Welcome To The Wild West Of Streaming Wars and Digital Cameras

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 8 a.m.

There\u2019s lots of important news in the film world this week that the gang is going to tackle and break down for you, many of which have implications for the future of the art of filmmaking.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we talk about...\n\nHow Paramount is restructuring - the Chairman and CEO is being replaced. The new CEO has an interesting story, having ascended from being a child actor in the 90s to a director, to this current position.\n\nHow Paramount has joined \u201cThe Streaming Wars\u201d and is trying to create more content for their digital platform to get more viewers subscribed.\n\nWhy we might see a lot of reboots of older Paramount movies.\n\nWhether the Streaming Wars are the death of art or a great way to get more movies and shows produced.\n\nDisney has announced they\u2019re going back to theaters! This is following them releasing full-length movies on Disney+ for an upcharge during the pandemic.\n\nHow long you used to have to wait for a new movie to come out on VHS/DVD versus the new model, where Disney can release a movie in the theater and then on their streaming service about 45 days later.\n\nCanon has rolled out a new camera called the R3 which is mostly a stills camera and, while it may not be the highest resolution camera on the market, it\u2019s great for filmmakers.\n\nThis camera\u2019s amazing technology of scanning your retina in the viewfinder to try to keep in focus whatever you\u2019re looking at and how this feature has upsides and downsides.\n\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\nPlease like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\xa0\nFollow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschool\nSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\xa0\nCheck us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/\xa0\n\nAsk us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices