COVID-19’S influence on movie theaters has expedited two previously established trends: More individuals are watching movies and other forms of entertainment at home, and more studios and media companies are launching their own direct-to-consumer streaming services.
The film industry is actively changing and growing, embracing new techniques, discarding outmoded trends, and reviewing ideas to revive earlier ones.
Theatrical releases account for over half of a studio’s revenue. Despite the fact that the average number of movie tickets purchased by Americans per year has decreased from 4.2 in 2009 to 3.4 in 2019,3 box office revenues are currently higher than they were 20 years ago.
So, what are the most recent new trends? Find out which filming trends are making a comeback, which new trends have emerged in recent years, and which trends we can expect to continue in the coming years across the film industry, including high- and low-budget films and TV shows, by looking at these top emerging trends in the film industry.
If you use streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, or YouTube, you may have noticed that the number of films made specifically – or initially – for these platforms has increased dramatically. There have been feature films shown on the websites as well as “Netflix Original” and “Amazon Original” TV programmes.
For many productions, crowdfunding has proven to be a viable method of film finance. According to Fellows’ research, the Veronica Mars film has surpassed the $7 million threshold in crowdfunding and is one of just two crowdfunded projects to raise more than $5 million.
Technology, unsurprisingly, is influencing new cinema trends, although it isn’t usually in futuristic ways.
According to the Los Angeles Film School, there has been a rise in the usage of handheld or “found” film, as well as physical effects, either alone or stacked over CGI. These retro-style technologies are common in horror and documentary films, where they’re frequently employed to create a more tangible weird feeling. Large-format cameras are becoming increasingly used in professional cinematography. By using handheld shots to give a tone of authenticity to their tales and characters, TV series like The Office and Parks and Recreation have developed a new way of watching television.
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