Inside the Asylum, One of the Most Successful Low-Budget Movie Studios - 0 views
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Today, the dynamic between low-budget producer and content-hungry distributor has flipped. Netflix doesn’t just stream films—it wills them into existence. The composition of contemporary B movies is dictated by middlemen like Netflix and Redbox, international direct-to-DVD distributors, and cable networks like Syfy, all of which pad their offerings with Asylum originals tailored to their needs.
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The nimble creative process is “cashing in on this shifting moment in film consumption between the demise of the video store and the rise of streaming,” says Davis.
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Filtering in low-budget films with the high-budget versions “fuels this perception that there’s a wealth of new content.”
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