[LINK] Optus launches mobile film competition

[Adam Todd]

Actually there is a daily Mobile Soap you can subscribe to on the 3 
network.  I watched a couple of the free episodes and was pretty 
disappointed, but then as a film maker, I have certain expectations, even 
form a soap/tv concept.

I think the story concepts being delivered are disappointing, setting aide 
the obvious issue of screen size and production qualities.

If anything, making material for a small screen of that nature is less 
costly than the big screen.  Detail and art can be reduced in cost quite 
dramatically.

Mind you, apparently Big Brother streaming was very popular on Mobile 
phones.  So people do want to watch stuff on their phones.

And the volume of movie trailers downloaded and watched on mobile phones is 
huge.




At 09:43 AM 14/09/2006, David Boxall wrote:
>I've seen video on a 95mm screen and it was surprisingly watchable. Mobile 
>phone screens, however, are generally much smaller than that.  Is there a 
>market for video on such tiny screens?
>
><http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36944&eid=3&edate=20060913>
>
>Optus launches mobile film competition
>By Staff writers, iTnews      13 September 2006 13:22 
>AEST      Telco/ISP
>
>Optus has partnered with MTV and Sony Ericsson to launch a new program 
>aimed at sourcing mobile content from the local film and television industry.
>
>The One80Project invites writers, directors and producers to create a 3 minute
>Script and pilot suitable for viewed on a mobile phone.
>...
>
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