While the old days required submitting your manuscript to multiple publishing houses, hoping, praying that someone there would see your talent or that your book would fill a hole in their publishing list, today all you need is your manuscript, a credit card and a small place to store the 100 copies you just had published for less than $4 a piece.
A music label contract offers so little to a band in terms of payment that many are turning to self-releasing their music. The cost of music CD reproduction is at historic lows and considering that most of the materials come as by-products from the petroleum industry is amazing.

The ease of video recording and editing tools means that anyone can create a movie of any length, edit it and like cd duplication, have it burned onto a DVD and with some artwork it can look like it came from Blockbusters. They were another casualty of the digital availability of movies but that's another story.
Being an author (or recording artist or film producer) appeals to you? One thing to remember that although the technology allows it to be easier and faster, there are still some issues that could present a liability to you in the future. Please note, you should always do due diligence by seeking professional legal advice. Nothing here should interpreted as legal advice of any form.
Each area has issues around what you can and cannot use in terms of intellectual property that belongs to others. Just because a photo is on the internet doesn't mean its available for your use. Royalty free images can be located online but ensure that you can license it for your purposes, especially when you may be selling it. Don't assume that just because you had a professional photographer take your picture that you have ownership of the image.

If you are recording someone else's songs, you will need to get a mechanical license. Songfile.com is where you can find a vast listing of songs that you can obtain a mechanical license for depending on the length of the song and how many copies you plan to make. Also, if you hire musicians to play for you, you need to make sure that they sign over their interest in the recording. They worked for you and were paid and that's the end of it.
If a film is more your thing, you can't just add music in the background and pay a mechanical. Now you're looking at what is called a synchronization license. And if you have actors even if you don't pay them you need to get a release of their appearance so that you can show the film.
Easy publishing still requires you to take some simple precautions so you can live your dream and not some nightmare.

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