Originally Posted by kane

I didn't say it. Kevin Smith did. I happen to agree with him.

Yes, you can market your stuff, but getting to the point where you are very successful is not easy. It never has been. In the realm of movies 15-20 years ago one of the biggest obstacles was actually getting your film made because it was expensive and it took a decent amount of technical knowledge. If you actually got your move made there wasn't a whole lot of competition when it came to film festivals, distributor markets etc. That barrier is gone now. Now anyone with a few hundred dollars and a weekend to learn the software can make a movie. However, because of that the number of movies getting made that are competing for the audience has gone through the roof and distinguishing yourself among that crowd it not easy. It has just flipped. It used to be hard to make the movie and easier to get notice. Now it is easier to make the movie and harder to get noticed (at least get noticed to the point where you actually make some money and have success).