2011 Film Frontier

Jobs are tough and I know. I haven't had a steady job since the beginning of 2009. The market is tough in retail as well as in the creative fields. I started this blog because, I have been working from home and I could occupy myself with something I'm already interested in, Movies. When starting I gave careful thought to the audience I was trying to cater to. In the end I couldn't decide so I write whatever I want.

Currently what interests me is the job market. I am a film student graduating after this semester and I am concerned about finding work like the so many others in America. In 2007 I knew that there was a storm coming. I started working at a local music store, but the work experience I earned was non-transferable and the stereotype musician hung over my resume. I have never played a musical instrument well and I have not had the desire to. I started to study more history of film and was amazed that the golden age of film was during an economic depression. The golden age of film was from 1920s to the late 1950s.

This got me thinking, why? I concluded that it's because people want to be entertained. Especially when there is economic trouble and civil unrest. Entertainment is one industry that is recession proof, not only because people wish to entertained, but the industry changes constantly. There are movies that are not good movies, but they did well because people were demanding them. A good example is Star Wars the prequels. If you don't agree here watch this video.

Now lets get back to 2007. I knew that I would not be able to get work if the old work force was still circulating the job market. So I thought I'd continue school and wait for the economy to destabilize. I graduated in 2008 and began going to a technical college taking entrance classes. I finished there and transfered to Piedmont Community College and will be graduating this May. As expected the government aren't going to help anyone unless it exponentially benefits them.

Now the film industry is seeing the biggest growth in a decade. Film incentives for North Carolina have increased and the new commercial hub has changed from Orlando to Atlanta. Although DVD and box office sales are going down there are still other means of distribution, such as online movies, Pay-per-view, and instant streaming. This is a new frontier for independent filmmakers, increasing income, because there are smaller distribution costs. I think in the coming years we will see the growth of a new independent movement and hopefully a global film community.