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Originally Posted by Lemurion
In many ways, the Internet simply put a press in every home, democratizing it's reach.
Now anyone can publish anything and get immediate worldwide distribution. (And that's just a web page.)
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Indeed. And it's not just "amateurs" looking for exposure that are taking advantage of internet-based frictionless distribution. Back during the last Hollywood writers strike, Joss Whedon and friends (all established industry pros) kept busy with a web-only videoseries, DR HORRIBLE' S SING ALONG BLOG, that won massive acclaim, awards, and a fair amount of revenue through DVD sales even though it is (still) freely available via YouTube.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Hor...ing-Along_Blog
Right now, a similar effort is under way in the form of CAPER, a delightful superhero series from established producer Amy Berg and a cast of established actors that has totally bypassed the Hollywood establishment to bring the series pilot directly to audiences.
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Veteran TV writer and producer Amy Berg co-created the superhero comedy "Caper" as an online series on the Geek & Sundry Channel -- on both YouTube and Hulu -- to show that not only can superheroes be shown as more than just comic book stereotypes, but the show itself could break the rules set by big networks
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At a planned 9 episodes of 11 minutes, CAPER is obviously headed for a compiled DVD release.
I'll be buying.
Hopefully, so will others and even better, I hope NETFLIX or HULU choose to fund a full season or three of this project.