Mike Clarke
@mikeclarke
Mike Clarke
cinema is a performing art.
This isn’t just a nostalgic or romantic idea. It’s an argument for understanding cinema not as a static object, but as an event—something that happens, something experienced, something that lives in time and space. Cinema is not merely a file, a product, or a commodity to be consumed; it’s an encounter occurring in a... See more
This isn’t just a nostalgic or romantic idea. It’s an argument for understanding cinema not as a static object, but as an event—something that happens, something experienced, something that lives in time and space. Cinema is not merely a file, a product, or a commodity to be consumed; it’s an encounter occurring in a... See more
The Crisis Isn’t Cinema. It’s the Industry.
“Money is taking the field as an organized power. Which shall rule—wealth or man; which shall lead—money or intellect; who shall fill public stations—educated and patriotic free men, or the feudal serfs of corporate capital?”
From Heather Cox Richardson substack
What's effective is art that inspires people to join organizations and campaigns that are actually able to leverage power.
To make that kind of art—it has to be your primary goal. It can be made, but the aspects that make it effective will be challenged because things have to be cut, and many don't think those things are important.
You have to be
... See moreResonance over scale. Be like Rastafarians. Numerically small. Enormous in cultural influence.
Bob Doto • Resonance over scale
Eggers, a longtime San Franciscan, said: “When I read Boots’s script, I’d just published ‘The Circle’ ” — a 2013 dystopian novel set in Silicon Valley — “and it struck me that we were both picking up on changes we’ve seen in the Bay Area. There’s this strangely sinister cast to life here sometimes, where it’s still idyllic and free and open but... See more
Jonah Weiner • How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood (Published 2018)
If the goal of streamers once seemed to be prioritizing and supporting great series from a diverse group of interesting creators, that goal seems to have shifted from making better shows to just ... making more of them. As viewers, we’re being flattened by a fire hose of programming — and the experience of watching TV feels like a ritual of... See more
archive.ph
As in politics, the real beneficiaries are not the communities they claim to represent, but larger forces that profit from local dynamics. Similarly, in cinema, the primary stakeholders—filmmakers and audiences—are often an afterthought, while the center of the equation is dominated by what is called the film industry. There is an urgent need to... See more
The Crisis Isn’t Cinema. It’s the Industry.
make things people use > things people consume
- Act like a band on tour. Put effort into your brand. Sell merch. We’re working on vinyl records, custom Blu-rays, enamel pins, shirts, and books. Not only do all of these things help establish our brand as filmmakers, but (bonus) they’re also additional revenue.