“Remember how hard it used to be to get famous or get your foot in the door in Hollywood? It used to be that you had to either know someone in the industry (usually a relative… see “The Baldwin Brothers” or “Casey Affleck”) or you had to have an impressive resume of directing music videos and television commercials (see Spike Jonze or Michael Bay).
These days, though, the Internet is the great equalizer. Aspiring singers, writers, and yes… even filmmakers, can carve out a career path all on their own.
Today we have further evidence of this trend, with the Hollywood Reporter story on the director of “Panic Attack.”
“Panic Attack” is a short film on YouTube that was made for a few hundred dollars by a filmmaker from Uruguay named Fede Alvarez. The film, which runs 4 minutes and 48 seconds, is about a fleet of robots attacking the city of Montevideo, and the public panic that ensues. It has been viewed over half a million times.”
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