Pop art that pops!

A long time ago I found this art event called Monster draw. It was super.
Today I found this. It was even better.

New video from Maceo Frost

Ok, so the dude who made this is Maceo Frost. He is a genious. First time I saw his stuff was the video he made for Supahumans and it was brilliant. This time he is back with Pato and Adam Tensta. Seriously, he is 19 yrs old... So remember the name.



...and now his sister is going to the filmschool here at Subtopia. So remember the Frost siblings...

New Experimental Film: Artificial paradise Inc

Artificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental film anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed an unique software, based on organic virtual reality (?), which holds all the lost memories of humankind.

Sounds strange, looks cool though.

ARTIFICIAL PARADISE,INC. from Jp Frenay on Vimeo.

http://www.neurosonicsaudiomedical.com/

This is like a strong 12 on a 1-10 scale of coolness.



Clap if you like and Click here if you wanna see the whole thing.

Threads of Destiny - Behind the Scenes

Here is a short "Behind the Scenes" about Threads of Destiny that are one of the partners behind Gatekeeper, the Multi Talent Cooperation that is based at Subtopia.

Production company ver 2.0

TurnHere is a film production company with a businessmodel for the new age. Film makers apply to work with them online to get tasks online and produce film that is distributed online. Through this they have become really huge. Basically what they do is to gather gigs and outsource them - to free lance film makers.



A similar concept for design is logo tournament but their concept is based around a competition. Where companies submit tasks with a fixed sum that will be won by the best suggestion. The designers then submit logos, the companies vote for their favourites and in the end everybody is happy. Not least the owners of logotournament who get percentage of all the price money submitted through the site. F***in brilliant.

Release: Star Trek & Star Wreck

Star Wreck, the funny finish fan-made Star Trek tribute was released on DVD yesterday along with their new uk website.



...this is of course in sync with the release of the new official Star Trek film that is due Thursday.



I watch the slow development of the gigantic Holywood filmindustry. They seem to slowly develop their marketing strategies to a world where the border between fans, users and producers are being blured.

Bambuser

Here Måns tells the Swedish people about Bambuser, an application and website that enables live narrow- and broadcasting from your cellphone. (only in Swedish)



Good stuff Måns.

Betnér on Volvo

So this guy, Betnér is brilliant, here he delivers a good albeit painfull analysis of Volvo and government subsidis to the auto industry.

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work

...hmm if the player below doesn't work click this link instead.



...hmm if the player above doesn't work click this link instead.

Technology will change us

This is a speech that gives an idea of what kind of technological reality that will surround us in 20 years. One of the many questions that it raises is... if this is true, what should we teach at our schools?

...from CNN

Crowd sourcing... and more

Just read an article by Lance Weiler in Filmmaker magazine. The article is about crowd sourcing in the filmindustry and is called "WHEN THE AUDIENCE TAKES CONTROL" The article focuses on building an audience and lists 6 good tools for doing just that.

Interesting, yes but I believe there is something much bigger than free web-based communication tools to think about here.

...fan-based productions in the sci-fi genre is generally frowned upon and the people involved are treated badly...

- by the filmindustry (Lucasfilm seem more worried about the copyright infringement than about supporting their fans.)
- by the filmfestivals (as they can't charge an entry fee they won't show fan-productions)
- by the filmschools (who don't even mention them)
- by the critics and media (who rarely mention them)

...well, some of the fan-productions are really crap but, proffessional soccerplayers don't treat amateurs like crap and neither should the pro's in film. Based on the same idea I think the government should start investigating how to support amateur filmmakers. What I am talking about here is of course pro-ams.

Download and read the full report on Pro-ams from Demos: The pro-am revolution - How enthusiasts are changing our economy and society by Charles Leadbeater and Paul Miller.

www.thefinalcollective.com

Just found this futuristic appocalyptic marketing campaign for... eh?

Someone, please tell me what this is.

Iron Sky: Latest News from the production...

The team working with the film Iron Sky has a great way to involve their fans. Every now and then they release a video where they inform the world about the project.

In the second issue of Iron Sky news Mariel, Timo and Samuli gives the latest news:
- Wanted: a production designer
- Casting has started
- Remixpack of the teaser is released (can be downloaded from www.ironsky.net)
- A challenge for fans
...and the field report.



It is absoluteley brilliant how they go to all the events where their fans are - gaming and computer festivals, film festivals and roleplaying events. I am sure it will pay off. They are really connecting with their subculture to create and distribute, this is exactly what books like "The long tail" and "The pro-am revolution" is about.

I really believe in their way of making films and will definently invite them to lecture on alternative production, alternative financing and eventually alternative distribution.

Potty training - japan style

Gatekeepers and Iron Skies

Some Trekkies and Star Wars fans have asked us if they can collaborate with us and shoot the studio scenes of their next 90 minute sci-fi flick at Subtopia. The working title is "Gatekeeper - The Nexus" and I must say it sounds like a great project. It is a pro-am project with amateurs working along side professionals all doing the project in their spare time - including five original cast members from Star Wars and Star Trek.

The group is collaborating and getting tech back-up from the team behind Iron Sky - another pro-am project with great artwork. ...and please note the "snakes on a plane"-style tag line at the end. Brilliant, just brilliant.


The finnish team behind Iron Sky became well known in the trekie universe when they produced Star Wreck. Since then availiable technology and their skills have taken huge steps forward but still... it's Star Trek in finnish. ;)


As they seem to create great results with very small resources... I figure we should do our best to hook them up with some big ass warehouses, volunteers and some circus people to do their stunts.

So, if you are keen to get involved, have questions or just want to say something about it... please click on the comments-link below or send me an e-mail at work... "jonas ät subtopia dot se"

11th hour

Iron Sky

These guys are making pro-am sci-fi, ho-ray!

eSports

Tomorrow I'm having a meeting with Jens Christian and two of his colleagues from Roskilde eSports. They have made some really big gaming events. I'll be taking them out to Botkyrka to show them our facilities and to talk about collaborations. Would be awesome if we could make one at Subtopia.

Check out what their last event looked like.