Movie and television are cousins predestined to form a close relationship that will change the method we tell stories forever.
Today, those at the peak of the global media and entertainment industry like the CEO of HBO's parent company or the head of Netflix's largest shareholder find themselves straddling the function of both television and film professionals. The large majority of the large tv businesses likewise play key roles in the movie industry, and vice versa. Framing the two mediums locked in a fight with film's existence on the line is rather hyperbolic, not least due to the fact that the winners would be the same people in either case. Rather, it highlights how far a mix of a significantly improved excellence in television content and the development of streaming have actually gone towards changing the way that we tell stories. Where, in previous years, an adaptation of a 600-page novel would have been packed into a 90-minute running time, we now enjoy the liberty to offer content the space to breathe that it requires.
Tv has actually altered a lot in the last few years. Rising from the medium of the whiling away the time in the house to end up being the indisputable king of premium home entertainment, executives like the founder of the activist investor with a stake in Sky have actually seen the evolution of television take the form to new heights. At the same time, it has redrawn the well-established lines that divided movie from television, casting both kinds in a new light. As the lines have clouded in between these two giants of show business and the uses of television more totally crystalised, talent from smash hit film writers to A-list Hollywood stars have flooded to the small screen and unlocked the complete power of long-form storytelling in the process. Whilst worriers may worry over the perception that the movie market is doomed, it really marks an exciting transformation in the manner in which we approach storytelling.
Never ever prior in the history of network television have there been a lot of big-budget, high-quality eyeglasses on the television. Whether it's long-running series' or a mini-series, the versatility of the form means that we can tell stories in a manner that breaks free from the strict anticipations of yesteryear. Movies can exemplify wonderful works of auteur craftmanship, a concise and sophisticated story that has private character and flair (in addition to the budget to blow your mind), whereas tv can go to the top of the class with slow-burning, complex character studies, or extremely detailed plots that a film simply wouldn't have the time for. Some of the best television of the last few years has not been action-packed spectacle, they have actually been patient and elaborate, suffering when the authors forgo that tentpole quality for its more explosive dispositions (looking at you, certain fantasy series'). It need not be movie or television, both can exist and grow side-by-side when they each understand what their strengths are.