I really identified with this post. Last year we moved after being in the same house for 25 years. We ended up purging many physical items. However, when it came to our DVD and Blu-ray collection, we kept them all. I looked through our collection and felt an emotional connection with many of the movies on those discs. Whether it was a date, or watching the DVD extras, or enjoying a film with friends and family, I know that I definitely felt something when I held these physical objects. I look forward to rewatching these physical discs many more times. I’m definitely pro technology, but I do see the importance of physical media. I can watch these titles anywhere. As long as I have a player and screen. I don’t need an Internet connection, nor do I need to rely on some giant company, ensuring that they have licensing rights. I recently discovered that I could no longer watch. “This is Spinal Tap” on any streaming service. I made sure and bought a DVD right away . As your post points out, we don’t want to be at the mercy of the streaming Giants. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your plan to put more physical media out there.
I am so happy to hear this. If indy filmmakers are supposed to accept that they will make no money, them we should at least be able to say our film will live beyond the deal we signed when we were in our 20's.
I really identified with this post. Last year we moved after being in the same house for 25 years. We ended up purging many physical items. However, when it came to our DVD and Blu-ray collection, we kept them all. I looked through our collection and felt an emotional connection with many of the movies on those discs. Whether it was a date, or watching the DVD extras, or enjoying a film with friends and family, I know that I definitely felt something when I held these physical objects. I look forward to rewatching these physical discs many more times. I’m definitely pro technology, but I do see the importance of physical media. I can watch these titles anywhere. As long as I have a player and screen. I don’t need an Internet connection, nor do I need to rely on some giant company, ensuring that they have licensing rights. I recently discovered that I could no longer watch. “This is Spinal Tap” on any streaming service. I made sure and bought a DVD right away . As your post points out, we don’t want to be at the mercy of the streaming Giants. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your plan to put more physical media out there.
I am so happy to hear this. If indy filmmakers are supposed to accept that they will make no money, them we should at least be able to say our film will live beyond the deal we signed when we were in our 20's.