i’m a freelance film maker, writer, editor etc (do it all really!) and i currently use an online file collaboration site – ContentCube – to share my work with clients.

i’m not doing big budget work, but it’s a great way to quickly and easily give clients a sense of where a project is going even though they’re across town, or across the ocean (London, Hawaii).

there’s no way i could achieve that sort of instant connection just a few years ago.

knowledge centers are now global thanks to forums and blogs and social media. file storage size costs drop dramatically each year to the point where paying rent on a post-production warehouse just doesn’t make sense. we can and will all work remotely saving thousands of dollars a year on bagels and cups of coffee for the client!:)

cheers

marlowe fawcett
boulder, co

It does make me ponder where the line will fall.

I am very much with you in that “knowledge wants to be free” (This is an old hacker war cry from when I was using my 1200 baud modem and BBS’s). and as such, work flow information and experience will be available on Websites. Especially when kit is so cheap and those who are willing to share are also able to afford the kit.

As such, for the typical film work flow, a great level of this know how and subsequently “TRUST” in a independent/contract team to be able to archive the desired result is likely to be high. This will likely lead to big post houses contraction.

Australia is well known for highly efficient film industry workers. Look at how much we get involved in Hollywood on a per capita basis.

If you take into consideration the more flexible UNION factor and the Australian film workforce culture, it will probably happen more here then the US.

James