Crowdsourcing Documentary: Life In A Day
The trend for crowdsourcing in filmmaking continues, this time in an even bigger effort and larger audience made possible by Youtube (and sponsored by LG).
Youtube partnered with Ridley Scott (director of Blade Runner, Gladiator, amongst many others) and Kevin MacDonald (director of Touching the Void and The Last King of Scotland) to have everyone film their day on Saturday and then submit it to the site.
Youtube is visited by millions of people every single day, and on Saturday, the top page of every video seen had link to the project, so you can see how this crowdsourced documentary effort reached more people than ever for entries.
They’re calling it a “unique experiment in social filmmaking” meant for future generations to watch, and the director will go over all the submitted entries to make the final film.
Interestingly, they also had some guidelines for participants, like film something banal” like going to work or breakfast time, the sunrise, your baby doing something interesting, going to the hospital to visit a friend, your birthday, going for a walk in the countryside, or something “much more meaningful and emotional,” such as the demolition of your favorite building or the death of a friend your wedding.
Plus, the director also wants people to answer some questions, like what do you fear the most, what do you love, what makes you laugh, and oddly, what’s in your pocket?
We’ll follow up on this as there is more news about it, or hopefully the full movie.
For more, check out the official Youtube channel of the project.