Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Bentley End of the Year Film Festival *Final Blog*
Today my group and I attended the Bentley Endo of the Year Film Festival at the West Newton Cinema. All in all the short films and documentaries that were presented were very well done but there was one documentary in particular stuck out as being very representative of what we have been trying to convey in this blog throughout the semester. The documentary was an observation of what musicians and other artists are doing to combat the tone set by the record industry in light of plummeting record sales in recent years. Many of the artists represented conveyed the idea that the main reason for which they create their music is no longer for monetary gain, but to make it possible for the greatest number of people to experience their music. One of the artists even said that he would be willing to make his music free if it meant more people would be able to enjoy it. While our group isn’t advocating that all music be free, the tone set by these independent artists is a step forward to a more understanding environment to the creative process which has evolved today.
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I agree with Emidio. The films presented today were of a high caliber for student films that i have seen before. The short film titled "Don't Label Me" was very interesting considering the topic of our recent DJ research. To me it capped off everything that we have been finding in the culture of DJs. The monetary value is not the sought after goal of the artists, instead they just want their music to be heard. With the internet being a strong medium being used nowadays, record labels are no longer needed to distribute music. Artists can now reach their fanbase directly using Myspace and Facebook. This parralels the DJ culture where DJs get their music to fans.
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