thoughts 14.12.2023

I listened to my musicals on Bandcamp. It's quite satisfying: I think my operas stack up with anyone, anywhere. The question of what they "are" is an open question, though; they're not exactly musicals and they're not exactly opera either. Lyric fantasies is how I think of them. Sitting at home. - I like Shipwrecked; it's very quintessentially EP-type material. However, I have an epic vision for that score - listen to this playlist if you're interested in my 2030 musical pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZW4tGCDdm4&list=PLcRO8brBJIoh7837U11c0d7fUq1PQUpei&ab_channel=RiddellProductions - The reason they aren't musicals or operas is obvious; because they're films! 🤣 So, one is an original film musical and the other is a video opera of a song cycle. 📽️ The Dakumentary is a long-form documentary web series. Plus there's the mountain of short films that comprise RP Movie Orgy 1. - There's a lot to do with regards to getting videos in TVNZ+ or NZ on Screen or Ngā Taonga. Stephen and I aren't on the best of terms, so it'll be awkward to sort that out. The Weeded Out Season 1 cartoons is something that might be popular. NZ on Screen typically hosts that sort of content, so I could set that up and possibly some of the RP Fresh Culture films. I'd love to sell the Dakumentary to Netflix or something like that, though I haven't heard that filmmakers make all that much money from selling to streaming services: Costa Botes told us he sold a film for $5,000 or something. I mean, it's a massively long series; that might increase the price, as Netflix likes people to binge. ✊