Film Finance for writers
extended play DVD's, or even a book? Epstein's numbers say we just buy DVDs instead of driving to the multiplex.
Yet, despite the argument Hollywood will continue to invest in a antiquated system that you must see a movie. You want to be entertained, but the system originated when some folks from New York didn't want to pay the camera fees to Kodak. Avoiding the baseball bats intended to destroy their cameras they moved to Jacksonville, FL. Not wanted there, Hollywood beckoned. But does the system still work?
The Hollywood way of doing things, wide shots to mid shot to close ups has been indoctrinated into us since the age of five. Yet, one hundred eighty-degree shots have become like a model- t running on nitrogen. We want better movies with stars we want to see.
So as a screen writer, you don't have to choose, do both. Sale your screenplays, but take the money to finance your own independent productions. Too much work then call Marc Cuban. Next month we move back into science fiction. Ciao.
PS I made it to "War of the Worlds".
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