tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221365589686353854.post4479210456906748274..comments2019-07-26T00:01:54.730-07:00Comments on Circle of Confusion: SustainabilityCraig Mieritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848601235943327168noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221365589686353854.post-68047896516882865592009-05-29T14:15:06.382-07:002009-05-29T14:15:06.382-07:00Great post!
I agree, building sustainable filmmak...Great post!<br /><br />I agree, building sustainable filmmaking economies is necessary to build sustainable filmmaking communities.<br /><br />I think the question becomes, for me at least, do we think of the films we create as the product that is sold, at a profit, to sustain this economy and build these communities?<br /><br />The model we're experimenting with at Kontent is producing other types of filmed content (ads and brand videos, mostly), and then rolling over the profit from those ventures into low and no budget projects that are not dependent on recouping a financial investment. They "pay back" in other, non-monetary, ways.<br /><br />The problem I run into with the "art-as-commerce" model is that it shapes the type of scripts I write, and the movies I shoot. I end up trying to compete with an industry that is specifically defined as "art-as-commerce".<br /><br />Roger Corman pioneered the low-cost, quick return on independent film, so there is a model. But I'm not that interested in doing the genre stuff.Eric Escobarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388087473000410206noreply@blogger.com