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Amazon Launches Online Movie Studio
angry tapir writes "Amazon.com is getting into the movie business by opening Amazon Studios, with the goal of using the Internet to put fresh movies on the big screen. The new Internet movie studio will allow writers to upload screenplays to its website where the global Internet audience can read them and offer feedback, or producers/directors can use them to make test movies. The test movies, which must be at least 70 minutes in length, can also be uploaded."
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Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
I see in the article that Warner Bros. would have right of first refusal for any script on the site, but does Amazon own the rights to the script or does the author?
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I'm noticing that recently there has been a growing trend towards independent publication of books, music, movies, and other creative works.
I really hope this continues to take off (with enthusiastic support from our wallets and voices) because it weakens the influence of the *IAAs and various copyright consortia that have an annoying habit of lobbying governments for legislation in no one's favour (not even the artists) but their own.
Feedback is always important with any product. This is a great new way to critique movies, perhaps before they even come out on the big screen
Yes, I think this will be very useful. Especially since feedback will accurately represent the opinions of the movie going public:
OpizzapieO First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
babygirlz29 This is the most dumbs video Ever how lame losers 2who ever liked this just kiddin
omar29180589 I like this movie
CoolFilmz wtf! GAY!!!
skunkystar9 Who the fuck are you talking to exactly, fucking idiot, and by the way America sucks ass ! oh and fuck Jesus and all your religious bull shite, , hahaha, your a tool ! FUCK YOU
AMERICA1111 Ok idiot, you need a history lesson, are you too LAZY to learn the FACTS! You are probably PAID by me and the rest of the HARD WORKING AMERICAN WORKERS!
turdbugs i hate niggers
flyingcats lol i watch this when im high
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(random selection of actual youtube comments)
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"Exploitation"
Having read through the terms and conditions here, it looks like basically Amazon will pay you a token amount if the movie is made, whilst keeping all the millions for themselves.
Just another parasitic middleman in the movie industry. The very last thing the movie industry needs is more middlemen. If you work in the movie industry you will already be very familiar with this type of scam run by all sorts of people and all sorts of websites. As well as many other similar scams run for actors, directors and other movie professionals, or hopefuls.
Having Amazon now join in, adds an air of legitimacy to what is nothing more than a way of scamming writers. It may result in a break for a few amateur screenwriters. However with a bit of research, perseverance, and hard work, those same screenwriters could get a MUCH better deal for a viable screenplay.