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New Film 'Zenith' Now Available For Free BitTorrent Download
airfoobar writes "This seems like a good week for libre culture. The first part of an surprisingly well-made cyberpunk thriller called Zenith has just been released as a torrent download through Vodo, and the third episode of Pioneer One is being released on the 28th."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26bJN3KkY4
Had 8085 and 8086, both made by Apple, of course.
Ran Apple CP/M and Apple DOS. All in all, good for a 100 model. Secure, too !!
Someone is bold enough to think outside the entertainment business model box. Kudos I hope it goes well.
We need to start pushing harder for torrent video streaming. Now would be a good time to, say, put these up on bitlet.
This film, Pioneer One and The Tunnel are all doing this, and it makes it seem like this is a potentially workable model. I hope the "buy a frame" and selling of merchandise make it financially viable... I'd love to see this become the norm. I was more than happy to buy a few frames for The Tunnel... as the money goes straight to the movie makers, and it still cost me less than a single traditional rental.
it's in the 'chosen ones' manual (aka; the book of altered/stingy 'math'/divine intervention etc...). difficult to spot elsewhere. sure as hell is happening.
Down speed 3 megabit. ETA 1 hr for 720p. This model works. You just need enough people streaming legal content.
Sounds like a synonym for mediocre but hey it's free. I have yet to watch TFE (the fine episode) because my torrent download rate is surprisingly slow. But reading through the comments at the VODO download page, assuming they aren't anonymous astroturfers, I get the feeling that it's actually good enough for broadcast TV. They'd probably be right if by such quality you mean either Paranormal Activity or the Blair Witch Project, a threshold you can easily reach with a well-written script, a good director and a dedicated cast.
Sadly the better free beer movies I've watched appear to be fan-made movies (or movies produced without explicit permission from materials copyrighted by other people), e.g. The Hunt for Gollum.
Posted by madhouserevival 2011-03-19 05:06:22 Kudos UpDown
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Very smart, high quality production. Where did they find these unknown actors? They are as good as any on TV. As for the story, it's high brow and inventive. Had never heard of Vodo. Now I'm keeping my eyes on it as well as on Cinema Purgatorio.
Where did they find these unknown actors? Hmm, 7 Billion peeps on the earth. a low budget film, not filmed by any big studios.
ya, i wonder where they found unknown actors. I doubt it was from the various acting schools, colleges, drama schools that litter the earth.
After all, there is like only 300 different actors/actresses in this world and anyone else that does something is non union or something, i'm sure.
Be seeing you...
Although I turned it off after 13.
only if it cannot be applied to the present. does anyone remember that story? pillars, shaking, washed away. nothing new? anyone for 'pillars of fire'? stay tuned. we 'must' focus on the horrific images (instead of?)?
as we can see, any notion of disarmament by anyone ever is not ever going to be an option/focus/image by anyone? as it should be, (from the book of death)? fortunately for us, babys rule.
Downloading.. haven't watched the second yet (didn't know it was out) but the first episode was actually pretty intriguing. It pretty much had no effects, no stunt shots, just actors doing a good job of making us believe that something curious was happening.
It's nice to see homegrown sci-fi being done, since I have no doubt they'll manage to at least equal or even best what we've been seeing out of the networks lately, minus their over-reliance on special effects to "wow" their audience. Good stories can be told without a big budget. Considering the absolutely terrible job that television has been doing lately at making science fiction, it really reinforces the notion that good stories require good writing, above and beyond anything else that goes into a show; although editing, direction, production, etc., are all important, good writing and good acting are more important, and it happens that if you find some good talent, these can be had at low cost if you're careful about how you run things. Often the best art is made under difficult budget constraints.
But has the same flaw as most of the shows like this, it's a bit slow, But at least they didn't fall back on badly done effect shots.
Acting is good from the main cast. The others is a bit off (can't put my finger on it).
Will watch the next episode (if they ever make it...)
Laters Sol "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
at how the more slashdotters hit this the faster the downloads go for everyone, rather than the usual? No??...I may need a life...
93rd rule of Slashdot: No matter how obvious my sarcasm is, my comment will be taken seriously by someone.
Oh wait, silly me, I forgot where I was.
the youtube link cynically removes the way you support the film
use
http://vodo.net/zenith
c'mon they're already torrenting it, do you - youtube link maker - really have to stripe the way you support the film?
So will the next series will be called Magnavox, RCA, or Sony?
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
...I don't think it means what you think it means. Seriously, did people just agree on a new definition of cyberpunk and I just missed the memo? William Gibson's Neuromancer is cyberpunk. The Matrix and Ghost in the Shell are cyberpunk. This, on the other hand, is not.
Saw the first one - terrible...
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
Can't wait for the third episode. It is getting really exciting. http://www.iampleasant.com
Actually saw the film in person during a one-show run at the OKC Museum of Art. It was an interesting film. I'll probably go ahead and grab it this to show my friends who couldn't make it...
i didn't forget to pause it when i went to the bathroom...
i did care(!) to pause it...
that makes it a good movie in comparsion to commercial ones...
as reference: i forgot to press pause during "Tron2"... i did watch "True Grit" twice...
Would it kill you to provide actually useful information once in a while in the summaries?
Why not post it on a Usenet server? I always wonder the same about Linux distros as well.
Is it because it is harder to track the number of downloads?
I was very impressed with the production values of this show and the story is spot on as well, definitely recommended for anyone who like underground sci-fi and conspiracy theories! Donated $25 which is more than I usually spend on media but this is something I want to encourage plus it is pretty cool to get your name in the credits.
Have seen Pioneer One before and like that as well, although I'd prefer if the episodes would come out more regularly as the story would benefit from more rapid progression. Still better than most stuff on Syfy. Would be nice if this one could be made available for streaming inside the browser as well!
Now that would be a fun movie! :-)
But I shall still take a gander at this one to keep in the spirit of things.
Even the kind reviews characterize this as a crapfest and non-starter.
Having read this material, I have learned for myself a lot of the new. Thanks
http://www.collegeboard.org/
New episode of Pioneer One released!
http://vodo.net/pioneerone