tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post2121930311586479212..comments2024-01-02T09:19:24.322-08:00Comments on The Late Enlightenment: A Venture Capital Model for the Entertainment IndustryMichael Catonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-29253179538426985472010-06-30T06:42:40.593-07:002010-06-30T06:42:40.593-07:00So we like crap because we're used to crap.
...So we like crap because we're used to crap. <br /><br />I would like to posit that _Crash!_, written by J.G. Ballard, adapted by David Cronenberg, was both artistic and loaded with boobies and car crashes. <br /><br />Consider also, that film and TV are extremely new media compared to the fine arts and stage drama. I'd bet that ancient Greek theatre had gobs and gobs of populist crap, but it didn't survive the ages.dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-31085593022759640932010-06-29T14:18:09.053-07:002010-06-29T14:18:09.053-07:00Depends what you mean by "worse". I sub...Depends what you mean by "worse". I submit that mob capital would be more effective in giving the engaged public what they want than the current model. By "engaged public" I mean people who are willing to spend the time and a few dollars looking at what movies are getting financed, who would correspond to movie buffs and the more enthusiastic media consumers today. That said, I would make the elitist argument that one reason so much of American media is a race to the bottom of taste and enduring artistic value is exactly BECAUSE American creative endeavors of all kinds have been linked in their production and distribution more effectively to their consumers. So even the more enthusiastic film-going demographic who correspond to the "engaged public" are likely to create even more movies with boobies and car chases. <br /><br />So back to the original question: this model will be worse for raising the percentage of movies with artistic value, better for giving people what they actually want.Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965395778439498965.post-18026919210859447052010-06-24T06:51:49.138-07:002010-06-24T06:51:49.138-07:00So is venture capital from The Mob (the public, no...So is venture capital from The Mob (the public, not the mafia) really worse than venture capital from a producer who is an idiot? (Watch "An Evening With Kevin Smith" and pay attention to the Superman bit.)<br /><br /><br />I haven't watched it yet, but Pioneer One just released its first episode. It's free and intended for torrent download. <br />http://eztv.it/ep/21051/pioneer-one-s01e01-720p-x264-vodo/dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.com