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In Reply to: Re: Thanks- It's all that coffee! posted by Victor Khomenko on December 16, 2002 at 17:28:04:
VK,'If you stop almost any 25 year old in Santa Monica and ask about their favourite cinematography, they are likely to answer with something fairly considered like "Touch of Evil" and then talk the next hour about the screenplay they are writing after work.'
It's a trick comment, because the 25 year old would have to know what "cinematography" means. If they did, there would be opinions.
I agree the big American cities are atypical- there are just better opportunities. Here there is the added daily contact with people in the Biz. The death of Fellini was front page news in L.A.
The trend does seem to be going in a certain direction. As the studios believe audiences expect more elaborate movies with known $20-$30 million above the title headliners, 600 special effects shots**, 2 full-page colour newspaper campaigns, 1,600 prints, making the price ever higher. (** "Spiderman" was in post-production for 13 months.) The returns have to be ever higher in box office.
Independent film is doing better, but those films still have to have critical success at Sundance & Co. to be picked up for distribution.
And the perception is that it is mostly 11 to 15 year olds with the time and money to see something in theatrical release four times and then the DVD. The financial end affects content ("damn market economy" again).
Cheers,
Bambi B
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- Re: Thanks- It's all that coffee! - Bambi B 19:38:29 12/16/02 (2)
- Interesting discussion - - mvwine 06:15:58 12/17/02 (1)
- Re: Interesting discussion - - Bambi B 11:30:21 12/17/02 (0)
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