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This article is about how Fox is trying to stop the "Black Swan" Intern Suit. It is a follow up of a last blog i posted. Fox was having problems with some interns who sued for unpaid labor. Fox got a lot of sues for many different reason's. Fox is now trying to stop this from getting out of hand, they are trying to fix things. The article is also explaining how some of the interns who sued Fox were not even working for Fox and were actually working for Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky’s production company. 

I think this is important because it shows that Fox is trying to fix things. It also shows that it is important because some of the information that come out are not true. This impacts me as a student and a future filmmaker because it shows that you need to be prepared for what is to come in the film industry. As a consumer this can impact because you are not able to know who is telling the truth between both companies. Some questions that this brings up is : " Who is telling the truth? " "How will this change when Fox has to work with other companies, will other companies not want to work with Fox?"

Link:
http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/fox-searchlight-seeks-to-stop-black-swan-intern-suit-from-expanding-darren-aronofsky/#more-340408

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 This article is about how Netflix is not disrupted by growing competition Amazon. Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos stated “the most-watched content on Netflix is exclusive to Netflix.”  Because of this they are thinking in investing in an original serious, House of Cards. Serandos also states that he’s not concerned after the e-retail power doubled its video streaming library by cutting a deal with EPIX. 

What really caught my eye about this article is the fact that it has to do with Netflix, i love reading articles about Netflix since i use it so much! I really like to inform myself about the stuff i use. I do not really think this has such a great impact on me as a student because i think this has more to do with the two companies and i do not think it can effect students. The effect i think this has on me as a future filmmaker is that i think i can get ideas about the stuff that Netflix is doing to keep their customers and use this ideas in the future. I think this effects me as a consumer because what if Amazon does start giving better services i would not know which company to choose. The questions this article raises to me is " Will Amazon have a better service & shows/movies then Netflix ?" & " Will this competition really affect Netflix?" 

Article :
http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/netflix-competition-amazon-ted-sarandos/#more-335796

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Tonight's blog is about how Barack Obama had an edited version of  The Road We've Travled to help with his reelection campaign. The original film was shown earlier this year. The film was lowered from 17 minutes to 7 minutes. What caught my eye is what usually catches my eye on most articles I read, it's the fact that I have no idea that this stuff happens. As a student i believe this definitely affects because it shows me that I need to really keep myself informed. I'm sure I am not the only student that did not know about this, so I think all students should keep up to date with news etc. What caught my eye is that I like how Government in this case Barack Obama, can connect in these types of ways with Filmmaking. As a future filmmaker I believe that this affects me because I can see that there are other ways of using my films not only to show in theatres but also with government and other stuff also. This article makes me think "Will Obama get more votes because of this edited film ?"
Link : http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/tom-hanks-david-guggenheim-obama-video-makes-edited-appearance-at-dnc-tonight-oscar-the-road-weve-traveled-democratic-national-convention/