Raising the cash requires signing away rights, schmoozing investors, or plunging into debt, all of which encourages artistic compromise or, at best, diverts attention from the creative task at hand. Now, suddenly, the cinematic landscape is changing. At the bottom of the heap, the change is equally radical. Microcinema, a new way of creating, distributing, and screening movies, is causing a major seismic rumble. Technical advances are driving this transformation in a way that is making movie production more accessible, personal, and spontaneous than ever before.
Film is the youngest art form, the one most reliant on technology.
Arguably, inventions have shaped cinematic history just as much as directors, writers, and stars have. This time, it's different. In particular, prices of digital video cameras and desktop editing suites have plummeted in the last couple of years, demystifying and democratizing the world of moviemaking. What has been a costly and elaborate collaborative process is quickly becoming a one-person show. Digital video is a big part of the microcinema boom.