Comments for HOLLYN-wood (Norman, that is)

Comment on Why Hiring From the Bottom is A Real Bonehead Move by Sex Mahoney

Sex Mahoney — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:52:44 +0000

The doing and failing part is so much fun but it requires incredible patience. More orderly folks have such little patience outside of their order.

Comment on Is Film Dead? Then Why Do People Keep Wishing For It To Return? by James Shelledy

James Shelledy — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:16:14 +0000

Hard drives fail. And then there is the constant transferring to different file formats. Digital is a lot more perishable than film is.

Comment on Is Film Dead? Then Why Do People Keep Wishing For It To Return? by John Luke Retard

John Luke Retard — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:55:01 +0000

Having many a hard drive fail on me, I’m worried about where we’re going to store all this digital info.

But, yeah, film will go the way of black and white. We’ll see it very rarely.

Comment on Is Film Dead? Then Why Do People Keep Wishing For It To Return? by Sex Mahoney

Sex Mahoney — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:16:28 +0000

Film may survive in a limited fashion, but it’s such an antiquated medium that there isn’t much to be said in its defense. The only question then is what do we do with all those reels once they’ve been digitized? Back in the vault, or to the landfill?

Comment on Do We Really Want To OWN Our Media? by Nicolaas

Nicolaas — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:20:57 +0000

I will want to listen to/stream and indeed not need to own the Massive Attack vs. Burial CD. So the added value of ownership has disappeared completely. But for a limited edition (http://www.vfeditions.com/product/view/43) I will pay a relatively high amount of money.

Comment on Do We Really Want To OWN Our Media? by Sex Mahoney

Sex Mahoney — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:45:41 +0000

The impulse that drives people to collect is not dead, just dormant. Buying things (especially media) is not as simple as it used to be. [http://theoatmeal.com/pl/game_of_thrones/nz]

Comment on Mass Media Goes New Media (and vice versa) by Norman

Norman — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:47:43 +0000

In my opinion, it’s not that the old ways are the best, it’s just that our media giants are so giant that they can figure out how to suck new technologies into their business models and (eventually, perhaps) adapt.

I’m not saying that the old ways are the worst, either. There is something powerful about the drive to make a profit, that sometimes filters down into what we do.

Comment on Mass Media Goes New Media (and vice versa) by Sex Mahoney

Sex Mahoney — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:23:44 +0000

Is this transformation an indication that the old ways are best, or that there’s so much money floating around the entertainment industry, companies can still buy and ruin what they please?

Comment on Who I Am by Norman

Norman — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:20:27 +0000

OFF THE GRID is being worked on still, with interviews still being shot. I am not working on it very much anymore, as I’ve moved onto other things, but it would be great for you and Bryn to see it when it’s done. I’ll let you know.

Comment on 3D Finally Catches A Break by Norman

Norman — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:19:02 +0000

Yes, it has. About six or seven years ago, the ratio of foreign to domestic box office tipped in favor of the former.

But the important point here is not that studios want foreign coin, but that the foreign country (in this case, China) is making it easier for studios to get that coin, and harder for companies releasing smaller films.