Reflection Wk 4 – Is that all there is?

Re: Reflection Wk 4 – Is that all there is?

In my opinion, Anthony is wrong on some many levels.

What he doesn’t seem to realize is that film, if he really wants to use it as an example, went through the same process in order to be considered art – It started as a minority (blue-collar) entertainment and it didn’t become a favorite of art critics for years. It’s not easy to just come up with a successful idea for a medium with very little academic research and theory. Everything has to be done by trial and error – a lengthy and expensive process that very few can afford.

Which brings me to the topics of indies – even in the film industry the major companies never cared much for innovation, and with reason: it just doesn’t pay! In the end, EVERY major innovation was brought about by indies or foreign cinema, and later adopted by the big companies – noir films, for example, were inspired by 1940′s German films.

He’s also wrong if he thinks David is not actually disagreeing with him. Jaffe is so right when says “shut the f*ck up and do it” – companies are not there to serve art, they are there to serve their shareholders and employees. If Anthony is really worried about the medium, he can open his favorite IDE and do something about. if we can take any hints from the evolution of film, is that any innovations will be up to individuals, not EA.

PS: I’ve read the article on Citizen Kane a few weeks ago, and this is another example – the movie is a masterpiece, and , even though it was produced by a big company (at the time), Orson Welles had complete creative control over the film, making this an example of “individual” innovation. The film, even though was critically acclaimed, was a financial disaster at the time, and almost bankrupted the studio, RKO.