
Spike Lee is teaming up with Nokia to direct a movie pieced together from user-generated cell phone video footage.
"You are seeing first hand the democratization of film," Lee said in a statement on Thursday. "Aspiring filmmakers no longer have to go to film school to make great work. With a simple mobile phone, almost anyone can now become a filmmaker."
It's an ambitious idea that ties together the classic elements of social media, (particularly public voting), with the stamp of celebrity.
Organic explored a Spike Lee mobile film festival several years ago, with Sprint as the sponsor. The idea was ahead of its time - pre-YouTube - and didn't include the element of shared media. We were going to call it "Fifteen Seconds of Fame"! I think the social component is a big improvement and shows how fast we are moving in terms of the adoption of user-generated content.
http://www.nokiaproductions.com
Misha Cornes





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Spike gets interviewed by AdAge:
http://adage.com/madisonandvine/article?article_id=126647
Posted by Misha Cornes
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April 25, 2008 1:06 PM
Posted on April 25, 2008 13:06