This blog was created by Glendale Community College Mass Communications Professor Mike Eberts to facilitate discussion of recent developments in the mass media. These events are discussed during the first 10 minutes or so of class under the heading "MediaNotes." This blog, which is primarily audio posts, will provide a summmary of recent MediaNotes discussed in Mass Comm 101. Students and non-students alike are invited to read Club MediaNote and submit comments.
The low-budget art house film "Bubble" will open this Friday to considerable controversy within the movie business. But it's not the content of the film that is at issue ... it's the distribution schedule.
posted by Mike Eberts (AKA Your Humble Blogger) @ 1:17 PM
1 Comments:
What effect does simultaneous release effect on awards. Obviously for the academy awards need to be shown 7 days in LA or NY to be eligible, but does dropping the movie on DVD 4 days later effect it's award eligibility?
I think one of the interesting thing about DVD purchase over going to the movie theater has a lot to do with movie price. Even if my wife and I go to the movie theaters were dropping almost $20 which is the price of purchasing the movie.
I really think that idea to use the ticket as a coupon to buy the DVD cheaper in a theater is a decent idea in theory, but in the realm of online marketplaces (ebay, amazon, etc.) those things will be rapidly disemintated through society and I think that the companies behind the DVD release would loose a lot of money over a little increase theater revenue.
Just some thoughts.
--RC at strangeculture.blogspot.com
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