Will Steadicam operators adapt to NFTs and blockchain technology?

[Koji Ishida]

Hi community,

I wanted to ask all Steadicam/camera operators in the world about our ever evolving industry. 
 

with the world of art and entertainment seeming to shift it’s way towards the world of NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), I am very curious to hear everyone’s opinion on how the film industry and professional Steadicam/camera operators will try and use NFTs, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology as a form of payment in the future? I know to some, I may sound very strange especially for those who don’t know what an NFT may be but a part of me can’t help but think that this will affect our line of work and the way we do business. (If you don’t know what an NFT is  please do some research online, this technology is changing the way artists make revenue in ways we have never imagined possible) here’s a good article I found on nofilnschool

https://nofilmschool.com/hollywood-nft-blockchain-uses

I myself have so much more to learn about NFTs and blockchain technology as it is still in its early adoption stage but it seems like the futures way for artists in all shapes and forms to be able to have they’re name permanently on their art (for us I guess will be the Steadicam shots we produce?) and even make royalty over the years to come. I’m curious if our line of work will adapt to this.

please let me know your thoughts!

thank you!

[Enrico Grillo]

My bias here is due to a background in tech (as a software engineer), however NFT's don't have a future. In reality, they are nothing more than a cryptographic signature that you are connected to some piece of data that in turn points to a piece of media, however they provide no actual connection to the media – the original media can still be shared and distributed independent of the record of "ownership". Owning an NFT of your video or GIF or image or whatever doesn't actual prevent transfers or copying, nor do they provide proof of who created something. They are a hyped thing right now, but the vast majority of the market is flooded with people creating as much volume of junk art as they can to get in on the wave.

 

There are interesting applications of blockchain technologies, however "proving ownership of digital art" isn't it. My hope is that once NFTs have come and gone there is better discussion about how to compensate artists when their work is popular, preferably in a way that gets them real dollars.