Comments on: Mainstream Media Calling Hollywood on its Obsolete Business Model

By: Film Directing School

Film Directing School — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:09:40 +0000

Make way for the new generation of filmmakers!

By: Price Jaccobi

Price Jaccobi — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:03:55 +0000

The one business Hollywood can go back to and actually thrive in is theatrical. You cannot pirate the experience of being in a theater with a huge screen, really loud sound, and lots of strangers.

Probably what they’re hoping to do with 3D, too bad they don’t concentrate on stories instead of tech.

It’s ironic that movie theaters are their future (still) since they’ve been crying the death of it since 1948-ish when TV got big.

By: Film Directing and Film Making Tips for the Independent Filmmaker » Blog Archive » Mainstream Media Calling Hollywood on its Obsolete Business Model

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:10:14 +0000

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By: Andrew Burke

Andrew Burke — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:08:43 +0000

As the business model is broken and rebuilt, here are a few hints at what to expect.

Links:

TV Pilots Cancelled After Peer-to-Peer Network says, “No”
http://newteevee.com/2008/10/09/leaked-pilots-help-predict-fall-season-cancellations/

Distribution Only After You Have a Proven Audience
http://showcase.fromheretoawesome.com/about/

Basics to Building an Audience Online
http://www.videomaker.com/article/14228/

Best,
A

By: Sproketzz

Sproketzz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:26:35 +0000

The source articles are flawed.

The studios do not really have a business model unless you call gambling a business model. The studios used to have a business model. It was called “the studio system” and it died nearly 50 years ago. Then, the studios had employees and could control costs. They had constant output that didn’t need promotion budgets in the 10’s of millions of dollars.

Now, well, it’s a lot different.

Another problem is that they conveniently fail to mention the big problem for feature film starts right now, the potential actors strike. I was visiting two friends last week who work in feature film production here in L.A. Neither has worked in months. Both are union members. Both blame the current problems of large scale unemployment of production crews squarely
on SAG’s looming strike.

Another point they don’t really get understand DVD sales problems. Of course, DVD sales were falling even before the recession. Most people have purchased all of the old movies they would like to collect already. Only new title sales remain. Blueray was supposed to ride in and save the day. But they priced it too high. And then the recession came along.

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Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:37:02 +0000

[...] HDFilmtools.com created an interesting post today on Mainstream Media Calling Hollywood on its Obsolete Business ModelHere’s a short outlineThe state of the business of Hollywood, and more precisely the Southern California film industry, is finally getting some long overdue national press coverage. Digital technology and the Internet have shaken the foundations of every American business. This, of course, has been exacerbated by the current economic crisis. By looking at attendance numbers and box office returns, Hollywood seems to be doing pretty well and entertainment has often been cited as being “recession proof”. Armed wit [...]