Fan Movies. Can Striking Writer TV be far behind?
This story in the UK Telegraph describes how new technology -- both on the production and distribution sides -- lets fans extend their favorite genre movies - and make all-new episodes. (A good example is above .)
Sure, this violates copyright, somehow, probably. But imagine - if relative novices can slam high-production-value pieces like this onto the Web for $5K or so, then what can we reasonably expect to see from writers who are presently on the beach due to the strike?
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Check this stuff out. It's
Check this stuff out. It's laugh out loud funny. I'd like to see this series on TV. http://sweetteafilms.com/unlocking-the-white-trash-mind/
Max, maybe on the monkey business channel.
As a high school teacher I
As a high school teacher I can tell you that if you give some kids a couple of cheap digital video cameras and a computer with video editing software (even Windows Movie Maker which comes free with XP) in short order they'll be putting out impressive & entertaining content. Can the networks and the writers afford to let this drag on much longer? We'll be creating & watching our own stuff-forget about the garbage they produce!
That's the point. Everybody
That's the point. Everybody in Hollywood knows the stories of Night of the Living Dead (the low-budget George Romero zombie classic) and The Blair Witch Project -- studio execs and writers alike. Greed is everpresent, along with fear. Given that the writers don't have much more to fear - they are already out on the street - I expect to see the fruits of their greed coming along pretty soon. See Leave Britney Alone or Amanda Congdon as examples of (ahem, well 'careers launched' may be a bit strong, but you get the idea...)