Commander Max
Sr Member
I keep thinking about this, although I don't think Hollywood will disappear entirely. There are such changes going on, the way movies are produced and distributed are very much a thing of the past. I'm looking forward to the day when these changes take hold in a big way. It will make the time after SW came out look like nothing happened.
Other areas of entertainment have faced the same thing. Namely the hobby most of us enjoy, I remember a time when the only place to see the underground of sci-fi props was the cons. You paid $25-35 bucks a day, and went straight to the dealers room. At least that's what I did.
Today I have no idea about any cons going on anywhere, expect in Comic Con(in SD Calf.) and Wonderfest. Both of which I will never attend. Mainly because it would be more of a hassle, and I get any product I'm looking for here, e-bay or contact a friend and make a trade.
Now to bring this back around I look at Hollywood the same way. Why go to a theater and pay to see something that really doesn't appeal to me. When I have access to what I will enjoy watching, and have the freedom to get up and go the bathroom(without missing anything). Of course there is the rest of the issues with movie theaters. Why go I can get a world of entertainment without ever leaving the sofa. Of course I miss out on the theater experience, but I can recreate that as well.
Now here is the thing that is really going to effect the future of entertainment. I ask a friend of mine(a lot of you know Steve Neil), about this subject not only did he agree. But he told me how you could do it.
Go get yourself a really good 1080p camera(he even said the make and model) really good lighting rigs, some really good computers and of course software. The unbelievable part was the the price about $1000 for the camera plus another $1000 for the lighting, so the computers and software are going to be the biggest expense. I'm sure that can even be brought down.
Why would you need millions of dollars and all sorts of other things when all you need is a garage, and a lot of gumption.
You don't even need a good idea for a film, just go have fun. But this is what gets me thinking, there are a lot of guys out there who had a career in Hollywood, or did all of the schooling but didn't get anywhere. Those with the dream of making it in entertainment now have a very solid chance. Even those working in Hollywood have a chance to do original stuff, without any studio interference. Or offer their services to those who want to make their own stuff.
There really is a huge opportunity here, I can't wait to see it.
What do you guys think?
Other areas of entertainment have faced the same thing. Namely the hobby most of us enjoy, I remember a time when the only place to see the underground of sci-fi props was the cons. You paid $25-35 bucks a day, and went straight to the dealers room. At least that's what I did.
Today I have no idea about any cons going on anywhere, expect in Comic Con(in SD Calf.) and Wonderfest. Both of which I will never attend. Mainly because it would be more of a hassle, and I get any product I'm looking for here, e-bay or contact a friend and make a trade.
Now to bring this back around I look at Hollywood the same way. Why go to a theater and pay to see something that really doesn't appeal to me. When I have access to what I will enjoy watching, and have the freedom to get up and go the bathroom(without missing anything). Of course there is the rest of the issues with movie theaters. Why go I can get a world of entertainment without ever leaving the sofa. Of course I miss out on the theater experience, but I can recreate that as well.
Now here is the thing that is really going to effect the future of entertainment. I ask a friend of mine(a lot of you know Steve Neil), about this subject not only did he agree. But he told me how you could do it.
Go get yourself a really good 1080p camera(he even said the make and model) really good lighting rigs, some really good computers and of course software. The unbelievable part was the the price about $1000 for the camera plus another $1000 for the lighting, so the computers and software are going to be the biggest expense. I'm sure that can even be brought down.
Why would you need millions of dollars and all sorts of other things when all you need is a garage, and a lot of gumption.
You don't even need a good idea for a film, just go have fun. But this is what gets me thinking, there are a lot of guys out there who had a career in Hollywood, or did all of the schooling but didn't get anywhere. Those with the dream of making it in entertainment now have a very solid chance. Even those working in Hollywood have a chance to do original stuff, without any studio interference. Or offer their services to those who want to make their own stuff.
There really is a huge opportunity here, I can't wait to see it.
What do you guys think?