First Crowdsourced Screenplay to Crowdsource Funding Too

This is exciting, folks!  

Alex Albrecht (co-host of Diggnation) might become the very first person to both crowdsource the bluepring and the funding for his next creative project - a film called Neverland.

Check out the press release, and if you want to be part of Alex's grand creation, here's your chance: http://www.indiegogo.com/Neverland

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Diggnation co-creator Alex Albrecht Announces Production Partnership with Scripped.com and IndieGoGo

Alex Albrecht, co-creator of Diggnation, is producing a script found on Scripped.com using crowdfunding from IndieGoGo. This marks the first time ever that a film production will be based on a crowdsourced screenplay using crowdsourced funding. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 29, 2010 – SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2010 – Alex Albrecht, the co-creator of Diggnation and the Totally Rad Show announced a partnership to produce a screenplay (found on Scripped.com) and raise funds for the production using IndieGoGo.com.  This marks the first time ever that a film production will be based on a crowdsourced screenplay using crowdsourced funding. The shift toward community-based production over the past year was Albrecht’s inspiration behind the project:  "I've been really excited about the prospects of crowdsourcing for a number of years now." Albrecht said "After meeting Sunil at a UCLA business school panel we talked about crowdsourcing a sci-fi short film for me to direct.  It seemed like a no brainer, the Internet helped kick start my hosting career why not leverage the Internet to help kick start my directing career..." See Full Press Release here:   Diggnation Co-Creator Alex Albrecht Announced Production Partnership with Scripped.com and IndieGoGo

Comments

[Mike Hedge]

way super neat!

[Cloud Factory]

invitation to the cloud and future of crowdsourcing http://www.cloudfactory.com

[Press Release Distribution]

We will wait.

[rizwandeco]

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