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I wonder if technology is going to have an increasingly transformative role in cinema, as the cost of production goes so low that budding auteurs can make watch
by danbmil99 5y ago
I wonder if technology is going to have an increasingly transformative role in cinema, as the cost of production goes so low that budding auteurs can make watchable movies on a budget similar to what you pay for an engagement ring.
The obvious comparison is with music. But even there, while music was expensive to produce decades ago,it was never in a league with film.
The through-line in this story and all similar stories about movie budgets going out of control is that you can't Corral tens of millions of dollars without strings attached.
Collections like YouTube's dust and omeleto really showcase what can be done with a microscopic budget. Even special effects, which dominate the budget of big action pics, are getting way cheaper with tools like blender.
Finally, there's the tension between feature-length films and episodic storytelling, what we used to call television series.
All in all, we might be living through a golden age of visual Artistry. You never know when you're in the middle of a wave like that until decades later when the dust settles.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoThe technology is mostly not the limiting factor for movies any more. You can make a competent film using a $5-10k camera and lenses, some lights, microphones, and a computer program. There are youtubers that make a game of doing good movies with crappy cameras. What's missing from that picture is expertise and skill on the part of the camera operators, the director, the actors, the writers, and other participants. And the marketing. Those are the bits that are expensive, not the tech.
- toomanyrichies 5y agoI think the biggest difference is that film is a collaborative medium to an extent that music isn't, or at least doesn't have to be. I'm not sure there's an equivalent of the "bedroom techno producer" for film, unless the film they put out has a cast of 1 (who is also the director, editor, cinematographer, producer, etc.). That said, directors such as Quentin Tarantino and cinematographers such as Roger Deakins have essentially made the same point[1] that technology (for example, shooting digital as opposed to shooting on 35mm film) will allow many more people to become filmmakers. Whether their output will be watchable or not is another story, and is a function of the artist's ability to piece together the shots they capture into an engaging narrative structure. 1. https://www.4kshooters.net/2021/05/01/quentin-tarantino-and-roger-deakins-on-film-vs-digital-debate/ https://www.4kshooters.net/2021/05/01/quentin-tarantino-and-...
- danbmil99 5y agoCollaboration is necessary for Live Action. But what about animated characters?