[6stringmerc]

Always troublesome trying to balance art and commercial value in a discussion - film, music, whatever.

Want to see what disruption of a formerly 'high barrier' artistic industry looks like? Photography. I'm pretty sure the ubiquity of cameras and the assists and tricks and filters that are available now have had a significant impact on the income of professional photographers.

The last elephant in the room is that a large swath of people who attempt creative endeavors drastically over estimate their talent and under estimate the amount of work a polished product takes. Everybody has to start somewhere, sure. I've just noticed the modern mindset a little more expecting praise rather than understanding it needs to be earned sometimes and then crying about bullying when valid criticism comes rolling in (see: either Corey Feldman performance on the Today Show this year).

[qznc]

> under estimate the amount of work a polished product takes

I agree in general. On the other hand, Youtube shows that less polished can be enjoyable as well. This provides more and smoother ways for amateurs to level up in skill and/or professionalism. Those who survive Youtube criticism probably have a thick skin.

[6stringmerc]

Oh absolutely! That's why I don't want to disparage the early works, I mean I had to begin somewhere as well.

I think the 'distribution' of film has genuinely been disrupted (I recall the days on dial-up ouch) as Netflix moving from DVDs to streaming revenue indicates. The content creation though? Much bigger picture. It will take a lot of little disruptions to add up to something major, because the current model, well, just works for now.

At the end of the day though the "industry" part of film or music or whatever really doesn't give a shit what they are selling as long as they are making a handsome profit on whatever it is.

[ghaff]

>The content creation though? Much bigger picture.

A lot of it is that, YouTube video stars notwithstanding, "we" have long become accustomed to pretty high levels of technical craft in video that takes a fair bit of effort and money to create. Some of the equipment has come down in price a lot. My DSLR, in the right hands, can produce technically stunning footage. But you need a lot of expertise and, often, things like lighting gear to turn that into professional-looking footage.