Directors Speak on the Future of Movie Streaming

[jmc]

I hate to say but I've increasingly found myself to be watching more and more content on my phone nowadays, streaming movies included. I barely use my TV for anything more than gaming and haven't purchased a DVD or Bluray in almost 3 years, on top of that the increasing price of movie tickets has made me far more selective about what I watch at the cinema, meaning I'm more willing to wait 4-6 months for it to be available to watch online. So easy for me to grab my phone, put on earphone and jump into bed and watch a film.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I can't watch movies on phones. On a tablet, sure. But a 5 inch screen is just too small.

Movies aren't meant to be watched on phones.

 

[jmc]

I guess it just comes down to a convenience factor. I think a lot of people are simply content with the small screen. It won't surprise me in 20 years time if TV's aren't being purchased in the same volume as they are today.

 

[titansupes]

In 20 years time, we'll all have movies projected directly into our brains. Talk about immersive...

 

[Thundercrack85]

I believe that's already happening. It may also be market saturation though. TVs have gone down in price, but they still actually last for a while. A 4K TV you buy now in 2015, could last you ten years.

 

[MadVillainy]

I guess it just comes down to a convenience factor. I think a lot of people are simply content with the small screen. It won't surprise me in 20 years time if TV's aren't being purchased in the same volume as they are today.

That's another thing too.

Not every house will have 2 TVs but most "average" houses at least has 2 computers and/or tablets

So unless everyone wants to watch the same thing at the same time, then streaming on your computer or tablet is very good and convinient

 

[Teelie]

But moving on from small screens does anyone have a particular problem with, legally, streaming?

Like Tarintino who seemed to be against streaming in general

My problem with streaming is not the concept itself but how many studios are taking it as an excuse to create their own service then each charge you anywhere from $7-10 a month for it. Netflix was/is great because it had so many movies and television shows all on one, single service. Now everyone wants to do it themselves and splinter the service so you end up paying more for the same content on multiple sites.

The irony of streaming is it is becoming too successful too fast and we're all (literally) paying for it.