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IllegalPaladin on 15 January 2011
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ssj12 said:
IllegalPaladin said:

@SSJ12

Don't get me wrong, I give them massive props for taking the initiative and the drive to tell this story, but I've been watching that Patent Absurdity and it looks like a rough cut and still needs a lot of work. It's kind of a shame because it's an interesting topic.


its not a multimillion dollar film. Its an indie documentary. The budget wasn't more that a couple thousand at best.

About the Film: Credits

  • Directed, Shot and Edited by Luca Lucarini
  • Produced by Jamie King
  • Animations by Christopher Allan Webber
  • Sound Mix by Matt Smith

Supported by:

Supported by a grant from the Free Software Foundation and made possible by the Associate Membership of the Free Software Foundation.

Made with free software

  • Cinelerra for video editing
  • Audacity for audio editing
  • Inkscape, Python and Blender for animation
  • Ogg Theora and Ogg Vorbis codecs
  • Edited on GNU/Linux machines

Website by Steve Rudolfi.

 

 

They used free software and stuff. Couple of hundred dollar budget at best.

That's pretty cool that they used all free software for it which is great for the point they're trying to make. I'd have to wonder what the balance is for this issue, but I don't exactly know enough about it all. I understand the protection, but it seems like it's so complex and abused to perhaps stifle the people creating.

I wouldn't have expected a huge budget, but like I said, it still looked unfinished. I was interested in their message, but the project really needs another pass.