[CAnet - news] Collaborative feature film making over the Net

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 [Here is an interesting project reported on Slashdot. If you are a budding
film maker you can join any number of collaborative film projects under
development -- BSA]

collaborative film making

http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/05/06/2056208.shtml

John Buckman from Magnatune clues us that the trailer for Iron Sky is
available. We've been following the production for some time, as these are
the same guys who brought us Star Wreck, the most successful feature-length
Internet-distributed film of all time. That film was made by 3,000 people,
has been downloaded 8 million times, is under a Creative Commons by-nd-nc
license, and made good money both through DVD sales and through an eventual
deal with Universal. Iron Sky is being made using Wreck-a-Movie — a
collaborative film-making web site (also Creative Commons based) that grew
out of the Star Wreck experience."
 
http://www.wreckamovie.com/
Wreck A Movie is a new way of creating film brought about by the power of
the Internet to connect people and spread information.

Star Wreck Studios is a film studio that is specialized in blending the
Internet and the film industry together by unleashing the creative potential
of Internet communities, and changing the whole chain of filmmaking. Through
the launch of its new online service www.wreckamovie.com, the company makes
it possible to collaboratively produce professional quality A/V content of
all types: from short films to feature films and to all distribution screens
– from Internet and mobile to film theater.

Star Wreck Studios was established in February of 2007 by the creators of
the world’s first feature-length collaborative Internet film, Star Wreck: In
the Pirkinning which has more than 8 million global downloads. Star Wreck
Studios is headquartered at the center of the global Internet film world in
Tampere, Finland.

It all started with the Star Wreck phenomenon

Only a few years ago, it would have been impossible for a full-length
science fiction film from Finland to become a phenomenon on the world stage.
This niche film with Hollywood quality special effects, subtitles in 30
languages and all made in collaboration with an active passionate community,
was released in August of 2005, going against every industry standard and
for only 15 000 €. With today’s technology, people cooperating across the
Internet and now instant global distribution, the crew of 5 and 3000 of
their friends across the globe proved the old model of film making and
watching is not the only way. The success opens the door for any niche film
to get made and then seen by millions.

www.wreckamovie.com

Based on the experience of creating the Star Wreck phenomenon, Star Wreck
Studios has developed a Web platform that is designed to harness the power
of passionate Internet communities for creating short films, documentaries,
music videos, Internet flicks, full length features, mobile films and more.
www.wreckamovie.com is a social community, simple workflow and marketplace
that builds communities around film productions. It helps get films done
faster and at a considerably lower cost through crowd-sourced work on
production tasks and online resourcing of expertise and corporate funding.
The communities developed in production will also create a viral social
marketing force that will get films seen through the hundreds of existing
online and standard channels.



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