postproduction

The definition of original is: not derived or copied or translated from something else. With this in mind one can presume that the idea of originality is only an idea, because when you disallow derivation or influence there is nothing that can be made with the label of original. Everything comes from something; this is true for all existence and especially for art. What is art if not a culmination of experience expressed tangibly, and that experience did not accrue in a vacuum, nor did it stem exclusively from the internal monologue of the mind. We are products of our environment and history, and therefore so is the art that we make.

Copyright of intellectual property assumes that an individual is capable of creating without the direct influence of their environment, relationships, or experience. This is a false assumption as there needs to be an impetus for any creation, and motivation comes from influence and ideas we encounter throughout our lives and is impossible to divorce our desire to think and create from the reality we experience.

The film industry is in financial trouble, because of bootleg copies of films being made and distributed on the Internet. Arguments have been made that this must be stopped if we want quality films to be made, If the film industry is loosing money then they will only make films they assume will be blockbusters and won’t take chances on more independent, fringe type ideas. If this is indeed the case, and interesting, thought-provoking movies are not cost effective, then perhaps the public will abandon the film industry for the Internet entirely. If the machine is no longer able to function then it must be upgraded or deserted.

http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/051109/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june04/black_04-12.html

Process is the way to actually own any work. If one is absorbed in the process of creating something then the value is attributed to the individual. It won’t be possible for the act of making to be co-opted by the masses, they can copy the process but what is gained is different for every individual based on their previous experiences.