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    Launching a Roku Channel for Indie Producers...Thoughts?

    >> Have you found that lots of people want to watch independent movies? In my experience, definitely not. Or very little, that is. I'd be interested to read others' experiences in this regard; however, that said, one can speculate on why people don't want to watch independent movies or TV...
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    Launching a Roku Channel for Indie Producers...Thoughts?

    Not exactly. Pluto has mulitple themed channels. The idea I'm describing would be just one. Moreover, Pluto still gets a lot of its content from the big box Hollywood/network sources. What I'm describing would all be independent content.
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    Launching a Roku Channel for Indie Producers...Thoughts?

    I'm strongly kicking around the idea of launching a linear-programmed Roku channel. Was hoping to get some thoughts about the idea from everyone here. I was going to open the channel up to indie producers. Preferably I'd be looking for indie producers of TV shows...you know, episodic stuff. But...
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    tv Live TV dead as radio

    By "live" do you mean linear? That is, "by appointment TV," as opposed to on demand? I'm the producer of a TV show that airs on a linear diginet TV network, and I've given this question a ton of thought. Is linear programming dying? Probably. But maybe not. On demand streaming has its...
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    movies What's the last film you watched? And rate it!

    A Quiet Place. 2.5 out of 5. Not awful. Not very good, either. Lots of trite Hollywood tropes.
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    How much light do I need ?

    Just buy a cheap softbox kit off E-Bay, if you don't have one. Place two softboxes in front of you. Arrange them however you like. Maybe place two on one side to give your face some contrast. Or just put one on each side to light evenly. Then hold a gray card against your chest and set...
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