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Zach Braff is following the Veronica Mars model: Alyssa worries about this trend: My concern is that we’ll hit a point where studios and creators with even larger fanbases turn to those fans to get financing for films that could have been funded for conventional means solely as a way to boost their own profit margins. … Continue reading Crowdsourcing On Steroids, Ctd

Readers keep the popular thread going: I think most people who “donate” on Kickstarter think of themselves as something like small-scale patrons of the arts. I know it sounds silly when applied to a TV show instead of a symphony or museum, but people with less money and low(er)brow tastes are allowed to donate some of … Continue reading Crowdsourcing On Steroids, Ctd

A reader pushes back: Your readers are wrong on a few key points about the Veronica Mars movie.  First, depending on the deal, Warner Bros will not be getting all the profits.  Producers and others will get a cut, actors will be paid royalties, etc.  Furthermore, WB is distributing the movie and promoting it.  This … Continue reading Crowdsourcing On Steroids, Ctd

A reader writes: Can we discuss the Veronica Mars thing?  Because this is a Warner Bros property!  So what, everyone chips in their $100 or whatever, gets their t-shirt and whatnot, then buys a ticket to see the movie? So now the audience has paid to make the movie AND for the price of admission. … Continue reading Crowdsourcing On Steroids, Ctd

A reader writes: Because of your interest in fan-based funding and the independence of the new Dish, I thought you might find the Veronica Mars movie kickstarter project interesting. [Yesterday] morning it had about 30,000 dollars, right now it has about 1.7 million dollars. And this isn’t some indie movie; it’s a real Hollywood production. … Continue reading Crowdsourcing On Steroids