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" Video content yearns to be free. "
Freddie Wong
Free
Content
Video
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" Drift racing is expensive. "
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" Non-studio entities can experiment with storytelling that might be too niche... for a studio. "
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" We're able to push the envelope with what we're doing, both on a technical and artistic level, which is the most that any filmmaker can ask for. "
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" Visual effects have always been a part of this art form. And CG is simply a tool on the filmmaker's tool belt to tell a story, but when the end result is bad - maybe it's not the tool's fault. "
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" When we started out doing YouTube videos, I think we were very, very early on in terms of people doing a behind-the-scenes component. "
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" It's hard to sell merchandise off YouTube. "
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Off
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" There's a lot of history here. In terms of Asians in this country, you have a big influx after the Cultural Revolution, a big influx after the Korean War, a big influx after the Vietnam War. "
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You
" VR has a whole range of things it's very good at, and there's a lot of things that it's going to be deficient at. "
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Going
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" Online is another way for all of us to reach people. "
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Way
" Youku Tudou gives us the reach into China that we've been looking for, and we look forward to sharing even more content with international audiences in the near future. "
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Looking
Look
" Defying genre conventions is instantly a risky move. "
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Move
Defying
Genre
" We firmly believe the future of television is online, and Hulu has recognized the value of quality long-form series. "
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Quality
Value
Future
" If it doesn't feel organic to the audience, you gotta trust your gut. "
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Gut
You
Your
" You have to figure out some way of making money without relying on video ads or people paying to download. "
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Money
Making Money
People
" We founded RocketJump for two reasons: to provide quality entertainment and to reach as many different audiences as possible. "
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Reach
Different
Possible
" The moment you've brought a toothbrush to work, then you're getting into crunch time. "
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You
Getting
Moment
" I'm not even very good at most video games. "
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Games
Even
" From a creative perspective, we've been very fortunate in that doing it the 'VGHS' way gave us unlimited freedom. Whatever we wanted to do, however we wanted to do it, we had that. "
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Creative
Doing
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Video
Everyone
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" The Lionsgate deal came at an opportune time. It allows us to get our projects financed and create long-form content without needing to be reliant on brand deals or crowdsourcing for external financing. "
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