MPAA Sends Five Key Propaganda Points To Politicians http://t.co/1d5dk3bO So now you know what the politicians will say as “their opinion”
Category: The Business of Production
Hey Hollywood, forget SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and look to Netflix for a glimse of your future. http://t.co/AaZMiXbJ
Instead of pushing for ever-more draconian laws in the US and beyond, instead, how about the studio look to what is working: Netflix.
Arrested Development on Netflix – how does it change the business model for TV production? http://t.co/t3cQpMDD
A good look at the business behind Netflix’s original productions:
Clearly there were technological lessons learnt, as I’ve been writing in this series. There were also a whole bunch of other useful lessons: in no particular order.
Making Movies 20 Years Ago vs. Today: A World Of Difference http://t.co/qGCpq9pE
Of course the technology has changed seriously in favor of documentary filmmakers but, more importantly, the business climate has changed. Mike Masnick compares two podcasts: one with Kevin Smith revealing a bunch of voicemails:
Pixorial, Rumblefish in tune on copyright-cleared soundtracks http://t.co/enGAmtMF.
This is a new deal between online video platform provideo Pixorial and Rumblefish:
gives Pixorial users access to the “world’s largest copyright-cleared soundtrack catalog,” the two companies said in a news release.
So, it’s a new source of licensed music for your video – if you use Pixorial’s platform.
We were thinking about the evolution of computers over dinner – the fact that we’re both reading the Steve Jobs biography right now might have something to do with it – and I realized there were parallels between the evolution of the “PC” and the evolution of the NLE.
YouTube to spend $200 million more on professional videos http://t.co/Imw3YvFl
Google-owned YouTube will drop another $200 million into the programming to more effectively market the nearly 100 channels boasting professional videos, the company told the Wall Street Journal in a report published yesterday.
Did You Know That Professional Writing Is Dying And Only Taxing The Public To Pay Writers Can Save It
The Indie Ebook Scene Is Growing: Here’s Over 170 Authors Who’ve Sold More Than 50,000 Copies
In another one of those discussions about business models, the first post above stems from an article by Ewan Morrison,
Will crowdfunding usurp the studio biz? http://t.co/vY61mDPo Disruption in the financing stages, not just production. Sure sounds good.