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Creative Commons Filmmaking Remixes Modern Cinema

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lights-camera-collaboration dept.

mjeppsen writes, "Filmmaking experiment A Swarm Of Angels aims to create and distribute the first collaborative film released under a Creative Commons license. The project is using community participation and funding to make a film that would traditionally cost $3–4 million for a mere $1.75 million. The entire filmmaking process will be collaborative, from Wiki-based script creation to community voting on creative and marketing decisions. Is this just a scheme by the filmmakers to get funding for a pet project, or is it Hollywood's worst nightmare? More importantly, can 'open-source films' develop into a sustainable financial model?"

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  1. Not the first. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    They're not the first to do such a thing, "Elephants dream" done by some dutch school is mostly open too: http://orange.blender.org/, and with a lot less budget. Although the people who worked on ithis were selected in advance.

  2. You have to pay by Adam+Hazzlebank · · Score: 5, Informative

    The summary doesn't mention that you have to pay at least 25GBP to become a member.