Comments on: Star Wreck Studios builds permanent community for collaborative movie making

By: edhardy622

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By: Intel funds community-driven animated film project: Mass Animation » VentureBeat

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:00:12 +0000

[...] the amount of money it brings in depends on the kind of deal that could be struck upon completion. Other community-created movies have fared well upon release. Tags: co:Intel, co:mass-animation SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Intel funds [...]

By: Marco’s Blog - The Bayview » Open Source Film Making: Star Wreck Studios - Wreck-a-Movie - Sauna & Iron Sky

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:02:14 +0000

[...] Great post over on Venture Beat about a collaborative film making project using a community to help making a full feature movie without the big budget available in Hollywood, called Star Wreck Studios builds permanent community for collaborative movie making: [...]

By: Allen Klosowski

Allen Klosowski — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:50:36 +0000

This looks a lot like the Rootclip.com concept I've been hearing about. I can't wrap my head around a production that big though.

By: Star Wreck Studios gathering attention abroad | ArcticStartup

Star Wreck Studios gathering attention abroad | ArcticStartup — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:01:45 +0000

[...] The article is quite thorough in explaining what Star Wreck Studios is doing and it sounds very promising indeed, even though already the first comment to the actual article questioned the long term prospects of the open source movie making model. I am sure all open source models have their own problems and hurdles to over come but just like with the software business I believe the model can be made to work better than most of the industry heavy weights can predict. After all, it is hard to argue with eight million downloads achieved with a mere $20,000. [...]

By: Ilkka

Ilkka — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:18:06 +0000

Isn't saying that “there are 100,000 actors but only 700 movies” kind of like saying that “there are 100,000 investment bankers but only 700 investment banks”? There must be a reason for why not everyone would-be actor gets involved in a film: the end users want quality, and that's why producers want good actors. You can't improve the quality of a product such as a film forever with technology. What is often observed with these open source ventures is the endless belief in technology overcoming other barriers such as competition for talent.