VODO
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VODO was an online media distributor offering films, books, games and music under pay-what-you-want pricing models. Founded by film director Jamie King,[1] VODO has recently focused on bundle offers, bringing together a variety of creators under the themes of H.P. Lovecraft, Big Brother (surveillance and privacy), NSFW (sex positive culture), Otherworlds (sci-fi) and Really Creepy (indie horror).
VODO's background is in distribution of film under Creative Commons licenses, using the BitTorrent protocol.[2] Filmmakers can upload films on the site and selected works are also promoted on third-party sites and services such as the Butter Project, μTorrent and The Pirate Bay.
Past releases include sci-fi series Pioneer One,[3] The Yes Men Fix the World[4] and Zenith. Users are encouraged to donate after watching the films, and the highest earning to date has received almost $100,000.[5]
VODO releases
As of February 2012, VODO hosts a total of 148 films.[6] Some of the most known are listed below.
| Date | Title | Version | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-17 | Us Now | Ivo Gormley | ||
| 2009-11-11 | In Guantanamo | David Miller | ||
| 2009-12-19 | The Lionshare | Josh Bernhard | Included Legacy by Grzegorz Jonkajtys | |
| 2010-02-08 | Mixtape#1 | Various | ||
| 2010-06-15 | Pioneer One | S01E01 | Bracey Smith | A REDUX cut was released 2010-12-15 featuring additional footage and re-shot scenes. |
| 2010-07-23 | The Yes Men Fix The World | The Yes Men | Special 'P2P Edition' of the film including new footage from the House of Commerce. | |
| 2010-10-02 | Person of Interest | Gregory Bayne | ||
| 2010-11-10 | Snowblind | Kilian Manning | ||
| 2010-11-10 | Four Eyed Monsters | Arin Crumley, Susan Buice | ||
| 2010-12-15 | Pioneer One | S01E02 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-01-28 | Beyond the Game | Jos de Putter | ||
| 2011-03-14 | Zenith | Part 1 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-03-28 | Pioneer One | S01E03 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-04-28 | Zenith | Part 2 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-04-28 | Pioneer One | S01E04 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-05-19 | The Tunnel | Carlo Ledesma | ||
| 2011-06-03 | Zenith | Part 3 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-07-01 | A Lonely Place for Dying | Justin Eugene Evans | ||
| 2011-10-05 | Pioneer One | S01E05 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-12-13 | Pioneer One | S01E06 | Bracey Smith | Season 1 finale |
| 2011-12-27 | Otherworlds | various | six original Sci-Fi short films: The Third Letter, Perspective, The Return of John Frum, Dimensional Meltdown, Candy, Kitty-Kitty and IDT | |
| 2012-01-20 | The Notorious Newman Brothers | Ryan Noel | Retro Films Entertainment & Substance Production | |
| 2012-02-21 | L5 | Stanley Von Medvey | Studio Hemogoblin |
Free Film Fund
As from 17 January 2012, five percent of all VODO income was allocated to the Free Film Fund, an online fundraising forum for the development of free-to-share productions.[7]
References
- ^ "Questions With…VODO Founder Jamie King". GigaOM.
- ^ Vodo: a filesharing service for film-makers by Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing (15 Oct 2009)
- ^ "Pioneer One - official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Gigaom.com: No Joke, the Yes Men Give Away their Latest Movie Via BitTorrent
- ^ VODO: Pioneer One
- ^ VODO: All films
- ^ "'A New Golden Age of Content': the rising tide of online-exclusive distribution". VODO blog. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
External links
- Archived official website
- Archived list of all VODO films. (All torrent files can be downloaded.)
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