- Is an example of crowdfunding
- It was created to help bring creative projects to life
- More than 5 million people have supported over 50 000 projects
- People donate money to help fund video games, designs, music, journalism or movies
- People who back kickstarter can receive tangible rewards for backing projects
- Some notable works, including 'Sun Come Up' and 'Incident in New Baghdad' have been nominated for academy awards
The veronica mars movie stars Kristen Bell and is a carry on from the tv series - it is not backed by warner bros.
Release date: March 14th 2014
Budget: $5.7 million
CROWDSOURCING:
Individuals sourcing their project and then gathering a crowd to help contribute or fund.
Obtaining needed services, ideas or content by soliciting contributions from a large group.
Star Wars Uncut:
- 473 fifteen-second segments created and submitted from a variety of participants.
- As of 2013, all scenes for the next film, The Empire Strikes Back have been submitted, and the "uncut" film based on the scenes is under production.
- You have 30 days to create a scene once you have chosen one
- Nearly a thousand fans came together to participate and the resulting movie is equal parts fun, kooky, and dearly nostalgic.
- It won a primetime emmy in 2010
What has been the impact of the internet on media production?
- It has allowed more people to come together to be a part of a big project that receives large recognition
- The media gods...conglomerates no longer control which films can receive funding.
- They can be consumed for free
- It raises more recognition for existing films, such as: Star Wars
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