Right to Binary – Video Call.
I need the help of this amazing community.
Five years after the major distribution of broadband, and evidence of the internet being such a powerful media platform, the mainstream media corporation have sunk their teeth into what they think is a worthy investment, with terrible consequences for the avid users.
‘Right To Binary’ is a documentary which will seek to point out what the internet is under attack by, some of the previous threats which it has overcome, and what it may soon be under threat from.
For my first short film, Right to Binary, I need any of you reading this to break out your video camera, point it at yourself and speak about copyright issues which you have experienced on the internet.
You could speak about a number of things, such as:
- How the issues were dealt with.
- How you think the system of copyright and content usage could be improved and why.
- Whether or not you agree with the system of copyright and piracy/P2P/file-sharing and why.
- Your opinions on copyright, piracy and file-sharing as a whole.
Haven’t experienced a copyright issue? Well heck, it doesn’t matter! Make a video anyway, broadcasting your opinions only. That would be just as good.
The quality of video is not at all important, however, you’re strongly encouraged to record audio to a high enough quality that any spoken audio is clear and easy to understand. The length of your video could be 5 minutes, it could be an hour. It doesn’t really matter how long it is, we just want to know what you have experienced and what your opinions are.
Please show evidence of the issues that you faced in almost any format. This could include printing out any letters or emails that you received, recording your screen with your video camera, or grabbing an image of any evidence and saving it as a JPEG photo with your video clip in the same folder.
Anyone who sends in a video will have the chance to be in the film, which will be shown at a variety of film festivals in the South West region of England, throughout 2011. The film will also be released in full online.
All video clips must be completed by the 10th of September 2010, and sent to samcaplat@gmail.com with the subject line, “Right to Binary – Copyright”.
The best method of sending your video clip would be to use: https://www.yousendit.com
If you are to take part in this project, I look forward to seeing your videos, listening to your stories and taking note of your opinions.
Thanks for reading,
Sam Caplat.
