And they're good ideas at that. Thanks, Pete. I agree it would be too much work for someone to stich all the pieces together. I didn't think about just putting it on a web page... I also figured if I went the serial route, the pieces would be less quality: small size, maybe 320 x 240 and less than 30 fps. If people wanted it, I could make the whole thing available in a higher quality format online -- once I figure out all the codec compression and hosting/bandwidth/RSS feed/yada yada geek stuff. (Which still is pretty confusing, by the way, for non techies such as myself.)
Thanks for your feedback, Pete. Definitely something for me to think about. --Greg http://www.workingstiff.org --- In [email protected], Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > gmjoyce_y wrote: > > I'd love to get your opinions about something I've been planning that > > ties right into this idea. > > > > I've got a full-length movie I made called "Working Stiff" > > (http://www.workingstiff.org) that I was thinking of putting up on the > > Web someday so people could download it for a small fee, say a dollar > > or two. > > > > This episodic storytelling idea got me thinking, though. Let me ask > > you: If I were to cut the movie up into 20, or 30 pieces (maybe one > > scene at a time) and release one piece every day or every week: > > > > a) would I kiss forever any hope of distributing it online for that > > small fee I talked about? > > > > b) would I lose control of the movie or would the exposure be worth > > the risk of essentially giving it away? > > > > Would very much like to hear your opinions. > > You have sooooo many options... > > Release one piece per week or per day, either just on a web page, or via > RSS. You could make it available only during that week/day. Put in > opening and closing scenes with the url, your info, etc... even if > someone gets all pieces, it would be some work to stitch together into > one piece, also don't put out the highest quality. All these things > might help you get exposure, and create a demand for the full, > higher-quality piece... > > Just an idea... > > Pete > > -- > http://tinkernet.org/ > videoblog for the future... > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
