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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Red Sighted in Wellington NZ

I guess it will have to be more like an Emmy.


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117951284.html?categoryid=13&cs=1


George Lucas:

"We don't want to make movies. We're about to get into television. As far as Lucasfilm is concerned, we've moved away from the feature film thing because it's too expensive and it's too risky.

"I think the secret to the future is quantity," Lucas said.
 
TheThe said:
George Lucas:

"We don't want to make movies. We're about to get into television. As far as Lucasfilm is concerned, we've moved away from the feature film thing because it's too expensive and it's too risky.

"I think the secret to the future is quantity," Lucas said.
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That's scary! If feature films are too expensive for George Lucas to produce, then the film biz is really heading down the plughole. Maybe it's time some "big name" actors took a pay cut! You know... just down to $20M or something a little more reasonable :matrix:
 
Well its pretty much old news that George is expanding Lucasfilm into other types of media like television and especially video games; it doesn't appear he's throwing the towel in with features just yet, there's still Indy 4 and Red Tails. The latter will probably look like The Aviator on crack in terms of CGI. But who knows? Red Tails certainly sounds like THE project for a RED camera wouldn't you say?

EDIT: After reading the article above it appears Lucas is pretty fixed on moving away from big budget features; nevertheless it'll be very interesting to see what kind of small projects he'll churn out.
I should add that I have a qualm with his logic about the internet and people "abandoning movegoing"'; the internet, and sites like YouTube are free. People can sit at home with their friends and watch goofy videos if they wish, or they can go shell out 10 bucks and see a movie. It seems like money is a large part of the issue, but I don't have any stats to back it up.
/end Hijack
 
The quality of television the past few years has been exceptional. For the first time in TV history, the quality of shows are are on par with hollywood and cinema entertainment. Lost and Heroes come to mind. If anything, I see TV giving the cinema industry a run for its money over the next few years. I for one know quite a few who would prefer to stay home and watch lost than to go out and catch some celluloid. They annoy me a bit.
 
It's funny that you should mention that. Last night I saw for the first time an episode of 'Heroes' and, while I thought that the ptoduction values looked slick and the concept interesting, I couldn't help but notice that the show as a whole still doesn't escapes from the dreaded TV programing curse... namelly that it is all mostly talking head shots with constant mood music underneath.

The mood music never goes away no mater what is going on on screen... alway a sign of bad writing / acting. Most competently written / acted movies don't have to rely on mood music as a crutch. Also the show's characters never seem to shut up (like in most TV shows). It's a constant barrage of dialogue ping-ponged back and forth. It's like the TV producers fear that if there is one second of silence the TV spell will be broken and the audience will flip channels (maybe not too far from the truth).
 
Heroes maybe.

With Lost i find that the dialogue is sparse and theres alot more emphasis on facial expressions and body language.

Oh and I dont really agree about a good movie should stand on its own without music. I believe that music and sound are all part of the same tapestry. Sound is as essential to our senses as vision IMO.
 
What are the Wellington's paparazzies doing now? Where are the pictures online? JJ, JL, PJ or the RED tests in NZ...?

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This one still did not make any shot...? Just watching...!!!


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Under Tight Security or the bodyguards are working hard on the R-E-D carpet...?
 
acehole said:
Oh and I dont really agree about a good movie should stand on its own without music. I believe that music and sound are all part of the same tapestry. Sound is as essential to our senses as vision IMO.
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I didn't say that a movie should stand on its own without music. That would be blasphemy for me since I come from a music background. Music should be used as any other element in the work... as a means to move the dramatic intention forward.

I think it is in TV shows like Heroes where they have no respect or understanding of music and what it can do. They use it as musak, or elevator music... alwas on and always in the background... unless the actrors stop speaking, in which case they pump it up to max, so that the viewers won't change the channel.
 
Another reason I don't think TV is going to give movies a run for its money is because there will always be an apetite for uninterrupted long-form entertainment like feature films... something the TV networks are unable to do as they stand. The reason they can't is because of commercial breaks. In an hour-long TV show the structure is provided by the rhythm of the comercial breaks. And the writing of TV shows has adapted to this and become episodic by definition.

In feature films 'episodic' is the kiss of death. People want a good story or concept developed over time... with an arc... in other words, they want the action and drama to organically unfold step by step until reaching a satisfying ending. So one could say that the structure is part of the apeal of feature films. Just my opinion.
 
HBO already provides great TV without commercial breaks.

For me, the big difference between the experience of a film and an episode of TV is that a film is a complete experience in and of itself. A TV episode is often best enjoyed by watching previous and future episodes, something I'm just not really that into. Even the very best TV shows only get me coming back for five or six episodes before fatigue sets in.
 
TheThe said:
Another reason I don't think TV is going to give movies a run for its money is because there will always be an apetite for uninterrupted long-form entertainment like feature films... something the TV networks are unable to do as they stand. The reason they can't is because of commercial breaks. In an hour-long TV show the structure is provided by the rhythm of the comercial breaks. And the writing of TV shows has adapted to this and become episodic by definition.

In feature films 'episodic' is the kiss of death. People want a good story or concept developed over time... with an arc... in other words, they want the action and drama to organically unfold step by step until reaching a satisfying ending. So one could say that the structure is part of the apeal of feature films. Just my opinion.
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As an artist I completely agree with you. I enjoy cinema in ways I cannot with TV.

But joe public sees it differently. Joe public are getting more and more into TV blockbuster shows and it already is giving cinema a run for its money. People are switching more and more to TV. Those bigger advertising dollars dont come from no where you know.

A good film is like a good book. It has a strong begining middle and end. TV episodes rather are more like comic books in some way. Not that one is better than the other, just different.
 
Many advertisers are shifting ad dollars to the internet.....
How many of your spend more time in front of your computer, than
sitting on the couch?
I have FIOS and soon FIOS HD, I also have a separate DSL line for my family.
I am looking at the dual HD DVD - Blu Ray players, as much as I like my HD, you can watch only so much Discovery HD.
 
TheThe said:
Manfred Lopez at your service. Now that I have been unmasked, do I have to restrict myself to serious posts only? :whistling:
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I must say, TheThe is an incredibly witty nickname. I might name my first born that. The The.
 
acehole said:
... People are switching more and more to TV. [...]
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Ace, I am glad that as an artist you are on the side of movies... but, and this is not in any way intended to be argumentative... but are you sure about that asertion you are making? I was under the impression that the ol' boxoffice was doing just fine. Here are a couple of quotes from last weekend's report from boxofficeguru.com:


"Overall, the box office was vibrant with five different pictures hitting double digit millions."


"The top ten films grossed $116.2M which was up 22% from last year when Inside Man opened at number one with $29M; and up 34% from 2005 when Guess Who debuted on top with $20.7M."


So I guess attendance is going up.



Original link:

http://www.boxofficeguru.com/032607.htm
 
big lebowski said:
Gotcha! :matrix:

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Awesome!!!:w00t:

I still wonder if these guys are going to show up at NAB (Lucas, Jackson, ect.). Could be surprised I suppose.



P.S. I know it's a Photoshop job.
 
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