Evolutions in Techology Owe There Development to Indies

Scott Kirshner has written a piece for Film Art Mag - Release Print which is also copied in his blog Cinema Tech where he argues, developments in film technology have been predominately a direct result of independent producers pioneering new ways of working. This is discongruent to Indie's position of opponents to the Studio system. Yet, without these 'mavericks' some of the inventions and conventions that have made Hollywood what it is today might never have been. He also surmises that the future is no different. Digital content is changing the playing field following the footsteps of early adopters.

His points of discussion include...
The Past: Sound, 3-D, Widescreen, Home Video, Animated Films, Digital Cinematography.

The Future: New Distribution Options, Promotion and Marketing, File(Movie) Sharing, Re-mixes and Mash-ups, 3-D (neuvo), Fan-base Cultivation, Finance, Cheap Kit.
This is worth a read.