COntacting Dreamworks by Email

MartinImber · 05-01-2008, 3:15 PM

As a PS3 owner I would like to buy some more films - I had stopped DVD purchasing until now, but some films I want are from Dreamworks

I can obtain and convert to a format the PS3 will play or I can hassle Dreamworks to release them.

However I cannot get hold of Dreamworks email address

Thanks

chelsea.tone · 05-01-2008, 3:18 PM

No email only postal address on their website

Tony

*Spidey987* · 05-01-2008, 3:25 PM

I think you better get your cheque book ready...

Rasczak · 05-01-2008, 3:27 PM

A letter is more likely to be effective anyway. Even though mail gets sorted to prevent chaff going to execs it will go in someones (possibly the EAs) reading file which can, if not influence decisions, at least raise an issue in the Office.

However I would humbly suggest that writing to any studio on this matter is somewhat fruitless. Not unless you enclose cheques in the region of US$150+ that is

MartinImber · 05-01-2008, 8:33 PM

Oh well if they WANT to encourage obtaining so be it but I like owning original films - this is why I have too many DVDs.

Just because my new BD player can play back media from USB hard drives.

I think Dreamworks are throwing away a lot of business.

I will write pointing out the error of their ways and how easy it is to get hold of material the best selling BD player can handle.

Please note mods I am not advocating piracy or planning on doing it but it is very easy if you have a PS3 and want to watch HiDef films not available on BluRay.

I will write to them on Monday

If I get an answer I will put it on here.

There are 2 or 3 exclusives on HDDVD I would have if they were on BluRay

Rasczak · 05-01-2008, 8:50 PM

Just out of interest do you plan to write to Microsoft and complain about the 360 exclusive games you cannot play on your console?

MartinImber · 05-01-2008, 8:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rasczak

Just out of interest do you plan to write to Microsoft and complain about the 360 exclusive games you cannot play on your console?

No I don't.

But why should I have to buy two disc players for HiDef - I have one - the one which is selling better as well - the one supported by more big Japanese companies.

I'm still going to write to them and see what happens.

MartinImber · 05-01-2008, 8:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rasczak

Just out of interest do you plan to write to Microsoft and complain about the 360 exclusive games you cannot play on your console?

Oh and converting a game is a lot harder than producing on more than one disc format

TEKNICOLOURFOX · 05-01-2008, 9:53 PM

can i write to warner to tell them to forget about blue ray?

MartinImber · 06-01-2008, 9:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TEKNICOLOURFOX

can i write to warner to tell them to forget about blue ray?

Why not - or why not do both formats

Adam_uk · 06-01-2008, 10:03 PM

I'm going to write a few letters and get that third world debt cancelled and them to stop burning fossil fuels!

I really don't think 1 letter, a hundred letters or several thousand letters will make a difference.

KevD · 06-01-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam_uk

I'm going to write a few letters and get that third world debt cancelled and them to stop burning fossil fuels!

Are you really going to waste your time on issues like that when we can campaign for films to released on varying formats - come on

Sonic67 · 06-01-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MartinImber

No I don't.

But why should I have to buy two disc players for HiDef - I have one - the one which is selling better as well - the one supported by more big Japanese companies.

I'm still going to write to them and see what happens.

So you bought into a format war knowing it was going on but now want to end it with a letter.

It reminds me of the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch.

(from the Peche Ã la Frog sketch, with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

Sir Arthur Strieb-Griebling (Peter Cook): I believe it was shortly after World War Two. Do you remember that, the Second World War?
Interviewer: Certainly, yes.
S-G: Ghastly business.
I: Oh yes.
S-G: Absolutely ghastly business.
I: Yes, indeed¦
S-G: I was completely against it.
I: Well, I think we all were.
S-G: Ah yes, but I wrote a letter.

MartinImber · 08-01-2008, 1:36 PM

They are losing sales

Starburst · 08-01-2008, 1:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MartinImber

They are losing sales

Which they will rake in when the current contract ends and at that time the market will be far more viable or so we assume and lets not forget that are no losing out on revenue given the "compensation" they recevied

One of the reasons given for the lack of AAA titles is that there userbase isn't big enough to exploit, Dreamworks when they finally release Blu-ray titles again will be doing so to a much bigger more profitable market including quite a chunk of double dippers from the HD DVD side and I don't expect disk prices to be any lower.

If you look at the number of BOGOF and 3 for 2 deals for Blu-ray then there is certainly a indication that if you can avoid releasing titles early you would end up with far more revenue per disk at a later date when the initial full price products are launched.

Noggin1980 · 08-01-2008, 2:15 PM

Paramount and dreamworks were neutral 6 months ago and went HD DVD exclusive despite knowing the uproar it would cause amongst blu-ray owners.

Warner were neutral just a week or so ago and went Blu-ray exclusive despite knowing the uproar it would cause amongst HD DVD owners.

It's pointless writing to these companies, they already know how people feel and they didn't care then and they won't care now.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if the execs of the studios have added the rival formats name to their spam filters. There has been multiple campaigns organised by both sets of supporters that have basically encouraged thousands of people to send a slightly moderated template e-mail to pretty much all the important e-mail address's at each studio.

In fact one of the most organised HD DVD fan boys this week sent out an e-mail to 7000 people asking them to send a e-mail he had written to 30 different Warner brothers e-mail addresses to complain about the fact they just droped HD DVD.

Racquel Darrian · 08-01-2008, 3:21 PM

I'm going to write to Fox asking them to stop using DTS-HD MA as no one can use them fully.

Sonic67 · 08-01-2008, 3:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Starburst

If you look at the number of BOGOF and 3 for 2 deals for Blu-ray then there is certainly a indication that if you can avoid releasing titles early you would end up with far more revenue per disk at a later date when the initial full price products are launched.

You are assuming these BOGOF deals will continue with no HD DVD releases to compete against.

The BDA are $500 million down (allegedly) they might want some money back.

Starburst · 08-01-2008, 3:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonic67

You are assuming these BOGOF deals will continue with no HD DVD releases to compete against.

The BDA are $500 million down (allegedly) they might want some money back.

Spot on, if the BD camp don't think they need to sacrifice profits in the short term we could see a total lack of BDA supported retail deals and certainly less pressure on the hardware front.