Predications and thoughts on where the film industry is heading

1. The Future of Digital
Media
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2. Streaming is in
Movie Theaters
are out.
So much Streaming
 Disney +
 Paramount +
 HBO Max
 Amazon Prime Video
 Funimation
 Crunchyroll
 Peacock
 YouTube Premium
 Apple TV+
In the wake of COVID-19, Netflix’s
growth, and Hulu’s live TV pack is
making movie theaters and TV
obsolete.
What about
Cinemas?
What about TV?
What do jobs look
Like?
What is happening
to the film industry?

3. COVID-19
With COVID-19 movie studios had to
start releasing films straight to the
consumer
Theaters had to stay closed for most
of 2020
Schools closed, jobs at home
Streaming allowed for something to
do
Hollywood studios pulled blockbusters
from the calendar, leaving the minimal
cinemas that were open with little
content
COVID-19 has started a shift

4. Theaters & Industry Jobs
THEATERS
In June 2020, mid-pandemic, only
14% of respondents preferred
theaters whereas 36% of respondents
preferred streaming
Trolls World Tour coming out digitally
only, caused strife between AMC
theaters and Universal Studios
 AMC will no longer screen Universal movies
Streaming platform original movies
INDUSTRY JOBS
In 2019, Netflix released 371
movies & TV shows
 “Applications from
previsualization and fully CG
animated projects to the LED-wall
in-camera visual” (Balderston,
2021) used to make The
Mandalorian at home
More jobs at streaming services
due to their originals

5. Why Streaming?
People are lazy
 Why go to movies when movies will
come to you
COVID-19
 COVID-19 caused lots of things to
falter
Theaters are so expensive
 AMC charges $13.69 for adults and
$10.69 for children
 3D & IMAX even more expensive
 AMC charges $6-$7 for a small
popcorn, candy is $3-$4, and
beverages are $5-$5.30 for a small
 Getting to expensive for large families,
streaming is cheaper and you get
movies for longer than the movie time
Why has streaming took off?

6. Can we help the
Theaters?
Should we stop streaming?
This or that?

7. Invest in
Streaming
Lots of experts think the theaters
will never die
Streaming can bring in lots of
revenue and are good
opportunities for people wanting
to put their stuff out there
Some experts believe theaters are
a thing of the past and streaming is
where it is
First expert stance and prediction.

8. Down with
Streaming
Lots of experts and long time film
industry personal hate streaming
They want streaming to go away
Everyone needs to go back to the
cinemas
People of the world still like the
theater experience
Lots of experts say the theater
experience is something you can’t
get with streaming
Second expert stance and
prediction.

9. Drive-ins?
Drive-ins were safe for COVID-19
Hollywood had and could show
their movies in a theater
experience with drive-ins
You could have streaming and
drive-ins
Future drive-ins could be within
walking distance with old cars for
people to sit in with a working
radio/stereo
Third experts stance and
prediction.

10. Balance
Streaming is the future
Theaters won’t and aren’t obsolete, yet
Lots of people want movie theater to
stay
We need to take the Disney and Amazon
approach
Disney released certain shows and
movies on Disney+ only
Disney released Encanto and will release
Spiderman in theaters and wait 1-2
months before putting it on Disney +
Amazon was doing this before streaming
became more mainstream
This is what the movie industry needs to
This will bring people to the movies and
to streaming
My expertise, prediction, and
possible solution.
I am in the industry and have kept
up with it, these are my thoughts.

11. Obstacles
Theaters or Streaming?
Hollywood has all the power now
 Before theaters were the fate of the
movie industry, but with so much
streaming movie industries have the
power
COVID-19
 COVID is still a fear, Delta is still among
us
PEOPLE ARE LAZY
 People will always choose comfort
over anything
 Why go to the movies when the
movies will come to you
What will happen?

12. References
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13. Conclusion
Streaming is the future
Theaters could die
Jobs are becoming more available
We should invest in drive-ins
We need balance between
streaming and theaters
We need to find a way to make
people less lazy
Theaters or Streaming?
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