The Ladi Doth Protest Too Much

spytap:

As with any new business venture, I’ve been spending a lot of time speaking with people, espousing my views of what’s going on in the entertainment industry.  Frequently, the conversation (naturally or otherwise) finds itself at “What Is The Future of Entertainment?” a topic of obviously great concern to the vast majority of those I interact with.  More and more during these conversations, I find myself defaulting to a certain set of comments and thoughts.  Initially, I’d decided to write this essay for my own edification – an opportunity to refine and clarify my views and talking points.  The more I got into it though, the more I realized it needed to be opened to the wider world for discussion.  One opinion is interesting, but ultimately the discussion is what’s going to decide and define the next era of entertainment.

Before I jump into it I’d like to clarify two points: First, to make it easier on myself and those reading this blog, I’ve broken it up into three sections: Background, Getting From The Present To The Future, and Conclusions.  For those looking to read it in one fell swoop, the link is here.  Though these have been created as private links, feel free to pass them around; this method was better than pissing off everyone who follows me on Tumblr.

Second, my arguments mainly revolve around entertainment as defined by mass media that include moving images.  I’m not an expert in text-based media or how blogs are affecting the newspaper industry, and I’ll kindly defer on commenting to those who are.  My expertise is in the intersection of moving pictures and technology.

With that in mind, let’s get to it.

If you work within media or are interested in the evolution of such, you should take the time to read this. It’s an interesting and thought-provoking read and I think it’s going to be the beginning of quite a conversation.