Anne Thomson of Variety today has a good blog post on credit drying up and financing terms getting tougher for studios and moguls in Hollywood.
No problem, let them make Batman 17 for a billion dollars–funded by Deutsche Bank and venture capitalists. I’ll watch and be entertained–but I don’t want my movie viewing constrained to blockbuster Hollywood sequels.
The rest of us need to figure out ways to market and distribute our tapeless/filmless high-def excellent arthouse indie films (shot on Red, or other digital cinema cameras) financed for under US$1m–straight to the TV/computer or projector in your living room (or arthouse coffee shop theater).
That’s why I’m going to Berkeley to
According to the call:
join us for a two-day conversation — definitely not a conference — about the future of cinema, video, games, and telling stories with new media.
We’re interested in where all of this new technology is taking us… how it’s changing the business of making film and video… as well as the art forms.
It’s organized in part by Scott Kirsner, who’s thoughtful posts on his CinemaTech blog shed light on just these types of issues. All sorts of interesting speakers, including Mike Curtis (hdforindies), Alex Lindsey (Pixel Corps and This Week In Media podcast, Reed Hastings (Founder & CEO, Netflix), M dot Strange (Animator and Filmmaker), etc. etc.
Check out “The Conversation” if you’re interested in how new good movies will be marketed and distributed. The times, they are a ‘changin…
Look out for IndieGoGo too- new site that connects filmmakers with fans to make independent film happen. It’s a new way to help finance indie films. They will be at The Conversation too.
Check it out: http://www.indiegogo.com