Film Industry and the Internet

Positives

• It makes it easier for film companies to promote their films (websites, YouTube, pop-up’s, etc.)

• Films made available to download on iTunes/Netflix, etc.

• Free downloads for audiences.

• Audiences can view films from the comfort of their own home.

• Opens films to a wider audience.

• The audience is in control of the film, not the producers.

• Easier to get independent films promoted.

Negatives

• Free but illegal downloads are harming the jobs of those in the film industry.

• The cinema industry is in decline and struggling with ticket sales.

• Criminals benefit from Internet piracy.

• Illegal downloading forces cinema chains to increase ticket prices.

Film Case Study - Django Unchained.

Can It Be Downloaded? Where From?
Django Unchained can indeed be downloaded from many different sources on the internet, even though this is a relatively new production. This could be due to many thing one of these being people creating "Cam" copies of the film and sharing these Online or that the Dvd/BluRay being released in another country earlier. Sites such as Thepiratebay and Isohunt are hosting many different copies of the film ready to be downloaded and watched in the highest quality.

How many screens is it being shown on?
Django Unchained is being shown across many many screens. In the opening weekend it is said to be shown on about 3010 Screens and has been estimated to has made $30,688,000.

Is it being shown in Print of Digital?
Django Unchained is being shown Digitally in all of the screens that it is being shown on.

What types of film are being shown on User Generated Sites?
There are many different types of film that can be shown on the User Generated sites depending on the community that the site is built around. Mostly you will see Short films of pretty much every genre, but once again depending on the majority of the community, created by budding directors shown on these User Generated sites. But many different full length independent films may also be found on these sites as well even though many people will not have heard of them.

Are Audiences Remixing Trailers? If so why?
Yes it can be said the audiences are Remixing the trailers that have been created for many different film productions. This can also be done for many reasons, one of these being to create spoofs and parodies of the trailer which people can then upload to sites such as YouTube for other people to watch have use as entertainment. Another use would be to generally use Video Editing software to change the trailer creating a new trailer or just as practice for the software. The first reason is usually the main reason in which people remix trailers.