great, well thought out, write up on the sad state of affairs. At the end of the day, its the outrage machine and how wild the film/photo is that gets attention. Is the sound design on point? who cares? Half won't hear it. Are the visuals beautiful? Who cares? Half won't be giving their full attention anyway as they watch TV or ride the subway while consuming it. Story? who cares most wont make 15 sec in. It has a sad state of affairs, and the incentive structure is so skewed that only the outlandish, crude, and un-nuanced takes get rewarded. So the job listed should say "we need one person willing to pretzel themselves intellectually and artistically to get clicks."
Bravo dude. I can’t tell you how many of these kinds of postings I see and it’s just insane. Kudos for brining more attention.
Amen, dude.
great, well thought out, write up on the sad state of affairs. At the end of the day, its the outrage machine and how wild the film/photo is that gets attention. Is the sound design on point? who cares? Half won't hear it. Are the visuals beautiful? Who cares? Half won't be giving their full attention anyway as they watch TV or ride the subway while consuming it. Story? who cares most wont make 15 sec in. It has a sad state of affairs, and the incentive structure is so skewed that only the outlandish, crude, and un-nuanced takes get rewarded. So the job listed should say "we need one person willing to pretzel themselves intellectually and artistically to get clicks."
With you 100% -- thank you for taking the time to read and engage.