Quote:"In this Wall Street and corporate world, the discussion has become: What is the proven, unique selling property of this product?" said Warren Beatty, the actor, who is upbeat about the industry's prospects.
Independent films, goofballs! That's where the money is at. But it's not the fact that they are made independently, it's the fact that they are made by creative people who design new and intriguing plots and don't use over-played one-face actors! Take a hint!
For starters, let the screenplay writers do the directing more often.
Quote:And to complicate matters, studios have not figured out a money-making digital strategy to deflect piracy while, at the same time, appeasing fickle consumers who want movies online.
Also, an easy solution -- FULL 3D MOVIES. There is no reason to be showing movies in 2D anymore. Everything nowadays is either shot in live film or the special effects are done in 3D. Either way, it is no more difficult to film and create special effects in 3D than it is in 2D. All you have to do is put up a little overhead in the actual theatres.