Iain Norman

Karn Teaser Trailer

Finally... After months of work and a tough shoot last week I'm quite proud to release a brief taste of footage from my upcoming fantasy short "Karn." The following teaser will give you a bit of the atmosphere and 'look' of the film.

The Cinema Ticket and the Internet - Part 2

In the first part of this article I talked about the difference in cinema ticket purchases and DVD ownership. The third great fallacy of the anti file sharing argument is that file sharing results in lost ticket revenue. This holds a two part answer and rebuttal. It would be difficult to argue that some tickets are not purchased because people will wait for the DVD, rental, or download. But what we gather from this is that there is a reason they will not see the film in theaters, quality or convenience. Which brings us to the concept of “home theater.” The industry has for years been pushing the concept of cinema in the home. Most recently with the audio and visual quality of blu ray high definition discs.

The Cinema Ticket and the Internet

A long overdue post...

An initial disclaimer, I’m sure there are a few gaps in what I’m about to write. It’s too vast and broad a subject to avoid that (and peppered with legal nonsensicalities). But I’ve tried to clearly set down my own thought process below. This is not intended as some authoritative work on the subject but rather a few broadly written pieces that will hopefully stimulate thought and discussion.

What with the trial of The Pirate Bay torrent tracker, the recent cases in Germany of non P2P file hosting services being forced to turn over information and the efforts by some US Internet service providers to inflate the cost of access in a bid to bolster the cable television market; I feel the need to say a little bit about the film and television industry and where it’s all headed.

Full disclaimer, I have experience within the field of film and TV. I know many people within that world. This includes and is not limited to the production side of things, the revenue side of things and the guys at the bottom of the chain shifting lighting equipment. That being said the attitude you find “on the ground” so to speak can vary radically from the opinions of the “suits.”