Essay Mock

To what extent does internet piracy pose a threat to the film industry?

Internet piracy is the biggest threat for the film industry. Film industries are spending the money on making films but then gaining any profits from the audience as they are watching the films illegally. Audiences prefer watching the films online as its easier and cheaper than the cinema and really easily accessible. Also audiences find if the film is not good then they can turn it off and won’t have lost money on paying to go see it as the cinema. Cinemas are now reintroducing 3D to try and gain audiences back and also in attempt to halt people illegally pirating the films as 3D films are harder to pirate as you will loose the image quality. Due to the way technology has evolved we can now digitally distribute films ourselves to friends and each other. There are many sites that allow us to stream films easily and watch them such as MegaUpload.

The internet now allows us to share films so easily and quickly without needing to do much sites allow you to stream films straight to home and watch them straight away. Due to the amount of films that have been pirated the film industry have brought back 3D to gain more audience attendance and in attempt to stop film piracy. Films are much harder to pirate wen they are in 3D due to the technology used in making films 3D. Many directors are now being forced to make their films in the 3D to ensure audience attendance ad some form of profits. Some directors do not like the idea of 3D and feels it would ruin their work. Del Torro was being forced into releasing his film ‘pacific rim’ in 3D; he disagreed with the decision and so is releasing his film in 2D and 3D giving his audience members the choice on how they wish to view the film. Directors such as Cameron are very much pro 3D and his film Avatar is known as one of the best 3D films ever made making millions in profits. He felt 3D gave the film more depth and immersed the audience into the film.

By watching films online the audience are able to gain access to more films such as independent films as well as blockbusters. This means the audience would be able to gain access to many different film genres and watch something they wouldn’t normally watch. Therefore increasing their individual film consumption. Audience members may also feel “no risk free” and may watch genres of films they wouldn’t normally watch, as they don’t loose any money on doing so. If you were to find a goof film you can easily share the link to friends and ensure the film gets a good viewing, although this means that the film industry don’t make any profits and actually loose money. Another problem audience members have with cinemas is the cost. Now more and more films are being released in 3D as the cinemas the downside is how expensive it makes it going to watch the film. To see 3D film at the cinema can be quite an expensive experience. The good thing to 3D films is that they are much harder to pirate, as the image quality will be poor and blurry. Also cinemas are now releasing older films in 3D, as it’s cheaper to rerelease a film in 3D then making a new 3D film.

I think that piracy is a big threat to the film industry and could one day lead to the end of the film industry, as we know it. In some ways piracy has helped the film industry in bringing back 3D to cinemas and helping technology in making 3D in order to support the films. It has also meant the release of some great films 3D films, as the film industry has had to take bigger risks with films in order to gain back audience attendance. Overall I feel that piracy is damaging the film industry and is destroying cinemas and soon the traditional ways of watching films will no longer exists as the film industry can not afford to make films when they are not making profits. If there was a way to make viewing 3D films cheaper or to stop piracy on normal films and keep more options open to the audience would increase cinema attendance.

Internet Piracy

To what extent does the Internet piracy pose a threat to the film industry?

Piracy has always been always been a issue for the film industry, but now in our contemporary society, Internet piracy is the biggest the industry has ever seen. Internet piracy, has become a big problem to the industry, this mean they are losing money, and the problem with piracy is worse than it has ever been, just because of the Internet.

The way modern technology is evolving means that any thing the film industry are doing to prevent piracy such as putting the films in 3D are not working, as the technology Is being developers that allows people to pirate them still. People can still pirate the film from torrent websites such as pirate bay and torrent hound, these websites are seen as organised crime so they get shut down occasionally by the FBI. But it is not long before the websites are up and running again. 

Piracy also make it easier for people to watch films from home, so they can watch it with there friends and family. Piracy is most common with people of younger generation. The reasons behind this is due to fact they are to young to see the films in the cinema, so they resort to piracy to watch them and they can have there friends round and make an event of it. 

As piracy is organised crime, the criminals make money from this, this is one of the biggest threats for the industry, as people are making money from the pirated films the industry are not making any money's from these film, this means people stop paying to see the film, this means a decline in film profit so this is why you can only see blockbusters at cinemas now a they know they are defiantly going to make money from then, they also release the films in 3D as well to body there revenues. 

Internet piracy, has become a big problem to the industry, this mean they are losing money, and the problem with piracy is worse than it has ever been, just because of the Internet.

History of Hollywood

The famous sign in Los Angeles, California was put up in 1923 to advertise a new housing development. Later it was modified to read as it does today, simply 'Hollywood'.

Why did the American film industry eventually base itself in Hollywood?

Hollywood was established in 1853, with a single adobe hut on land outside Los Angeles, California. Growing crops was so successful there that by 1870, Hollywood became a thriving agricultural community.

In the early 1900s, filmmakers began moving to the Los Angeles area to get away from the strict rules imposed by Thomas Edison's Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey. Since most of the moviemaking patents were owned by Edison, independent filmmakers were often sued by Edison to stop their productions.

To escape his control, and because of the ideal weather conditions and varied terrain, moviemakers began to arrive in Los Angeles to make their films. If agents from Edison's company came out west to find and stop these filmmakers, they escaped to Mexico.