This neglects the still noticeable difference between "high end consumer sound setup" that might cost a few hundred bucks, and studio grade audio recording. Yes

This neglects the still noticeable difference between "high end consumer sound setup" that might cost a few hundred bucks, and studio grade audio recording. Yes, making a movie takes magnitudes more capital investment than making an album, but I'd argue the scale of the initial investment is irrelevant - the larger the initial commitment just expands the required adoption to turn a profit. But all media requires, first and foremost - and most scarcely in an economic sense - skilled creative people putting in the hours forging their craft. That never changes, regardless of where you extract value from (and you might as well just extract the value from the act of the craft at this point, by kickstarting or something else your albums / films / games / etc to be made).