Posts Tagged ‘Film’
strategy at its finest
02 Dec, 2009 • posts i've written • No comments
The Dennis System, from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Watch now on Hulu
Is it just me, or does more entertainment these days seem to be written from the perspective of a strategic planner?
The old formula – start with an absolutely ridiculous set of ingredients or situations and craft a narrative that props up the joke (picture Lucy on the assembly line)
The new formula – identify a key truth about modern human behavior/culture and craft a narrative that dissects it for the viewer (think I Love You, Man)
how we’ll watch movies in 2014
06 Jan, 2009 • posts i've written • 1 comment
I want to write for your blog. Gratis. But you have to give me a great question or profound thought to ponder. Like Amanda McCormick did. She runs the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s blog and she asked me what I thought about how we’ll consume movies in 2014…
But what I can tell you is that for most movie-goers, life will be relatively unchanged. Large commercial theaters in populated areas will still take in enough revenue to do well, though there will be pressure: moviegoers will continue to feel stung by rising ticket prices, concessions will struggle with our hopefully changing diets, and studios will still fixate on opening weekends and summer blockbusters. Thereʼs a fair chance that theaters will see diminishing returns. Which is good news for everyone at the edges of the industry.
If you’d like a guest post on your blog just leave me a comment.
