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).

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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.

DateTitleVersionDirectorNotes
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
2010-02-08Mixtape#1Various
2010-06-15 Pioneer One S01E01Bracey SmithA 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.
2010-10-02Person of InterestGregory 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 1Anonymous
2011-03-28 Pioneer One S01E03Bracey Smith
2011-04-28 Zenith Part 2Anonymous
2011-04-28 Pioneer One S01E04Bracey Smith
2011-05-19 The Tunnel Carlo Ledesma
2011-06-03 Zenith Part 3Anonymous
2011-07-01 A Lonely Place for Dying Justin Eugene Evans
2011-10-05 Pioneer One S01E05Bracey Smith
2011-12-13 Pioneer One S01E06Bracey SmithSeason 1 finale
2011-12-27Otherworldsvarioussix original Sci-Fi short films: The Third Letter, Perspective, The Return of John Frum, Dimensional Meltdown, Candy, Kitty-Kitty and IDT
2012-01-20The Notorious Newman BrothersRyan NoelRetro Films Entertainment & Substance Production
2012-02-21L5Stanley Von MedveyStudio 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

  1. ↑ "Questions With…VODO Founder Jamie King". GigaOM. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Vodo: a filesharing service for film-makers by Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing (15 Oct 2009)
  3. ↑ "Pioneer One - official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Gigaom.com: No Joke, the Yes Men Give Away their Latest Movie Via BitTorrent
  5. ↑ VODO: Pioneer One
  6. ↑ "VODO: All films". Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "'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.


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