Re: THE FUTURE OF THE SPLOSH! FORUM
Posted: 30 Jun 2014, 00:40
Richard - I think you have a problem insofar as you have demonstrated to all and sundry that the business model (insofar as one may or may not exist) in its current form is not viable, so I can't see that anyone else would 'put their hand in their pocket' to keep the St Leonards studio going. I suspect that part of that problem is 'chicken and egg' - Bill's use of the studio was heavily tied to promotion both on the original version of this forum and others (e.g. UMD).
As there have been no published photoshoots and, I think, no significant promotion of the possibility of such shoots (teasers, clips etc) on here (as this place has tumbleweed blowing past now) or on UMD, then the result has inevitably been insufficient work going on at the studio to make it viable.
If Sammy-Jane wants to feature in splosh-style shoots using the old Splosh Studios then I think it would be essential that there would have to have been a lot of regular promo shots/clips going out in the way that Bill used to do. Unless you or S-J (or someone) was prepared to keep that going on a regular basis (like all producers have to do) then it's never going to be viable, as people just won't know that it's there or that there is material available to download, or where to download it from if it is available.
Unless those issues can be addressed very rapidly then I can't see a satisfactory solution to the problem.
Similarly, this forum has stalled for quite a while. I haven't heard anything since Mike NoMic was discussing what to ask Bill's estate's solicitors. I think the use of his old studios would be pretty much tied in with regular promotional activity on this forum but most people don't even know that it's still here as the URL is different and it's not being actively promoted anyway until the legal situation is clarified, since there may have to be more changes yet. In the meantime, it might be useful to promote S-J and the studio on UMD but, unless you do, it's absolutely bound to fail.
As there have been no published photoshoots and, I think, no significant promotion of the possibility of such shoots (teasers, clips etc) on here (as this place has tumbleweed blowing past now) or on UMD, then the result has inevitably been insufficient work going on at the studio to make it viable.
If Sammy-Jane wants to feature in splosh-style shoots using the old Splosh Studios then I think it would be essential that there would have to have been a lot of regular promo shots/clips going out in the way that Bill used to do. Unless you or S-J (or someone) was prepared to keep that going on a regular basis (like all producers have to do) then it's never going to be viable, as people just won't know that it's there or that there is material available to download, or where to download it from if it is available.
Unless those issues can be addressed very rapidly then I can't see a satisfactory solution to the problem.
Similarly, this forum has stalled for quite a while. I haven't heard anything since Mike NoMic was discussing what to ask Bill's estate's solicitors. I think the use of his old studios would be pretty much tied in with regular promotional activity on this forum but most people don't even know that it's still here as the URL is different and it's not being actively promoted anyway until the legal situation is clarified, since there may have to be more changes yet. In the meantime, it might be useful to promote S-J and the studio on UMD but, unless you do, it's absolutely bound to fail.