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Social Media And Film. How Social Media is affecting Hollywood: What’s got them sweating?. Too many people are utilizing file sharing applications to get free movies and hollywood worries that it will affect sales too greatly. Hollywood Hopes for Regulation of File Sharing.
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Social Media And Film How Social Media is affecting Hollywood: What’s got them sweating?
Too many people are utilizing file sharing applications to get free movies and hollywood worries that it will affect sales too greatly. Hollywood Hopes for Regulation of File Sharing
Twitter has the ability to determine whether a film is a success or a flop within hours of a films release. • This means that Hollywood is forced to work with social media applications. Twitters’ Effects on Film
Without this outside influence that would normally be used to help increase the films budget, there is no longer outside influence from these companies who each have their own goals and means to an end in which they must achieve in order to satisfy outside investors. Content versus Quality
Another plus to this concept of freedom and independence is from corporate influence would also potentially be free from excessive censorship. • Independent film makers would not be subject to such restriction. • “Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” ~Potter Stewart Independence in Film