[Rumori] Open Source Cinema call for video collaboration

[Brett Gaylor]

Hello dear remixers and n'er do wells! This is Brett Gaylor, the  
director of the Open Source Cinema project (www.opensourcecinema.org).  
I've been making a film about copyright and culture for over four  
years, and it's almost done.   Our working title is Basement Tapes,  
and we're hoping to launch it theatrically this fall. The film is  
about 90 minutes long, and has a lot of great remix work from both  
opensourcecinema.org and from the ether of YouTube. It's going to be  
good, but it still needs more contributions!  I'm hoping some of you  
on this list might be interested in submitting some work.  We're still  
looking for a couple of things:

1. Work you've already made that remixes pop culture. Videos and Songs  
that really highlight digital transformation, humour, insight, and  
mayhem. I'd like to open this film by showing some creative examples  
of remix culture, so if you have them, please send them!

2. Videoblogs on the subject of copyright, filesharing, the Internet.  
At several points in the film, we hear from videobloggers and  
youtubers. If you haven't recorded any, this would be a good chance.  
If you need some inspiration, consider Jammie Thomas - the single  
mother who was ordered to pay $222,000 for downloading 24 songs. Some  
reaction videos would be great - we've already used a few. Rant and  
rave or get creative!

3. Copyright criminal photos. Take a picture of yourself with a  
criminal mugshot - current copyright laws make us all criminals. We're  
going to compile these and make an animation for the film.
Download the mughsot template here!
http://opensourcecinema.org/node/2226

4. Finally, and most importantly, we've got some specific remixing  
we're after for the final section of the film - the last speech by  
Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig on copyright, and Girl Talk's  
guerilla remix dance party at the Montreal Jazz Festival. MIx it all  
together on your computer and then re-upload it on the site - the last  
section of the film really needs collaborative power! The call for  
remixing is at :
http://opensourcecinema.org/node/2225

Thanks to those of you who have submitted material and helped shape  
the film - stay tuned as we near completion! Editing is scheduled to  
finish in June 2008. If you aren't a member of opensourcecinema.org,  
go there and register and help make the film!

Keep remixing,
Brett Gaylor
www.opensourcecinema.org


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