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Becoming the next big thing in the movie world just became a whole lot closer thanks to the amazing leaps in image technology of the last few years. With the advent of high definition recording devices, amateur users can now access equipment that will give them the ability to near enough match Hollywood for movie looks. Of course they are not going to be able to compete in terms of the massive budgets, not even professional independent film makers can do this. However, the playing field is starting to level out. The problem for wannabee film makers in the past was that their efforts always looked pretty poor. They were relegated to the lower league of film making and only able to access a crude and unglamorous video camera or camcorder from a family member or a local college. Even with this limitation, it didn't stop creativity. There have been some fantastic movies made for low-budgets on everything from mobile phones to pixel vision cameras. And of course, there was always super 8 and super 16mm film and sometimes 35mm too. So yes, people have always been able to make films but usually a cinema wouldn't touch them; more importantly the public don't really enjoy watching a grainy, blurry and all in focus film. What's different today? At the moment, there is a revolution going on in the media world. High definition images are available at an inexpensive price. There are an incredible range of reasonably priced gadgets and gizmos that can produce great images, with sound, that will usher in the next generation of movie mavericks. You only have to look at handheld cameras from Sony and Kodak or the new flip camera which are the size of mobile phones and yet give you an almost full HD image for $100-150. Some models even come with their own editing software built in. Put this together with the availability of post production tools that you can put on your PC or Mac and you pretty much have everything you need to shoot and cut your movie at home! The next decade is going to throw up an incredible range of visionary films from a diverse range of individuals from all over the world. There will be serious issues, global issues, comedies, dramas and more. It is almost like the early Twentieth Century when little, independent studios began to establish themselves in the heat of the Californian sun. It will happen again only this time we won't be going to the cinema; we will be busy downloading the new flicks onto our hard drives.
