YouTube Feature Film Produced By Ridley Scott Starts Production Kris, August 8, 2010 It’s not often you see well known directors and producers making feature films for YouTube. It’s just as rare that most of the production into the feature film is made by tens of thousands of submitted clips from other people around the globe. Nevertheless, the movie starts post-production. Find out more about the Kevin Mcdonald’s YouTube movie “Life in a Day” (or as I like to call it “An Editors Worst Nightmare”) after the jump. 197 different countries. 45 different languages. 80,000 clips. 4,600 hours of footage. This is probably the largest experimental filmmaking attempt in history. I’m not good at math, so here’s the New York Time’s calculations. “The NY Times reports that “about 4,600 hours of footage” were submitted. The paper says Scott expected about 300 hours. An average documentary might shoot at a ratio of about somewhere between 30:1 and 80:1 — that is, 30 to 80 minutes shot for every minute that ends up on screen. This crew is starting with a base footage ratio of about 2400:1.” Don’t think the chosen clips will be screwed over, either. According to SlashFilm there will be proper crediting. “Everyone who has footage included in the finished film will earn a credit as co-directors, and 20 of the co-directors will be flown and put up in Park City for the grand premiere at Sundance.” If this gets finished, and I have no doubt that it will, Ridley Scott and Kevin McDonald will make history. Viral Marketing Viral Videos Life in a DayRidley ScottYouTube
Reddit News: Monsters University, Game of Thrones, The Oscars, and More! February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 Like many people, I lurk around Reddit during my downtime, and I find some pretty interesting stuff. Sometimes that stuff relates to movies and television, so I feel obligated to share it with our readers. After the break, check out what’s been making the rounds on Reddit recently. Pages: 1 2 Read More
The Vulture Makes Front Page News On “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” Viral Site April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 The lack of interesting news on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 viral site wasn’t even worth mentioning. Though it appeared just to be trolling, the site was a nice way to bridge the gap between Marc Webb’s superhero sequel and the first film. Second and third-tier character appeared on the site… Read More
Help “Carrie” Flex Her Mind And Hone Her Telekinetic Abilities June 26, 2013 Carrie White is a gifted teenage girl, but she is just begining to develop her special ability for telekinesis; the ability that allows her to move objects of all shapes and sizes by “flexing” her mind. She will need help though, and that’s where you come in. Will you be… Read More