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Re: Piracy From A Film Student’s Perspective

movieguyjon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:12 -0000

With television, I first try to watch the show / episode through legal channels like Hulu, the show's site or on tv itself. I've bought a few episodes here and there on itunes just so I could catch up. But for shows on premium channels like HBO or Showtime, where they don't have a means for you to get them other than pay for their channels, I resort to swashbuckling. However, Netflix has greatly reduced my need for this since they are now streaming some of their tv box sets on the site, like Weeds, etc.

I don't try film before buying, or at least I haven't in a long time. I pay subscriptions to Neflix and rent movies I know I'm not going to buy. Since I'm going into the film industry, I've been very big on supporting the filmmakers by going to their movies when they come out in theaters.

Music...well...I've adopted the try before buying because I'm broke as a joke. I know full well which albums I still need to make official and plan to when I get the chance.

My two cents. :)

Re: Piracy From A Film Student’s Perspective

Tom — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:53:20 -0000

While I agree with what you are saying, I can't help but point out that some people chalk it up to "try before you buy", with film, music, and more. The promise is that if they like something, they will pay for it, but I can't help but wonder if they like something, and they already have it for free.... Why would they bother to go back and buy it?

Thoughts?

Re: Filed Under Moronic

movieguyjon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:23:47 -0000

Well, and the fact that every television show has some kind of story or character arc shows that the guy was writing from the seat of his pants and doesn't really understand what those terms mean. Le sigh.

Re: Donning the Rant Pants

movieguyjon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:21:36 -0000

If the Wii doesn't start pulling in good developers within the next year or so, that may be the end of it. A console is only as good as it's third-party developers, IMO.

Re: Donning the Rant Pants

macgasm — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:37:37 -0000

I agree one hundred percent. My first "next gen" system was a Wii. It didn't take me long to also pickup an Xbox 360. Luckily I had the funds to do that, but a majority of people I know don't have that option. I think nintendo needs to get its act together and start enticing more people to develop new content. It's a great platform, but it won't last long if it doesn't start getting some decent games..

Re: Filed Under Moronic

Emily — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:11:54 -0000

Seriously, when have geeks ever eschewed storylines in favor of strictly episodic content?

I bet dollars to donuts this guy has also bemoaned the short attention spans brought on by internet communication.

Old media is dying because newspapers are now staffed entirely by people too stupid to follow a TV show for a season or to condense their thoughts into a 140-character tweet.

Re: Going Into a Script Frenzy

worldofhiglet — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:21:43 -0000

:) Possibly - I use Twitter and my blog for similar venting but no-one has actually come out and told me stop (even if they have been thinking it really hard...!).

Re: Going Into a Script Frenzy

movieguyjon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:46:25 -0000

Oh for sure. I'm thinking about making updates throughout the week as I get more pages done, and even venting about the frustrations of writing as the month progresses. Lol, by the end you'll be like "I thought he'd never shut UP!" :D

Re: Going Into a Script Frenzy

worldofhiglet — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:34:04 -0000

Interesting! Having a deadline and a stretching-but-doable target does help you to get things done. Especially when the distractions are all too persuasive.

Now I have to weigh up whether trying to do this would actually be a form of avoiding the other things I'm supposed to be doing. Probably, it would be. But I like your idea and I hope you keep posting on how you're doing. I always love to read about people in the throws of artistic endeavour.

Re: Fakin’ the Nut Allergy - A Rant

Outsanity — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:53:42 -0000

That's what she said!
Oh, wait...

Re: People Know Me

movieguyjon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:26:31 -0000

Lol, nice. I'm catching up, then! I'm going to be starting the 5th season as soon as I can get my hands on it.

Re: People Know Me

bobwise — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:24:11 -0000

Well sure, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the greatest TV show ever made.

I just started the 7th season, and I'm actually dreading finishing it. I'm toying with the idea of just not watching the series finale, so that I always know there is some part of Buffy I haven't seen yet.

Re: People Know Me

movieguyjon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:49:49 -0000

It's definitely worth watching from the beginning, and I'm planning on doing that since I forgot where I ended up before I moved on to another series. Don't let the 77 eps daunt you. They'll go by fast. I pretty much tore through the first four seasons of Buffy in a little over a month.

Re: People Know Me

bobwise — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:26:37 -0000

I started watching both It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Big Bang Theory when the shows were in their third and second seasons, respectively. Before I watched any of the new episodes I went back and watched all the previous ones. I just can't get into a show if I know that there is some information about the characters that other people know and I don't.

Edit: AND I've been hearing a lot about How I Met Your Mother, and kind of want to check it out because it has both Allyson Hannigan AND Neil Patrick Harris, but there are 77 episodes already!

Re: People Know Me

movieguyjon — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:19:57 -0000

It just helps with context and getting into the characters, as usually the rules established in the pilot carry over into the rest of the series.

Re: People Know Me

bobwise — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:08:07 -0000

I am very much in agreement about watching TV shows from episode 1. Even shows that aren't storiented.

Re: These Aren’t Resolutions

movieguyjon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:36:19 -0000

I like your plan. A lot.

Re: These Aren’t Resolutions

movieguyjon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:18:08 -0000

What did I forget, exactly?

Re: These Aren’t Resolutions

Coco Beane — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:41:28 -0000

I can knock a few off that list for you:

We'll get a bunch of people together and take a road trip to California for comic con. Then you can write a screenplay about our experiences on the road and they'll make it into a best selling movie. We can also go to concerts and ice skate on the way. Well, maybe.

Also, I would take you to a rave if they still existed, but I don't think you'd want to be hanging out with a kandi kid.

Re: These Aren’t Resolutions

Tom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:42:14 -0000

You forgot something important there, buddy boy.

Re: Rambling About Screenwriting Books

movieguyjon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:17:24 -0000

Yeah, definitely go with How Not To Write A Screenplay. It has pretty much stood the test of time over all the other books that I've been assigned in film school. I really wished my professors had been better about picking books for our screenwriting classes, instead of ordering shit heaps like the one I presented in the video.

In the intro to HNTWAS, the author pretty much tells you where he's coming from, that he's not a doctor, nor has he written anything wildly successful; but rather, he's had to read a shit ton of feature length screenplays and has found people make the same mistakes.

Re: Rambling About Screenwriting Books

matsie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:27:43 -0000

I dug the reviews. I have been contemplating what books I should find about screenwriting and I may end up taking your advice.

Love the madness part.

Re: Strangest Conversation of the Night

movieguyjon — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:46:17 -0000

The thought had crossed my mind, but I'm not well-versed in time portals or alternate dimensions enough to be able to test that sort of hypothesis.

Re: Strangest Conversation of the Night

cocobeane — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:17:06 -0000

My hypothesis is that you got caught up in some sort of time portal or alternate dimension in time in which you had actually IMed the person first. That is the only explanation I can think of.

Re: Strangest Conversation of the Night

timTech — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:57:18 -0000

weird.