4K, HDR Were Fast, Beautiful and Took Up a Lot of Space at NAB
“One thing I've learned from Dom is that nothing really matters unless you have a code.”– Brian O’Conner, “Fast & Furious,” Universal Pictures, 2009
While there was a lot of excitement at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show; there was also an underecurrent of uncertainty on the rapid changes taking place in the industry.
The unquestionable trend of content owners/amalgamators bypassing linear television, new deep pocket online content delivery services and the stormy clouds of a potential Writers Guild strike made the “establishment” a little uncertain about tomorrow and we’ll visit some of those issues at a later date.
NAB was, however, an exciting event for independent filmmakers.
Intelligence Assistants Are Augmented, Not Artificial
“David, I often felt a sort of envy of human beings...Certainly, human beings must be the key to the meaning of existence.” – Specialist (evolved mecha), “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” Warner Bros., 2001
The other day, I went into the family room to get something and forgot what it was so I asked, “Alexa, what did I come in here for?”
Silence!
So, I whipped out my ever-present phone and said, “Siri, what did I want?”
Silence!
In other words, artificial intelligence is really dumb.
This Bluetooth Mirror is no Fairy Tale
Mirror, mirror on the wall, play some tunes by Daryl Hall.
Fantasy?
Fairy Tale?
Nope!
Service Providers, Advertisers Have to Pay Closer Attention
“Nobody ever wins a fight.” – Dalton, “Road House,” Silver Pictures, 1989
Remember the “good ole days?”
You’d come home from a rough day at work, grab a beverage, walk over and turn on the TV, sit in your chair and watch whatever.
Today, we’re suffering from a glut of entertainment: