BPS 343: Can You Make Money with Short Films. (Vidiverse) with Alex Proyas

I am excited to have back on the show legendary writer, director
Alex Proyas.The last time he was here, we discussed
his career, working within the studio system, dealing with insane
interference in his creative vision, why he was shooting short
films. At the time, his movie, The Heretic
Foundation, and his misadventures in Hollyweird had just
been released.I've been following all the cool stuff he's been
working on social media, his shorts, etc. I'm thrilled for him.
It's nice seeing an artist creating and not waiting for someone to
permit them to make.For those of you who are not familiar with Alex
Proyas's work, he is the filmmaker behind The Crow, Dark
City, The Knowing, Gods of Egypt, iRobot, and Mask of
the Evil Apparition.iRobot was directed by Proyas, written
by Akiva Goldsman and Jeff Vintar. The 2004 Box Office $346 million
grossed film received mixed reviews. It starred Will Smith and was
a technophobic cop in 2035 who went on to investigate a crime that
may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger
threat to humanity.

Today, we are talking more about his new streaming platform
VIDIVERSE. I really wanted to promote what you're doing because I
know it's coming from a great place. I need to promote what you're
doing because I know it's coming from a great place.VIDIVERSE is a
new streaming platform that offers a non-exclusive destination for
streaming curated content of all kinds. In time, the platform will
partner with creators to help produce content.Most independent
filmmakers are getting away from Youtube, and that was the
inspiration behind Proyas's VIDIVERSE. YouTube seems to have
developed stricter policies about who derives any income from
content. Even though a few people manage overtime to beat the
algorithm, most creators get very few views. Independent creators
to continue building through the platform. Vimeo, and others that
similarly target filmmakers ease the streaming challenge. Still,
there's nothing between those two ends of the spectrum because
YouTube seems to soak it all up through advertising. So, someone
like Proyas, who has moved effortlessly between helming TV
commercials and music videos to feature films, understands the
demand for more targeted platforms and fair revenue distribution
models. This is what he intends to develop with VIDIVERSE.Alex also
gave us an EXCLUSIVE UPDATE on the development of his Dark City
streaming series. This was a fun conversation.

Please enjoy our guest, Alex Proyas.

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