power to the people etc :)
I found a website called SellaBand today.
"A website deigned to fund bands/artists so they can get into the recording studio. Each Artist issues 5,000 so called 'Parts'. Parts cost 10 dollars (plus transaction costs) each. Each Artist's fans have to raise 50,000 dollars to get their Artist of choice into the studio. At any point before their Artist has reached the goal of 50,000 dollars, fans can withdraw their Parts and pick a different Artist. They can even get their money back." ideafarm.com.au
The audience or public decides what they want to hear and vote with their time and money. I think this is much better than a music label with a huge marketing budget, force feeding us a product in order to make a profit. This can be applied to film production studio's as well. Ahh now don't get me wrong, I have no problem with making a profit from your art - whatever it may be - I just don't think it should be the main motivation or drive behind an artistic project, and i think with commercial work that money often is.
Anyway, SellaBand is an example a certain type of idea that inspires me. its all part of a political movement that is happening at present, and i believe that one day we will look back at this time and see what is happening online right now, with the same significance currently attributed to the great political movements of the last 20-30 years - you know with the various protests with billboards outside universities and government buildings - except our protests come in the form of blogs, forums, chat rooms and any other way we choose to communicate with each other and the authorities online, and websites that hand the reigns of control back to the public and allow their community to have a voice, are supporters of this movement. yes?
(Sorry about the bad grammar btw, i just couldn't be bothered with full stops today. hopefully you get my drift?)
Ways to tell your story
I think our latest submission For the love of shoes is a great example of how much of an influence music can have on the story being told, when editing a film.
This takes us up to 26 submissions, which means we only need four more films and then we can set a date for the London screening event.
Four more I tell you! Anyone...?
Mix & Mash anyone?
By michelle, 4 years, 12 months ago - No Comments
Openbusiness.cc emailed me today, about a new film mash up competition they are supporting called Mix & Mash:
“Remixing digital content is the basis for this competition. Digital
pictures, sound or films licensed through Creative Commons and Public
Domain material need to be used. Entrants can use their creativity to
remix the work of others with their own. The result will be a collage
of original and re-used material.
Submissions
Submissions can be made under the theme: Britannia Rules / Britannia
Sucks
– No work should be longer than three minutes.”
And so I though, what’s to stop our Stray Cinema participants from entering their film submissions into this competition also? The four best entries will be awarded professional film editing software and hardware, be included in a special Optronica screening at the National Film Theatre on the 16th of March and be featured on Google Video UK.
I am going to email them now and see if we can be listed on their Video Resources page.
cuts.com
By michelle, 5 years ago - No Comments
Dan our web developer has also just directed me to an article on Techcrunch about cuts.com. This website is similar to Jumpcut.com, providing people the tools to edit films online. What makes it different is the ease in which people can use and remix films from youtube and myspace on this website.
MOD films
By michelle, 5 years ago - No Comments
Just a quick one. You may already know this - but I believe that the future of film will include a heavy fusion with game, and open up audience interaction within the process of creating the film. er, but I haven't got much further than that with my prediction...
In light of this, there is an interesting piece on Openbusiness.cc about MOD Films. This is more about the re-creation of film and media content, done in quite an interesting way.
"MOD Films is developing content and subscription services to support interactive story applications. We're a bit like an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) studio - part content, part software design but working in a largely undefined space between the film and game industry to create sustainable "Film Worlds.”
Take a look at modfilms.net
By michelle, 4 years, 11 months ago - No Comments