How’s this for a novel idea?
A production team wants to get sponsored for manufacturing a movie.
The movie will be released on bittorrent (copyright free) as well as traditional formats (DVD, VOD).
To get the funding the producers are selling individual frames of the movie (135,000 in all) for $1 per frame, $25 for 1 second (25 frames) or whatever number you wish to purchase.
Here’s where it gets interesting – one of the people that buys a frame will be picked at random to share in the profits of the film to the tune of 1%.
The film will be shipped on traditional media (DVD) as well as torrents, and if the last movie they made in this fashion is anything to go on they sold 120,000 DVDs and are still selling them. 1% of that would be a nice present for someone.
I just bought 3 frames and feel pleased to help an independent film team show that the RIAA way is not the only way.
Here’s the spiel from the website:
In 2007 the New South Wales government suddenly scrapped a plan to utilise the water in the disused underground train tunnels beneath Sydney’s St James Train Station.In 2008, chasing rumours of a government coverup and urban legends surrounding the sudden backflip, investigative journalist Natasha Warner led a crew of four into the underground labyrinth.
They went down into the tunnels looking for a story – until the story found them.
This is the film of their harrowing ordeal. With unprecedented access to the recently declassified tapes they shot in the claustrophobic subway tunnels, as well as a series of candid interviews with the survivors, we come face to face with the terrifying truth.
The Tunnel also marks the first time that missing sound recordist, Jim “Tangles” Williams, speaks about his experience during those chilling hours…
This never before seen footage takes us deep inside the tunnels bringing the darkness to life and capturing the raw fear that threatens to tear the crew apart, leaving each one of them fighting for their lives.
Under every big city around the world are networks of hidden and often unknown tunnels. Sydney, Australia’s largest city is no exception. The most mysterious are the rail tunnels that lie beneath the very heart of city. Their centrepiece is a flooded tunnel known as Lake St James. The tunnels were meant to be part of a new rail line but construction was abandoned part way through. Two decades later they were briefly used as an air raid shelter and U.S. General Macarthur’s headquarters during the Second World War. Then they were left deserted for decades and all but forgotten.
A couple of years ago, the New South Wales Government proposed a plan to use the water in Lake St James to help with water shortages in the city. After much fanfare the proposal mysteriously vanished… and so the story begins…
Sound far-fetched? Google it.
Who: Julian Harvey and Enzo Tedeschi are Distracted Media. We are two filmmakers from Sydney that have been working in Film and TV for over a decade, and The 135K Project is our brainchild. Since we first dreamed up the idea, we’ve been joined by a crew of talented actors, an award winning director and a host of other creative professionals. These include Zapruder’s other films, an innovative production company, and our online team, DLSHS, who have all saddled up, buckled in, and are ready for the ride into the unknown…
To learn more visit http://thetunnelmovie.net
