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Open Source Sci-Fi Movie Trailer for Jathia's Wager RELEASED

02/04/2010 22:35
America/Los Angeles
Type: 
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Jathia's Wager is an open source science fiction film that has received international attention for it's collaborative filmmaking approach and free public release. Watch the prequel trailer below:

What you've just seen is only the prequel teaser trailer. We're currently in production on the main Sci-Fi film Jathia's Wager.

Jathia's Wager is a science fiction story about a young man living in an isolated community of humans, who must make a life changing decision about his future and his species.

View the official Jathia's Wager website and join our meetup group and be a part of the movie making process - this is a collaborative film so you are invited to join us .  The prequel was written, shot and produced in under 30 days without a budget.  It was a test to get our team working efficiently together to produce an original collaborative production and build some momentum for the short film.

View this trailer on other video sharing sites:
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Break, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Veoh and Howcast

HD version (will be released this week).

Cast and Crew

Jessica Mayorga  --- Ashira

Solomon Rothman --- Jathia

Written by Solomon Rothman & Joe Cisco

Director --- Solomon Rothman

Assistant Director --- Joe Cisco

Production Assistant / Still Photographer --- Susan Davis

Editing / Special Effects --- Solomon Rothman

Audio Post Production and Sound Design --- amber audio and Dopplegang

Video Blog - Introduction to Project

Prequel Trailer Source Files and Licensing:

Licensing -

Everything except the music is released under a creative commons by-sa.  All the source files are available below under a creative commons by-sa license. We're still discussing the licensing options for the original score and sound design provided by amber audio. In keeping with the open source definition I'm releasing a version that is identical to the one you just saw only without the music. It will released under the creative commons by-sa license (like the source files) and will be put on this website later today. If you have questions or are having trouble with a specific file please contact me direct.

Links to raw video files and effect graphics:

http://www.myotherdrive.com/dyn/ls/406.323921.12092008.67668.0009dy/Solo... - "Solomon Rothman's Drive - Director"

http://www.myotherdrive.com/dyn/ls/953.114721.12092008.67678.0009dy/dxdi... - "Joe Cisco's Drive - Assistant Director"

Additional files and links about the project:

The prequel script is available here.  More info on Jathia's Wager is available here.  The current draft of the main script is here and you can join our meetup group if you want to be a part of the official process.  Stills and behind the scene photographs from our initial shoot are here.

Press links and exposure this film has already received (amazing considering it's still in production and is being produced without a budget).

Here are some easy thing all of you can do to contribute even if you're not able or want to help with the actual movie making process:

1. Join our movie community and submit a movie review and / or movie / filmmaking related article (we're holding a contest that pays $1,000 to the winner).

2. Purchase Viral Video Advertising directly in our upcoming videos - learn more at http://hitmypage.com

3. Tell your friends and help us spread the word

Target Date: 
Thu, 02/04/2010
Status: 
Done

Comments

[...] clip, a prequel teaser

[...] clip, a prequel teaser trailer that we shot as a test to get our production team working together (http://moviepals.org/blog/open-source-sci-fi-movie-trailer-for-jathias-w...).  This was a just start, but I was happy enough to release it at this stage and get the project [...]

The way I see it, success is

The way I see it, success is not far fetched for this endeavor.

To your success,

D3Marketers

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