Crowdsourcing has always been an intimidating realm of
filmmaking for me. Having a wide variety of talented and passionate artists
contributing and working towards the same goal sounds amazing. A show like
HitRecord is a great example of this best case scenario in action. However, I
can’t help but see the possible pitfalls. In my opinion, I feel that a lot of
people just are not talented enough, and seeing as how my name does not end
with Gordon-Levitt, I can’t imagine that my ideas are going to attract the
level of talent that he does. I may have a great idea, but without the backup
of a big name, I am just one of possibly thousands of other nameless filmmakers
competing for the same contributors.
And what if I do not like any of the submissions that are sent
to me? Do I betray my vision and use the contributions anyway or do I just
scrap the project all together? I can’t do it all myself. If I could, I would
not be crowdsourcing the film to begin with.
With all that said, I am looking forward to the crowdsourcing
project in class. For one, I am curious to see the class’s various
interpretations of the film that my team and I shot. Two, I would like my
reservations towards crowdsourcing to be proven wrong. Hopefully, I will come
to realize that it does not take the most talented people in the world to make
an interesting and compelling product if a clear vision is shared.
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