“Web project” replaces “Film project”
July 14, 2008
It used to be that I ran into a lot of people here in town who had some kind of film project going on. It is an old cliche that every waiter and waitress was either working on a project, had a script, or otherwise looking to make it into Hollywood here. Interestingly enough, it seems in recent months I’ve bumped into lots of folks who seem to have some kind of “web project” going on the side–be that a web video series, content-oriented web site, or even consumer Internet startup. It’s never a company, it’s always some “side project.” I’m wondering if this is a sign of a bubble, or just a sign of how much the Internet is affecting Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
