How Fox's On the Lot Will Change the Movie Industry

By L. Vincent Poupard, published Jun 12, 2007
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Many people have been tuning into the Fox show, On the Lot. Many of these fans look at the show as being a nice bit of entertainment that will get them through the summer. Some of us who are movies fans realize that this show will have a great impact on the future of movies. We are excited for the new era of movie making that this show will usher in.

In many cases, young people who want to grow up to be directors lack the skills that would be needed to make a memorable movie. The may have great ideas, but they lack the trained eye that would be needed to focus those thoughts onto film.

On the Lot gives people who are interested in directing a movie a direction to start in. The different personalities of the young directors on the show gives a budding mind an idea of what type of personality would be best for directing. They may even gain insight into realizing that their own character may not fit the directing mold.

Budding directors will also have a chance to learn from the mistakes of people on the show. They will be able to learn from the criticism that the contestants on the show are hearing. These new directors will be able to make sure that they do not make the same mistakes as the contestants on On the Lot.

Young directors will also be able to gain a better understanding with where their croft should be by watching the short films that the contestants are creating. On the Lot is able to give a benchmark for how skillful young directors should be to compete in the world of film directing.

There are many people that will realize that they do not have what it takes to make a good movie. Some of these people will have to give up their dream of directing and movie onto something else. Others will see what is being done by the On the Lot contestants and attempt to increase their skills to match or pass them up.

There are also some people that will have never thought about directing a movie that will realize that they might want to try it after watching On the Lot. Just look at how many people realized that they wanted to be singers after seeing American Idol. The same will go for On the Lot when people realize that they could make better movies then the ones on the show.

How Fox's <em>On the Lot</em> Will Change the Movie Industry

One small step for a future director, one giant leap for Hollywood.

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Hmmm now this one sounds interesting. Hopefully they will start airing it over here.

Posted on 06/20/2007 at 4:06:00 AM

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