Filmmaker trying to raise a million pounds
From A Swarm of Angels.
A Swarm of Angels reinvents the Hollywood model of filmmaking to create cult cinema for the Internet era. It’s all about making an artistic statement, making something you haven’t seen before. Why are we doing this? Because we are tired of films that are made simply to please film executives, sell popcorn, or tie-in with fastfood licensing deals.
Writer and filmmaker Matt Hanson is trying to get 50,000 people to donate £25 to fund a £1,000,000 movie. Contributors get to participate creatively via Internet at different stages of production and ultimately the thing will be available free for download under the Creative Commons License. Matt describes the relationship with contributors as “a benevolent dictatorship.” It’s a good idea but don’t really think he’s going to make it to 50,000. Maybe if Michel Gondry wanted to make a film like this it could happen.