Crowdsourcing a Movie: Life in a Day
Posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2010
One of our founding principles at Article One Partners is the belief that the wisdom of a crowd can often outweigh the performance of individuals or small teams. A crowd helps you reach the right people, and can compile far more information than any one person. We have found, time and time again, that asking the world to submit patent validity evidence means better and faster results.
This phllosophy is called crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks -- which are traditionally performed by an employee or contractor -- to a crowd or community, through an open call.
It's working with patent research. We've seen it work with an encyclopedia. But what about a movie?
This year, we're going to find out. YouTube (and Google), Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald have teamed up to bring the world the first ever crowdsourced movie -- and you can participate.
The recording date will be this Saturday (July 24, 2010) around the world. Grab your phone, camera, or webcam and take a video! Anyone can submit. If your video is included, you'll be listed as a co-director and possibly even get invited to its premiere at Sundance.
Take a look at this overview:
Want to learn more? Head over to the "Life in a Day" YouTube Channel or read the FAQ.