Regional Filmmakers
It is one of those thinking nights. Thank you Phoenix Lander. I have gone from reading multiple articles on space exploration to thinking about the future of filmmaking.
More and more states are adding tax incentives to get films made in their state. Michigan is just the latest. I have heard one line producer talk about how the more films which get made in a state the more of a well trained local crew they have to come back to.
For me this leads also to more chances for local directors and writers to get their projects made (combined with better equipment at cheaper costs coming out more and more). A local director can get a crew trained by those who work in Hollywood and who are just as good. Suppliers are setting up shop in these states. I see the rise of filmmakers who are making movies inspired by and for the regions in which they live.
I also see this leading to distribution more by going theater to theater rather than festivals and hoping that they crack the studio system. These filmmakers and crews don't want to be there. They don't need to play in that sandbox because they have their own. Distribution will also take place online through direct DVD sales or downods through various services.
I can also see this regionalism leading to a revitalism of older theaters by co-ops or individual investors and playing these regional films as well as films from other regions or other countries.
I don't see this as some hippie filmmakers' nirvana. Not all these films will be good. Quite a few will be crap. I just see this as the new model. More connectivity means people from all over can see these films, but people also are becoming more tribal or sectarian, even when it comes to their region.
Who knows what it means for L.A.? I think "Hollywood" is in for a crash in the next 10 years. I think theaters will convert to show Digital/HD/3D, and this will last for a few years until they realize people aren't coming and the megaplexes will crash. TV will keep going for awhile, but really it will stat to go more and more to the cable/foreign model of shorter seasons with all episodes run together which in turn lends itself to indie television creators as well.
Some reading:
Studios didn't build their sales models for you
Indie films coming to a small screen near you
The Next Five Years: Describe It - Whitechapel
More and more states are adding tax incentives to get films made in their state. Michigan is just the latest. I have heard one line producer talk about how the more films which get made in a state the more of a well trained local crew they have to come back to.
For me this leads also to more chances for local directors and writers to get their projects made (combined with better equipment at cheaper costs coming out more and more). A local director can get a crew trained by those who work in Hollywood and who are just as good. Suppliers are setting up shop in these states. I see the rise of filmmakers who are making movies inspired by and for the regions in which they live.
I also see this leading to distribution more by going theater to theater rather than festivals and hoping that they crack the studio system. These filmmakers and crews don't want to be there. They don't need to play in that sandbox because they have their own. Distribution will also take place online through direct DVD sales or downods through various services.
I can also see this regionalism leading to a revitalism of older theaters by co-ops or individual investors and playing these regional films as well as films from other regions or other countries.
I don't see this as some hippie filmmakers' nirvana. Not all these films will be good. Quite a few will be crap. I just see this as the new model. More connectivity means people from all over can see these films, but people also are becoming more tribal or sectarian, even when it comes to their region.
Who knows what it means for L.A.? I think "Hollywood" is in for a crash in the next 10 years. I think theaters will convert to show Digital/HD/3D, and this will last for a few years until they realize people aren't coming and the megaplexes will crash. TV will keep going for awhile, but really it will stat to go more and more to the cable/foreign model of shorter seasons with all episodes run together which in turn lends itself to indie television creators as well.
Some reading:
Studios didn't build their sales models for you
Indie films coming to a small screen near you
The Next Five Years: Describe It - Whitechapel
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