Ok, I'll go back and read it.
On 7/30/05, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brady Bunch Grid or What Michael said. hmmm. Ha!
>
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> On 7/30/05, Michael Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >
> > Response follows the quote
> >
> > > On Jul 28, 2005, at 11:50 PM, LeanBackVids.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Pete and I are here in Seattle pounding beers when we thought of a
> > > great intro to these "conferences". It would be cool to get a bunch
> > > of us saying the same sentence (slowly, word for word). Then edit it
> > > together to get a communal affect. Come on give us a break, the booze
> > > made us touchy feely. Anyways, it would be moving.
> > >
> > > We'd love to get help coming up with an intro sentence.
> > >
> > > Also, it may be hard to distribute the high-quality movies required to
> > > edit in full screen. (Bre made the great request to make the Seattle
> > > event all high quality).
> > >
> > > Let us know what you think. Just a few thoughts...
> > >
> > > "Welcome, we are now broadcasting to you over the Internet."
> > >
> > > "Together we can experience each others' lives."
> > >
> > > "We are the media."
> > >
> > > -- Matt
> > > --------------------------------------
> > > http://www.leanbackvids.com/videoblog/
> >
> >
> > I know I'm late to this thread, and it has sort of descended into humor
> > and tech speak, but I can't believe I didn't see this suggested... the
> > Truffaut quote.
> >
> > It seems perfect, made for multiple voices, a good length, but very
> > quick and great for quick editing. It's not to tired is it?
> >
> > > "The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an
> > > individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary.
> > > The young filmmakers will express themselves in the first person and
> > > will relate what has happened to them. It may be the story of their
> > > first love or their most recent; of their political awakening; the
> > > story of a trip, a sickness, their military service, their marriage,
> > > their last vacation...and it will be enjoyable because it will be
> > > true, and new...The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil
> > > servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film
> > > constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure. The film of tomorrow
> > > will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators
> > > will be proportional to the number of friends the director has. The
> > > film of tomorrow will be an act of love."
> >
> > For further inspiration or simply to make sure we're all on the same
> > page with the concept of splicing together multiple voices, check out
> > Sony's "Double life" commercial for the playstation. It's exquisite.
> >
> > http://analogik.com/article_ps2_dl.asp
> >
> > Video here:
> >
> http://nz.playstation.com/assets/life-style/ads/double_life_movie.mov
> >
> > Exquisite as it is though, I think we can totally kick it's ass.
> > Please, go with me on this. I have a bigger vision still. I call it
> > "The Film of Tomorrow Project"
> >
> >
> > ==============================
> > The Film of Tomorrow Project
> > ==============================
> >
> > First, we create a website (or simply use Ourmedia) where ANYONE and
> > everyone can contribute a stock video of themselves or another reciting
> > the Truaffat quote...
> >
> > This collection in itself will be quite amazing. Like a "we are not
> > afraid" project. We make it completely creative commons to encourage
> > remixing. To keep it simple we can request that all source videos must
> > be uploaded by the owners to Ourmedia, thus we kill two birds with one
> > stone. We ensure source videos are both archival, and Ourmedia
> > automatically ensures they are creative commons. On our media we simply
> > tag the videos with "the-film-of-tomorrow-project". Ourmedia hence
> > becomes the host and sponsor of this project. I know they'll love the
> > attention it will bring them. ;)
> >
> >
> > Second, under the freedom the creative commons licenses give us we can
> > all mix our own versions of the Truffaut quote using the source footage
> > just like Matt originally proposed. Except instead of just one or two
> > final mixes everyone and anyone can make their own. We can add any
> > background footage, sounds, images, clips of our own, whatever we like.
> > The quote is open for interpretation.
> >
> > In this way we can each create our own homages to the idea, our own
> > interpretations. It's very fractal in nature, each video will be it's
> > own voice, each video contains the voices of dozens of others....
> > highly self referential, thick with layers and meaning like a woven
> > tapestry. It can be a living breathing collaborative art project, an
> > ode to our heritage and culture of remixing. Most importantly it is an
> > ode to not just "making media", but to the practice of "being the
> > media". This is to say we're creating anew and we're reinterpreting
> > what is there so our audience knows what we are passionate about. We'll
> > be bubling up.
> >
> > As time progresses much like fan flicks this stock footage can be
> > remixed with new footage to make it new and relevant. It will grow and
> > adapt as new people take an interest in video blogging and the project.
> > I'm thinking people will mix in photos and clips of their lives, touch
> > on timely issues in the world, who knows what people will dream up it's
> > a highly creative bunch.
> >
> > Each finished video will be much like what I see in all your videos, a
> > spectacular film unto itself, but of course as everything we make or do
> > some will have a more common appeal and bubble to the top. Those will
> > start to bring outside public appeal to the project, ourmedia and video
> > blogging. We will have built an engine that will be fueled with fresh
> > ideas, events and the new recruits it attracts.
> >
> >
> > Finally, if we like, as the project successfully evolves we can curate
> > an ongoing collection of submitted finished videos on a "the film of
> > tomorrow" website. Otherwise we can just allow these videos to bubble
> > up naturally through Mefeedia, Ourmedia, Delicious and the vlogosphere
> > as all our other collaborative projects have.
> >
> > If we can pull it off with any reasonable success (and we certainly can
> > because it's so decentralized, so perfectly collaborative, something
> > we've done before) then we'll have created something truly spectacular
> > that will continue to live, grow and evolve with video blogging...
> > something we can point the mainstream media to and say.. "Do you get it
> > yet? Do you get it!? There is your big stinking hi-light reel!"
> >
> > If the media still still can't get it, then I don't know what would
> > work. It's the equivalent of a big freaking christmas tree of citizen
> > media with a big "we are the media" star at the top. What could be more
> > obvious, more powerful, or more artful.
> >
> >
> > =====================================
> > some silly notes... (the bonus round)
> > =====================================
> >
> > As I read the words in Truffaut's quote and think of this project, wild
> > ideas run through my head...
> >
> > - For the line "the story of a trip" I want to see Duncan's brother
> > repeating the lines from a camel in the Saharan desert. I know the
> > words have a special meaning to him.
> >
> >
> http://thelastminute.typepad.com/blog/2005/07/berber_tours.html
> >
> >
> > - For the line "their military service" I want to track down the
> > creator of the the Amarillo parody that was featured on Rocketboom. I
> > know that'll have special meaning to him. Or heh, I wonder if Kevin
> > Sites would be appropriate.
> >
> >
> http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2005/05/rb_05_may_27_1.html
> >
> >
> > - For the line "their marriage" I would love to see Carol and Steve
> > Garfield reciting that line.
> >
> >
> > As we seek out these people for their special meaning to us and the
> > words we'll be adding them to the stock footage so others can use the
> > footage as they like, and though their meanings to us are not fixed and
> > held by everyone they will perfectly illustrate that the film of
> > tomorrow is ultimately for whatever audience of one or more people we
> > make it for. In that they will be as I've said before, perfect gems,
> > true to themselves. These videos will hold for us each a special
> > meaning, because they will be true to us, just as Truaffat said.
> >
> > So... As usual, I've used toooo many words, but... Who's up for it!?
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > Michael Meiser
> > http://mmeiser.com/blog - fun stuff
> > http://mmeiser.com/backchannel - serious lunacy stuff
> >
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