• Tandybaum@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I wonder if you only look at directors of films >$50M if that number would be higher. I feel like there are probably a bunch of randos that make a $300k movie and never do anything again.

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      1 year ago

      I think that’s part of it. I imagine many of those randos did actually want to make another film though.

      The death of the mid-budget movie is probably a contributing factor - either you’re shooting on your phone, or suddenly you’re supposed to helm a blockbuster, with few stepping stones in between.