Re:MPAA VP who wrote SOPA law has change of heart; resigns; ...
by jeffreyshaw on Monday April 09, 2012 @06:10PM
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I recently had video content I created licensed for use in a motion picture.
My compensation included a small % of profitability of the film, payable as long as certain milestones were met such as ticket sales, etc.
This documentary video was a huge success virally online, it was bootlegged and shared, and discussed.... in fact it was great; the message in the film was able to spread, and that potentially created a huge impact on our society.
The industry-standard contract I signed had no way to measure the reach of my footage to compensate me accurately. I accepted that when I signed it.
But what if we could measure it?
The MPAA isn't going to do it. They're much too caught up in the way they do things. But a startup that could would be the filmmakers best friend.
I do like your final sentence very much: after all, isn't that what professional film reviewers do? They typically don't pay to watch a flick, but the word-of-mouth they (try to) generate gets others to go.