photo credit: MikeSchinkel I just submitted Open Source Filmmaking as an official idea in the ideablob business idea contest. Ideablob is a site where entrepreneurs can submit ideas of any type (for profit, not for profit, inventions etc) for a chance to win $10,000 determined by a public vote . It includes ideas at all stages, planning, execution, and ones that have already achieved some success.

I would use the $10,000 to continue this foray into open source filmmaking and fund the next episodes of Jathia’s Wager. I would love to see more people get involved in movie making and see the open source distribution model really take off. Imagine how cool this will be if there were thousands of free open source movie projects with active communities of participants! Ofcourse getting there will be a slow one step at a time, but this idea really has the power to change our world (MOVIES DO CHANGE THE WORLD). If you liked Jatahi’s Wager or just support the idea, PLEASE vote for us. The top ideas are not actually that popular, so give us a vote. If a mere 5% of the people that visit this site this month voted for us we would win in a landslide. You can also vote for more than one idea, so don’t worry if you also like something else on the site. Questions I posted on ideablob to get feedback on: Where would you like to see Jathai's Wager go from here? How can we break into the mainstream and get more people excited about the fact they have the ability to contribute and to create films and episodes? What other revenue models can you imagine working for open source films? Do you have any connections or networking opportunities that could help me? What advice do you have to help me grow my idea? Questions I posted to the Bloblive Audience: Where would you like to see Jathai's Wager go from here? How can we break into the mainstream and get more people excited about the fact they have the ability to contribute and to create films and episodes? What other revenue models can you imagine working for open source films? Do you have any connections or networking opportunities that could help me? What advice do you have to help me grow my idea?