Category Archives: Industry
Louis C.K. tops $1 million in sales of $5 comedy special
Louis C.K. tops $1 million in sales of $5 comedy special Not a bad haul at all and certainly another example of the best case scenario potential of self distribution. Of course you still need talent, $250k for production costs, … Continue reading
We are way past ‘good enough’
What do the movies November, 28 Days later, Open Water and Murderball all have in common? They were all shot in DV and had theatrical releases. That’s right, S-freakin’-D projected on the big screen for all to see! One of … Continue reading
Netflix and the future of streaming
As I’m sure many of you have heard, Netflix stock has been plummeting since this summer’s Qwikster fiasco. The stock is currently trading in the mid-70’s and less than four months ago it was at a record high of about … Continue reading
Public Domain and Copyright
EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain, Retroactively Extends Copyright As was unfortunately expected, despite no evidence that this made any economic sense at all, the member states of the EU have agreed to retroactively extend copyright another 20 years, at … Continue reading
Fans, Friends & Followers
I recently saw a top list of YouTube stars and it reminded me of a great book I read a while ago called Fans, Friends & Followers by Scott Kirsner. The book is about 18 months old but I still … Continue reading
Vanishing Data
People in Post are the only ones worrying about how to safe guard their work. Race to save digital art from the rapid pace of technological change Pioneers of computer art are in danger of becoming the lost generation of … Continue reading
Documentarians and the IRS
This is an alarming must read for all filmmakers (especially documentary filmmakers). Why filmmaking cannot be a hobby Documentary filmmakers have become especially vulnerable to the perception that they are engaged in a hobby rather than an activity for profit. … Continue reading
Is Cloud gaming a precursor to Cloud editing?
OnLive is a streaming gaming service that allows users to play games via their Mac, PC, home TV (with the use of the OnLive Microconsole) and, if all goes as planned, even their iPad by the end of the year. … Continue reading
The future of Netflix may not be a streaming paradise
I’m sure many of you are aware that Netflix announced a price hike a couple of weeks ago that seemingly came out of the blue. Netflix will no longer offer a $9.99 package of DVD-by-mail and unlimited streaming, the company … Continue reading
L.A. Noire
Reports of insanely long hours, no OT and a never-ending ‘crunch time’. Looks likes VFX peeps have another industry to commiserate with. Why Did L.A. Noire Take Seven Years to Make? Locally, when the tweets were reported by the Australian … Continue reading