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Originally Posted by kane
At long last you finally agree with the point I have been trying to make all along which is that making it in the music business is very difficult. That means having one project funded on kickstarter does not mean she is going to go on to fame and fortune. Maybe she will, but the odds are better that she will win the lottery. Hence, as I said before, her kickstart deal is basically her lotter ticket just like a record contract for another band might be theirs.
I am not discounting kickstarter success, I am simply saying it is does not mean that someone is going to be a huge success.
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So again you bald face lie
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If your shit sucks, there is no marketing crutch to prop you up.
But that marketing crutch doesn't really exist any more anyway
the warnings of john carter hit twitter 15 minutes after the movie pre-screened.
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That a clear declaration of how hard it is to succeed
produce crap and you will die faster then ever.
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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).
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your claiming that the equation has flipped that it now harder to get noticed (at least get noticed to the point where you actually make some money and have success)"
And that statement is bullshit
It way easier for a movie to get made now because the gatekeepers no longer dictate who has a right to show up in the film festivals
When clerks aired at sun dance it was the only non studio film that got airing time.
This year 10% of all the movies were kickstarter funded.
One crowd sourcing company is responsible for 37 times the number of independent movies getting shown at sundance.
The increased difficulty of getting noticed has not grown in the same speed as the reduction of cost of production.
So over all it way easier to succeed as a independent content producer
now if your a studio who was used to being able to block all those independent self funded films from getting an airing. Your fucked and it is a lot harder
but if your independent film maker who used to be completely denied access to the film festivals and now 10% of all the films are independents like your it gotten easier.
0 to fucking 37 is an increase.
and your bullshit argument against that fact is what i was objecting too