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the $$$ of creativity in the digital age

May 18, 2004 7:39 AM - comments (1)

Tarnation is the talk of Cannes (or so the BBC says; as if I talk to anyone who talks to Cannes). This autobiography of abuse by Jonathan Caouette cost $214 (video tape; one set of angel wings) to make. Cost to clear the rights for a public distribution: $400,000. (Thanks to Josh Cogliati).

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Sono molto interessanti i risvolti di questa storia apparsa sul sito della BBC. La segnala Lawrence Lessig nel suo blog per mettere in luce un dato interessante: prima di poter distribuire un film costato appena 214 dollari si stima che... [Read More]

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May 24, 2004 8:01 PM jim fouratt:

Tarnation Tarnation was the true find at Sundance this year. Not only was it the most beautiful eye candy screened ... it filled the space left blank by Capturing the Friedmans ... proving that cheap digital equipment is better than Prozac in saving a person life who was living on the edge and still loving his crazy family. ... I truly believe the filmmaker would be dead if not for his discovery of the importance of self-observation in a digital journal and the sanity and hope it begot. As important a break through film as David Holtzman's Diary was a billion digital seconds ago

Why the jury overlooked this unique work of art was the talk of the people who went to Park City to actually SEE films.

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