Offloads risk to independent producers, but opens up greater market for us. Will make distribution to home incredibly inexpensive, and make acquisition risk to distributors practically zero. Soon, no film will ever end up on the shelf unwatched. Star Wars plays with first completely digital character in a major role. Proves that digital actors can play roles at least as annoyingly as their human counterparts.
Much progress is made, but there's much more to do.
All pointers lead to far less-expensive production, greater need for films, and multiple distribution outlets for filmmakers. Some of you are full-time filmmakers. Some have multiple successes under your belts. Others are part-timers, or just starting out. Either way, there will be massive technological, financial, political, legislative, and taste changes in the coming year.