the time issue is also why loose collaboration to edit/stitch videos is always worth exploring.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Jay dedman <jay.ded...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.purchasebrothers.com/Purchase-Brothers-v2-hl1.html > > "The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on > > the Half Life computer game saga by Valve Corporation. Originally > > envisioned as a project to test out numerous post production > > techniques, as well as a spec commercial, it ballooned into a multi > > part series. Filmed guerrilla style with no money, no time, no crew, > > no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a > > budget of $500." > > This really interests me as I personally am wanting more and more to > > branch out beyond my self-imposed 5 minute rule and explore longer > > form films online. > > This is cool. We all have the technical abilities and equipment to > make anything we want. > > The rub is time. If you (and everyone else involved) can afford to > take the time to make a movie/documentary, everything else is stuff we > already have. No paying for film stock or processing or printing. And > now that we have free, worldwide distribution, that's another barrier > taken down. > > The biggest hurdle is still just the time it takes to create...which > is why the quick short videos were so exciting when I first started. I > could post videos for people to watch AND work a job. No more > either/or dilemma. > > Ryanne and I have been also putting more time into making longer > videos. Again, the only cost to us is spending the time with people > we're interviewing, getting to know them, and following a process that > might take weeks or months. Then of course, editing longer videos > exponentially takes more time. > > Jay > > -- > http://ryanishungry.com > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
