Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Kickstarter and CrowdSourcing




  • 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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