Interview with Sean Evans on hot ones on why "they dont make 'em like they used to!"



Does anyone else relate to this? I definitely feel this way.

Tl;dr they are riskier from an investment standpoint because you dont have DVD sales.

The clip should start where they start talking about it and you just need to watch about 90 seconds of it.

Im interested in how all the financials work for going straight to streaming (Hulu, netflix, Paramount+, HBOMAX) with limited theater runs. I think that's where we might find all the hidden gems that we used to see, e.g. Good Will Hunting, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, etc -- and only the mega summer blockbusters and high budget animated films will open with wide releases.

It's no different than any other media form.

Step 1. New media form is created (painting, photography, music, whatever)

Step 2. People master the media and charge exorbitant amounts for their product. Tools to make media are limited, barring outside competition.

Step 3. People begin mass producing tools needed to make media. Barriers to entry are lowered. More competition arises.

Step 4. Market becomes saturated, and outside of a few masters, the percentage of people in the industry able to make a living doing this as a career begins to drop (even though the total number of people making a living off the media is drastically higher than it used to be). Most people begin pursuing it purely as a hobby, or start a career in manufacturing the equipment to hobbyists.

Step 5. Technology continues to advance, where most media in the field can be viewed either for free or for a low cost subscription service (museums, Netflix, etc.)

Step F. Newer media form is created that replaces the intent of the old one, newer talent migrates there because you can actually make a living and name for yourself doing it.

Rinse and repeat.

Definitely Not A Cop said:

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It's no different than any other media form.

Step 1. New media form is created (painting, photography, music, whatever)

Step 2. People master the media and charge exorbitant amounts for their product. Tools to make media are limited, barring outside competition.

Step 3. People begin mass producing tools needed to make media. Barriers to entry are lowered. More competition arises.

Step 4. Market becomes saturated, and outside of a few masters, the percentage of people in the industry able to make a living doing this as a career begins to drop (even though the total number of people making a living off the media is drastically higher than it used to be). Most people begin pursuing it purely as a hobby, or start a career in manufacturing the equipment to hobbyists.

Step 4. Technology continues to advance, where most media in the field can be viewed either for free or for a low cost subscription service (museums, Netflix, etc.)

Step 5. Newer media form is created that replaces the intent of the old one, newer talent migrates there because you can actually make a living and name for yourself doing it.

Rinse and repeat.

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What about counting?

What doe he have to say about Crypto?

Rocagnante said:

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Definitely Not A Cop said:

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It's no different than any other media form.

Step 1. New media form is created (painting, photography, music, whatever)

Step 2. People master the media and charge exorbitant amounts for their product. Tools to make media are limited, barring outside competition.

Step 3. People begin mass producing tools needed to make media. Barriers to entry are lowered. More competition arises.

Step 4. Market becomes saturated, and outside of a few masters, the percentage of people in the industry able to make a living doing this as a career begins to drop (even though the total number of people making a living off the media is drastically higher than it used to be). Most people begin pursuing it purely as a hobby, or start a career in manufacturing the equipment to hobbyists.

Step 4. Technology continues to advance, where most media in the field can be viewed either for free or for a low cost subscription service (museums, Netflix, etc.)

Step 5. Newer media form is created that replaces the intent of the old one, newer talent migrates there because you can actually make a living and name for yourself doing it.

Rinse and repeat.

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What about counting?

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4 more edits and I'm sure I could have nailed it.

Yeah I mean, think of all the badass photographers from the early and mid 1900's.

Now photography is a hobby for most, and most of the people making money off of it are just doing it as a side hustle on weekends for things like weddings.

Napster, iTunes, and streaming did the same thing to music, where the only real money to be made was touring and merch sales. But the tradeoff is way more music.

Same thing is happening to movies now.

I think you guys need to give the man some credit, he has never just taken a paycheck and is truly an actor's actor. His dedication to the art is unceasing.

Example A: The Great Wall.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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I think you guys need to give the man some credit, he has never just taken a paycheck and is truly an actor's actor. His dedication to the art is unceasing.

Example A: The Great Wall.

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i heard damon on a podcast where he told a story about his daughter is always giving him crap. anyway, she kept calling it "The Wall" and after a while, he finally corrected her and said "it's actually 'the great wall'". to which she replied "dad, there was nothing great about it"