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A filmmakers perspective on distributing films via the iPad (blogs.indiewire.com)
18 points by stoneage 5382 days ago
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This is the future! Some people look at the funnies at YouTube and think all non-studio movies online has to be badly shot pet videos. Think about it: More than 3000 movies were submitted to Sundance, only a select few will be screened. How will the others find their audience? The problem is that currently there are very few efforts that aim to bridge general public and independent filmmakers.
David Lynch's perspective:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0

He's talking about the iPhone, but I suspect his views wouldn't change much if talking about the iPad.