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Yea this is one thing I was thinking. Part of the downfall of music and newspapers, which are the prime examples cited in the article, are that those industries
by TheGRS 10y ago
Yea this is one thing I was thinking. Part of the downfall of music and newspapers, which are the prime examples cited in the article, are that those industries were ripe for disruption by everyone with a little talent (and even some without). Anyone with a guitar and some practice can create music and anyone with a little money for a personal sound studio can even create pretty good music that can go up on Spotify. The newspaper industry had even less barrier to entry. Anyone with a computer can setup a blog and write an op-ed piece. Film isn't unique because anyone with a good camera and some basic lightning and sound equipment (which aren't very expensive these days) can put together a movie. But really good films also take more than one person to make, unlike the other industries cited. You need crew and actors to bring everything together on a set and none of those come cheaply. I do think film is ripe for disruption, but not in the same way as these other industries where only a single person was needed.
- ysavir 10y agoYou say that... But have you compared the quality of youtube videos today to those from 10 years ago? The quality of writing, effects, and production have escalated sharply, even when done by a single person. Youtube is unlikely to disrupt Hollywood, due to it's format (video shorts), but it makes it clear that there's potential for someone else to step in and fill the gaps.
- tehwebguy 10y agoAlso note that YouTube continues to push longer and longer content over time, not only as the platform grows but as the hobbyists that dominated it grow into pros.
- ysavir 10y agoVery true. There have been a significant number of times recently that I decided not to watch a youtube video because it was 25+ minutes long...
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- TheGRS 10y agoI would question the quality of those longer videos though. The long form videos I usually see are easily made rants over stock video. They aren't typically stories like you would see in a professional shoot. Well-done youtube videos clearly have a team of people behind them doing lighting and set work, plus good editing and even some animations. They cost money too! But I'll concede that movies aren't truly special at the end of the day and they can still be disrupted in the same way as the industries I mentioned above.