Following on from Scott's post about the 'download-to-burn' debate, I noticed that the
New York Times ran not one but three articles yesterday on films on the internet,
Little Films on Little Screens (but Both Seem Set to Grow),
The Shape of Cinema, Transformed at the Click of a Mouse and
The Revolution Will Be Downloaded (if You’re Patient).
One of the points raised is simply that the technology being used to deliver movies online is new and therefore relatively unrefined, which means that it is easier (if not cheaper) to watch a film in ways that we are used to.
A.O. Scott, however, convincingly makes the case that, although the internet looks unlikely to take the place of established forms of distribution (ie, theatrical, DVD), "it seems likely that a hot new filmmaker will be soon discovered on a download site and given a shot at old-fashioned Hollywood success, a chance to make movies for the big screen."
# posted by Nick Dawson @ 3/19/2007 09:17:00 PM
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