[LINK] Optus launches mobile film competition
Eleanor Lister
eleanor at pacific.net.au
Thu Sep 14 20:16:42 AEST 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?
>
actually, the thing to judge is the viewing angle - try this quick quiz:
- sit where you usually do in the room where your TV is
- whip out your mobile phone and hold it as if you were watching a movie
on it
- close one eye and compare the apparent visual size of your TV screen
and mobile phone screen
- you will notice the that mobile's screen would obscure a big
proportion of the TV screen, usually between 1/4 and 1/2 the width and
height
- looked at from that point of view, your small screen looks way more
impressive
which is why there is a very real market for video on mobiles.
> <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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