smithb
Screenwriter
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The incentive I would say is obviously to still make money. Luckily, small profits to a small company is still worth while, which can't be said for the big studios. However, it is a risk that is probably most visible in the fact that Shout! Select titles are not coming out as fast as some would like.TVonDVDJunkie05 said:Thanks for your insight, It seems my logic was incorrect regarding costs of production.
According to your statements, it appears as though this select program Shout! has implemented whereby they self direct to consumer is a bit of a gamble and not necessarily the profit producer one might think it is?! Producing larger runs appears to be cheaper than smaller ones but on the other hand they have more stock to sell and if they don't sell enough they might wind up losing money. I wonder then what the incentive is for them to sell things in this manner, since not only are the costs about the same (probably only slightly lower then retail) but they are now limited the consumer base they are selling to- Select titles are targeted mainly at die hard fans instead of all potential fans of the series (hardcore and casual)?!
As a typical consumer I would like to see more titles released, but at the same point I watch my money and try to make purchases that provide good value to me. Example, I own the first few seasons of "Mister Ed". At around $20 a season I considered it a good value, but not at closer to $40 of the Select price. On the other hand, I did eventually pay the Select price for "Father Know's Best". So when it comes to the higher price of Select titles "diehard" fan really comes into play when determining what to release.