As the title of the thesis, They Watch Schuster, Don’t They?, suggests there is an interest in fe... more As the title of the thesis, They Watch Schuster, Don’t They?, suggests there is an interest in feature films which reflect South African diverse cultures. Leon Schuster illustrates South African society through comedic relief, indirectly reflecting the underlying racial resentment rooted in it. The South African film industry has potential to become a successful industry, if it takes a few steps in the right direction. The emerging South African film industry is not expressing the growth, or flourishing in feature films as its counterparts, Brazil and Indonesia, in this study. Through the thesis I have compared these three developing countries’ film industries in relation to political, socio-cultural and economical environments in which they exist.
This thesis is aimed to focus specifically on online crowdfunding of creative ideas, namely, narr... more This thesis is aimed to focus specifically on online crowdfunding of creative ideas, namely, narrative films in a South African context, in order to illustrate ways to create a sustainable online crowdfunding infrastructure in South Africa. The approach used is a comparative study between South Africa and Brazil specifically, and other countries more generally. Brazil is chosen because of its similar socio-economic development to South Africa but more so due to Brazil’s recent success with online crowdfunding. The thesis is broken down into the two pillars that make up an online crowdfunding infrastructure namely, creating a platform to attract contributions and creating a mutually beneficial environment. This leads to several conclusions or possible ways in which to harness South Africa’s attributes in order to improve its online crowdfunding infrastructure for the benefit of creative industries. As a young filmmaker the learning goal of this paper is to further my understanding of film finance and draw attention to the potential of online crowdfunding for South Africa as a possible solution in creating a larger and more diverse film industry.
As the title of the thesis, They Watch Schuster, Don’t They?, suggests there is an interest in fe... more As the title of the thesis, They Watch Schuster, Don’t They?, suggests there is an interest in feature films which reflect South African diverse cultures. Leon Schuster illustrates South African society through comedic relief, indirectly reflecting the underlying racial resentment rooted in it. The South African film industry has potential to become a successful industry, if it takes a few steps in the right direction. The emerging South African film industry is not expressing the growth, or flourishing in feature films as its counterparts, Brazil and Indonesia, in this study. Through the thesis I have compared these three developing countries’ film industries in relation to political, socio-cultural and economical environments in which they exist.
This thesis is aimed to focus specifically on online crowdfunding of creative ideas, namely, narr... more This thesis is aimed to focus specifically on online crowdfunding of creative ideas, namely, narrative films in a South African context, in order to illustrate ways to create a sustainable online crowdfunding infrastructure in South Africa. The approach used is a comparative study between South Africa and Brazil specifically, and other countries more generally. Brazil is chosen because of its similar socio-economic development to South Africa but more so due to Brazil’s recent success with online crowdfunding. The thesis is broken down into the two pillars that make up an online crowdfunding infrastructure namely, creating a platform to attract contributions and creating a mutually beneficial environment. This leads to several conclusions or possible ways in which to harness South Africa’s attributes in order to improve its online crowdfunding infrastructure for the benefit of creative industries. As a young filmmaker the learning goal of this paper is to further my understanding of film finance and draw attention to the potential of online crowdfunding for South Africa as a possible solution in creating a larger and more diverse film industry.
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