Yes. Exactly. It felt like a bait and switch. I'm personally glad that Andreas and Brittany put so much thought into the Lumiere project, and chose to do something that would challenge preconceptions/status quo. And I love that it's not about business models/advertising/selling/marketing - we hear plenty about that stuff. But I disagree with the end result, and had I known the manifesto was coming, I would have chosen to spend my time differently.
Cheryl --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think (at > least it's the case with me) that what is bothering some of us is that > when we first heard of this project it was simply an artistic exercise > using some restrictions. As is often the case, people find those kinds > of things challenging, fun and freeing. It was when we were later > presented with this manifesto that seemed to wrap all of our videos > (that we had submitted and/or tagged for inclusion on the website) in > a context that many of didn't agree with. And what's more I think > many, like myself, would have chosen to play some other game had we > been presented with that manifesto before hand.
