I got this really interesting email from a group calling itself the Vertov Global Remake. I checked out the site, and I highly recommend it. I might even participate.
Call For Participation: Man With A Movie Camera: The Global Remake
Man With a Movie Camera: The Global Remake is a participatory video based on Vertov’s 1929 film (Man With A Movie Camera). People around the world are invited to interpret the film for the 21st century by uploading images to http://dziga.perrybard.net/ where software developed for this project archives, sequences and streams the submissions as a film. The website has a tag list and a scene index where every shot of Vertov’s film is logged. You can participate by uploading a shot, all the shots in a scene or more, multiple shots from different scenes. Shots are listed by number of seconds and frames. Timing is important. Please adhere to the length (more or less, software will adjust it) of Vertov’s shot, the interpretation is up to your imagination. Copyright laws apply.
Upload now! Please forward!
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