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Re:A curated list of warez and piracy links by bubblethink on Friday January 07, 2022 @04:58AM (#29837241)
>How are films supposed to get funded if people get them for free?

You can fund them before the fact with patronage. That is, recoup the cost beforehand, and the work is free for everyone to enjoy after it is made.

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Re:A curated list of warez and piracy links by pwgentleman on Friday January 07, 2022 @07:30AM (#29838316)
Angel Studios has had great success with this, with The Chosen. 3 seasons fully funded and a 4th one half way [0]. [0]: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen/pif
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Re:A curated list of warez and piracy links by ogogmad on Friday January 07, 2022 @04:59AM (#29837250)
I thought about this. Can you get sufficient funding via this method? Some films are really expensive.
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Re:A curated list of warez and piracy links by bubblethink on Friday January 07, 2022 @05:01AM (#29837265)
There have been pretty large scale crowdfunding/patreon type projects. Who's to say that a MCU type film can't be next ?
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Re:A curated list of warez and piracy links by hsbauauvhabzb on Friday January 07, 2022 @05:45AM (#29837564)
So films need to be expensive? I believe the dark night was in the 300m+ range. What would a 50m budget get?
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