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As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by lotsofpulp »

tayo42 wrote: post #33
kmlx wrote: post #19

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not sure if this is coming back anytime soon: 1. games are a much bigger market than movies, which makes hollywood even more risk averse than usual 2. superhero movies make most income, sucking up all the talent 3. huge emphasis on TV series in the last decade, again sucking up all the talent for these three reasons i’m not sure if i’ll see another sin city/training day/etc in the near future

Tv is a better format for visual story telling then movies could ever be. now that we have streaming its not bound to time limits or irrelevant commercial pacing. The stories are longer and can be more in depth. Does TV get the best talent though? For some reason I thought they get paid less despite doing alot more work. All those actors from got went on to try movies afterwards.

More likely, in my opinion, is the the stories can also be too long and all over the place.

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by MeinBlutIstBlau »

hotcold wrote: post #46
hmsshagatsea wrote: post #13

How about hollywood starts making GOOD content again?

Absolutely not, the central theme of every movie, sporting event, advertisement, or news article must be DIVERSITY DIVERSITY DIVERSITY!

It's almost as if Californian casting directors have never been to any part of the country besides SF, LA, NYC, or Seattle.

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by Hammershaft »

brundolf wrote: post #32
sodality2 wrote: post #26

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What, exactly, is special about Alamo? I'm unfamiliar.

On the surface, they serve decently good food and an array of cocktails and other beverages, and it generally isn't overpriced. They have great milkshakes and they'll bring you warm cookies just as soon as a giant bowl of popcorn with parmesan. But that stuff isn't strictly unique anymore; there are other dinner-and-movie chains. What really makes them special is all their auxiliary stuff. Before a movie, instead of…

That sounds amazing! I'd happily pay more for a movie experience like that

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by MeinBlutIstBlau »

legrande wrote: post #42
hmsshagatsea wrote: post #13

How about hollywood starts making GOOD content again?

> How about hollywood starts making GOOD content again? Well I'm expecting a new surge of great movies coming out after everyone's vaccinated. Looking forward to the 2021 version of Dune , although I don't think that was spurred on because of the pandemic (maybe I'm wrong?). Expect some epic movies to come out in the next few years.

Dune isn't going to suck because of the pandemic. It's going to suck because of the pg-13 rating.

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by JCM9 »

Good content wins. Media has gotten away with producing junk for too long. Media complaining about a lack of “attention” is like employers complaining about a lack of workers. Give people a good job and pay them well and you’ll have no trouble finding workers. Produce good content and you’ll have no trouble getting eyeballs. Pretend like old normals still apply and it will be painful on both fronts.

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by jsjohnst »

tenebrisalietum wrote: post #28
sodality2 wrote: post #26

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What, exactly, is special about Alamo? I'm unfamiliar.

They kick out people who text or talk during movies and they were the first theater I heard of that served alcohol and food.

Only through coincidence of living where it was founded at the time, Warren Theater beat Alamo by about a year. I’m only mentioning as when it opened they had limitations I found interesting. The small swivel tabels at each seat apparently somehow failed THX certification so when they first opened, you’d have to set the plate of food in your lap. I found it incredible that the tables somehow had a bearing on the THX certification of the theater.

Re: As lockdowns lift, media firms brace for an “attention recession”

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Post by brink »

JadeNB wrote: post #39
elzbardico wrote: post #31

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Are lockdowns coming back in the UK for real? I had the opposite impression from the news in the last two weeks. Some concern about variants, a push for vaccine passports from Boris’ cabinet, but no much talk of lockdowns. Please remember, The Economist is a British magazine. There is a world outside American borders.

I expect lockdowns to come back neither in the US nor in the UK, but hope for them to come back in both places.

Yeah, you can keep your economic and psychological ruin to yourself, thanks.

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Post by Animats »

brundolf wrote: post #25
bob1029 wrote: post #24

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Alamo is amazing. More businesses should follow their example.

I think their secret is being run by people who are actually into movies, instead of people who are only into money

Their "secret" is a liquor license.
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