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Originally Posted by FLFHoles
This is wrong. Hollywood controls the majority of distribution channels from the theaters to most media stores to the actual ratings systems. It's a racket through and through.
While nothing is stopping Wheaton from getting investors, producing his own stuff, Hollywood and the distribution companies are still the gatekeepers. For him to sell his stuff on iTunes, he needs to have a rating that has to be paid for that is also run by the movie studios. Don't pay for the rating, can't distribute on iTunes much less advertise on broadcast networks.
Hollywood controls nearly every viable avenue when it comes to movies. The fact that Darth Vader still has not received residuals because Return of the Jedi still has yet to show a profit exposes the creative accounting that goes on. There is a reason Hollywood spends as much money as they do on lobbying and it's not because they want a level playing field to compete on.
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I won't argue that they the major Hollywood players control most of the main distribution networks, but there are plenty of other options. Kevin Smith recently did what they call 4 walling for his last movie. He personally took it from town to town and did screenings then held Q&A sessions after the movie. He rented out independently owned theaters and cut all the middle men out of the deal.
A person could do that, then sell their DVD on their website and Amazon as well as other places and they potentially could get pay per view options and even license it to cable/TV.
It isn't an ideal situation, but it could be done and if it is done correctly a person potentially could make more than if they just starred in a movie someone else owned.