There is nothing to watch Justine. My 21 year old son is home visiting and we are watching Friends from beginning to end (his favorite show) and we consume a great deal of Japanese anime and Chinese Film. The anime has real story arcs, intersting hero journeys, and fascinating plots. Dectective D is also excellent.
An additional plus to going back in time 10-20 years. Nothing has been ruined by the woke illuminati.. The writing is tight, the plots interesting, the cinimatography superb. Real craft. And you appreciate it all the more now because it no longer exists. You watch a Merchant Ivory film and think wow. We didn't know how good we had it. Thank heaven for the digital library.
The woke illuminati - ha - Have you watched Severance? :) The company is called Lumon. Woke has really crapped on a lot, but there are things that seeped through the cracks here and there. Or at least I think I see them seeping through. Maybe it is wishful thinking. We really did not know how good we had it, but it was already deteriorating then and we didn't know it.
Thanks for the suggestion! I always try new things if someone I trust recommends. I hope the written word and real movies make a comes back. Even bad movies in the 80's were better than our current offering. 😂
I use your analogy often, Justine, that GAI is a blender that cannot make anything by itself; someone has to put something in it first. It’s not a tool for creation, period. I really resonate with your perspective (paraphrased, of course) that the studios/execs/tech-bros’ focus is only on finding the money-making ‘formulas’ and water-boarding the world with it to make money, not art. Thank you for your vision and efforts on this. Please stay on this soapbox, the wave of traction will catch up and (hopefully) people will better understand and appreciate the value of creativity vs. content.
an idea for you/Credo: a way to connect indy filmmakers & indy authors directly with each other, to license indy book “IP” for projects.
The thought is, being an indy filmmaker is a challenge without also having to create whole stories & worlds for each project … while for indy authors, just writing & self-managing direct publishing is a challenge, even if you’ve got a great story, the idea of then having that made into a film seems like a series of cascading miracles. This could be a way to bypass many of the gatekeepers (studios->streamers->tech giants). AI proof.
This essay spoke to me and articulated what I’ve been feeling for a long while. I’m grateful for the list of work to go through, and I’m hoping to make the festival next year. What can someone do in the meantime to get involved?
There is nothing to watch Justine. My 21 year old son is home visiting and we are watching Friends from beginning to end (his favorite show) and we consume a great deal of Japanese anime and Chinese Film. The anime has real story arcs, intersting hero journeys, and fascinating plots. Dectective D is also excellent.
An additional plus to going back in time 10-20 years. Nothing has been ruined by the woke illuminati.. The writing is tight, the plots interesting, the cinimatography superb. Real craft. And you appreciate it all the more now because it no longer exists. You watch a Merchant Ivory film and think wow. We didn't know how good we had it. Thank heaven for the digital library.
The woke illuminati - ha - Have you watched Severance? :) The company is called Lumon. Woke has really crapped on a lot, but there are things that seeped through the cracks here and there. Or at least I think I see them seeping through. Maybe it is wishful thinking. We really did not know how good we had it, but it was already deteriorating then and we didn't know it.
Thanks for the suggestion! I always try new things if someone I trust recommends. I hope the written word and real movies make a comes back. Even bad movies in the 80's were better than our current offering. 😂
Merchant Ivory, wow now that was a brand.
I use your analogy often, Justine, that GAI is a blender that cannot make anything by itself; someone has to put something in it first. It’s not a tool for creation, period. I really resonate with your perspective (paraphrased, of course) that the studios/execs/tech-bros’ focus is only on finding the money-making ‘formulas’ and water-boarding the world with it to make money, not art. Thank you for your vision and efforts on this. Please stay on this soapbox, the wave of traction will catch up and (hopefully) people will better understand and appreciate the value of creativity vs. content.
an idea for you/Credo: a way to connect indy filmmakers & indy authors directly with each other, to license indy book “IP” for projects.
The thought is, being an indy filmmaker is a challenge without also having to create whole stories & worlds for each project … while for indy authors, just writing & self-managing direct publishing is a challenge, even if you’ve got a great story, the idea of then having that made into a film seems like a series of cascading miracles. This could be a way to bypass many of the gatekeepers (studios->streamers->tech giants). AI proof.
What are your thoughts about crowdfunding films (or "crowd-investing), such as Legion M does?
Wouldn’t it be great to have a dedicated channel for all of the Indies that have not yet been bought?
This essay spoke to me and articulated what I’ve been feeling for a long while. I’m grateful for the list of work to go through, and I’m hoping to make the festival next year. What can someone do in the meantime to get involved?
Wife and me watched “Strange Darling” last night. Really enjoyed it. Plot twist very well done.
What is the audience? No one wants to watch the schlock that is being put out now, do they? It makes me feel sick to my stomach.