Crowdsourcing the movie, via YouTube
Entries for YouTube’s Life in a Day crowdsourced film venture with LG and Ridley Scott Associates have closed with a total of 80,000 submissions from almost 200 countries. Consumers were asked to upload clips to the viral video site of their experiences on 24th July to feature in a dedicated channel, and also in a feature film to be directed by Kevin McDonald.
“The sheer number of uploads to the channel is astonishing and exceeds our expectations,” says executive producer Ridley Scott. “I’m as fascinated as anyone by what kind of videos people have uploaded and the kind of film which will result from this innovative endeavor.”
McDonald says he is “now faced with the daunting task of selecting and shaping the wonderful array of diverse stories that have been captured around the globe. … We’re hoping to soon have a more manageable 100 hours worth of footage to edit down into feature-length form. It’s a mountain, but we’re eager to climb it.”
Users will also be able to view the submissions when the gallery goes live on YouTube’s Life in a Day channel in early September. The final film will be completed in time for a January 2011 premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and will simultaneously be made available on YouTube.
