by Bruno Magrani

In 1927, there was a change in the movie industry. A new technology had rocked Hollywood and many feared the industry would never be the same. Many movie stars, directors, and technicians found that their services were no longer in demand and even worse, no longer necessary.Some were hoping this would prove to be a passing fad. It wasn’t. Sound had come to films and movies were never to be silent again (except as art or in defiance). Many predicted the industry would end in ruins. It didn’t.

 Then in the early 1950′s Hollywood was again rocked by another new technology. This time, instead of embracing it as they had with radio, they feared and shunned it. Hopeing it might also be a passing fad. Again, it wasn’t. Television had come to stay and while audiences would never be as large as they once were, when the smoke cleared the movie industry remained.

 Now the movie industry has been rocked once more by another new technology. With the addition of the internet, instant entertainment is now at the world’s fingertips. Home video distributors are running scared and rightly so…their industry is all but dried up and I’m afraid to say, it will never be the same. With the ability to cut out the middle man and go straight to their fans, independent filmmakers are breathing a deep sigh of relief and distributing their own films. Moviemakers are also running scared because of all the pirated copies of their movies floating around cyberspace. They should not be afraid… How do I know? Do you think James Cameron is worried about the internet? Do you think he’s upset because he could have made another Billion dollars if Avatar wasn’t readily available in cyberspace? Absolutely not. If anything the presence of Avatar on the internet has helped his sales. Once people realize they like his movie, they want to get the total SHARED experience. They want to sit in a darkened room full of strangers with a screen as big as a house and sound several decibels louder than Lambeau Field. What the presence of the internet does, is it educates it’s audience. They know before they go to a theatre whether the movie is good or not. This, in turn, forces filmmakers to make good movies so people will want to go to a theatre to see them.

 When the “flickers” came out, Broadway theatre didn’t disappear. People still wanted “live” theatre as a shared experience. When records (and then tapes and cds) came out people didn’t stop going to concerts. They still wanted the “live” shared experience. (That should be a hint to the current music industry….your money will be made by concert, not cd sales) The truth is the movie industry will never go away. People will always want that shared experience. It’s just growing pains.

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Question by pinky: How does advertising work for the recording and movie industry?
Technically, the recording and movie industry do not generate their income through advertising, so how does advertising work for them?

Best answer:

Answer by unraveling_with_every_word
In a way they do generate their income that way. By advertising, there are usually two benefactors: the product being advertised and the sponsor of the advertisement.

The sponsor is given credit for the advertisement in hopes that people will buy THEIR product, and often they do.
The recording or movie industry is putting their product out there, so it is likely to be bought by consumers as well.

Without advertisements, a product would never be seen and therefore never purchased by consumers.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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