I stopped watching Radio, Television, Newspaper (was never into Magazine) and this is what the media execs are really afraid of. They are losing their purpose--their ability to charge royalties, distribute via old-world unsustainable channels, and provide deceptive advertisers with a means to shock, traumatize, hypnotize, lie to, spy on, and otherwise sustain centralized abuses against their captive audience.
Meanwhile true artisans are profiting more than ever before, and able to reach direct-to-consumer on a scale never before seen in history. Good content does not get lost--empowered consumers such as myself SEEK IT OUT; we often find long-tail content in hyper-obscure places and mirror it virally. like alex jones, zeitgeistmovie.com, strongbad, and theoatmeal.com. :)
Reply · 1 · · Yesterday at 3:12pm
Sean Thomas · Jacksonville, Florida
Mike Smullin the way I see it, the middle man has been the entire problem. Look at the media, how much do you hear about that is important to you, but that they would never push?
Another point, there have been tons of movies, TV shows, and songs that have been awful.. I'm not afraid of sifting through more possible garbage, but I see no point of paying to sift through a different pile of garbage that someone else decided should be paid for. As soon as everyone gets their hands out of my pockets, I can donate to the people who actually earned it.
I'm not a artist, as most people, but I spend more time giving away whatever my skills are for free, or far undervalued, the same as some of the best artists do. Not everyone is Moby, thinking that they are actually better because they floated to the top of a pile of trash we were given. Though he thinks he has earned it, the point he is missing is that to smell degree he got lucky, he was chosen.. and now he is afraid of competition, the same as companies, and so much in the world.
You want to get noticed? You want to matter? You have to work for it,same as everyone else. No more lottery tickets, no getting rich for nothing.. eventually they will all realize it.
Reply · 1 · · Yesterday at 5:17pm
Celeste North · MD/CEO at Nuflick
We are indeed in a moment where being founded is a difference. The power of community is more important than ever. Studios can no longer define what is worthy or not, but for an independent filmmaker, self distributing is not easy either.
I think we'll continue to see projects searching for a way to solve this and make money in the process (because let's face it, everybody is jumping in the VOD wagon).
In Mexico, we're building nuflick.com.
Reply · 3 · · Yesterday at 11:11am
Erick Barto · Works at Ticketometer
I think the community being its own content curator shouldn't have a negative effect in the quality of content created, just the quantity. And I agree VOD will ultimately be the consumers' distribution channel of choice.
However the main media content creators for the mass markets aren't going anywhere. The young Scorceses and Hitchcocks of today will find a way to reach the mainstream and be "discovered', it just means the gatekeepers now have a lot more shit to look through. Also, esta padre tu pagina, porque esta en ingles? Por mi IP?
Reply · · Yesterday at 2:48pm
Sean Thomas · Jacksonville, Florida
The way it used to be, there were content creators, and there was an infrastructure created around them. Actors and musicians might have provided their talent in the street, but someone created a theater. People made movies, movie theaters showed them. Tv shows, tv companies. (I'm sure there are more examples) Then the Internet.. holy cow, it all stops there. Well sort of.
The middle man IS the infrastructure that what we want gets to us. There is no REAL need for a blockbuster store if we are happy getting it from the mailman or by the web. The problem as I see it is THEY want control over what we get, how we get it. They want to put control which content creators survive, thrive, or starve. News, music, tv, movies.. MTV is nothing more than any radio station ever was, except they offered something they decided we wanted. Now t...See More
Reply · · 23 hours ago
Celeste North · MD/CEO at Nuflick
Erick Barto Hola. Está en inglés porque estamos buscando ofrecer el servicio de manera global. Está en México porque somos mexicanos, pero nuestro plan es qeu sea un servicio abierto a todo el mundo :)
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Erick Barto · Works at Ticketometer
just a correction, it's mediocrity no mediocracy. A mediocracy indeed is what we could become if mediocrity prevails.
Reply · 2 · · Yesterday at 1:45pm
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Reply · · 12 hours ago
Sean Thomas · Jacksonville, Florida
Sounds like propaganda to me.. if you can't beat them, join them long enough to try to convince them, then go back to an old model that doesn't work.
This entire article is about how things used to work, compared with how they work now. Too many people and companies realized you have to provide a service or entertainment value as good as those before, and not be greedy. You can still profit, just don't expect to have a fleet of jets waiting to fly you everywhere. Those who haven't realized it(I'm looking at you moby) will just complain about how everything is being destroyed.. it hasn't, but equal access to everything has given you competition. Now go work for what you've just sat around waiting for, or stop complaining.
Reply · · Yesterday at 5:22pm
Deni Iskandar · 筑波大学
I believe that in the presence of abundance , scarcity is exist. We will be seeing more of artist's works, but still the work of good artist will stand out. Technology may change but talent is still in the domain of human, not machine. We have to find our way out about business model for this new kind of revolution.
Reply · · Yesterday at 3:15pm
Pedro Sousa · FPCE-UL
Why not release it on Youtube? I've seen a couple of documentaries (like HOME) there and it's enjoyable. Funny, it's about technology and they don't make the best use of it. Bittorrent is slow as hell...
Reply · · Yesterday at 12:12pm
Renee Viterstedt
You can see it here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rvlaTg3vPg&feature=fvsr
Reply · 1 · · Yesterday at 12:24pm
Pedro Sousa · FPCE-UL
Renee Viterstedt , many thanks!
Reply · · Yesterday at 12:25pm
Josh Leong · Santa Monica College
The fact that they gave me the option caused me to go and just buy it, good choice to allow either.
Reply · · Yesterday at 4:23pm
Prateek Gupta · NIT Jamshedpur
A new free site for you: www.cinestack.com.
Your own Free Movie Cloud!
Reply · · Yesterday at 11:32am
Ngan Nguyen · Tutor at Edmonds Community College
if ure good enough, u;ll get somewhere.
Reply · · 21 hours ago
Steven Van Vaerenbergh · University of Cantabria
But not necessarily somewhere as interesting as you would like. If you're good, you still need sufficient exposure.
Reply · · 10 hours ago
Ngan Nguyen · Tutor at Edmonds Community College
sure u do. the universe asks eveyone to contribute a fair amount of work to got to the place they want. But 2 things u need for sure are talent and hard work
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