This is from the very end of the movie - an interview recorded in
1990.? Just after Soderbergh had won the Palm d'Or as a small US indie
director, but before El Mariachi, DV, Premiere/FCP - in technology and
distribution, the world was a very different place, and it's taken a
long time to get even close to catching up to his vision.? Not that he
was a lone voice even then, but it's the way he says it?
'To me the great hope is that now these
little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people
who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and -
you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to
be the new Mozart - you know - and? make a beautiful film with her
little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called
professionalism about movies will be destroyed.? Forever.? And it will
really become an art form. ?
My good people at GEN247 tackled the world's fastest growing criminal activity, identity theft, with the Webby Award winning interactive web thriller, DELETED: THE GAME. The web show told half the story and the interactive game story told the other half. Personally, I think the balance was a little off making the web show a little hard to follow watching it on its own without playing the game. The team will address this in the sequel which is coming very soon ;-)
Also, look to them to tackle the second fastest growing criminal activity, human trafficking, with a collaborative work working titled Matchbook. I'm particularly moved by this project and its the kind of work I'd like to do more off. I know some of you would be interested to get involved, the team is in sponsorship raising mode so this would be the most helpful kind of input at this stage. Watch out for details of how else to contribute down the road.
Finally, the team plans to tackle the third fastest growing criminal activity, counterfeiting, with a tongue-in-cheek interactive docu-drama with a working title named Full Price. It explores the demand side of the equation and I'm sure you'll agree will provide excellent grounds for character study.
