Comments on: First Full Length Film on YouTube http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tadalafil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1873029 tadalafil Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:55:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1873029 <strong>tadalafil...</strong> centrifuged bewitchment... tadalafil…

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]]> By: Four Eyed Monsters » Blog Archive » Four Eyed Monsters DIY Case Study http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1832454 Four Eyed Monsters » Blog Archive » Four Eyed Monsters DIY Case Study Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:18:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1832454 [...] the last year since we began to give it and during that time more things have happened including releasing the film on YouTube for free with our spout.com/foureyedmonsters 1 dollar per sign up campaign. This talk details the [...] [...] the last year since we began to give it and during that time more things have happened including releasing the film on YouTube for free with our spout.com/foureyedmonsters 1 dollar per sign up campaign. This talk details the [...]

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]]> By: ArinCrumley.com » Blog Archive » Four Eyed Monsters DIY Distribution Case Study http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1736219 ArinCrumley.com » Blog Archive » Four Eyed Monsters DIY Distribution Case Study Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:05:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1736219 [...] the last year since we began to give it and during that time more things have happened including releasing the film on YouTube for free with our spout.com/foureyedmonsters 1 dollar per sign up campaign. This talk details the [...] [...] the last year since we began to give it and during that time more things have happened including releasing the film on YouTube for free with our spout.com/foureyedmonsters 1 dollar per sign up campaign. This talk details the [...]

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421433 Mike Cane Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:00:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421433 You err. There are many full-length movies on YouTube. Search "public domain" and there you go. You err. There are many full-length movies on YouTube. Search “public domain” and there you go.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421299 TechCrunch Japanese Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:06:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421299 <strong>YouTubeに初の本編映画登場...</strong> Four Eyed Monstersはビデオブログをベースに制作された映画だが、現在YouTube上で公開されている。このGoogle傘下のサービスで全部が公開されるおそらく最初の本編作品。SplashcastのMarshall Kirkpat... YouTubeに初の本編映画登場…

Four Eyed Monstersはビデオブログをベースに制作された映画だが、現在YouTube上で公開されている。このGoogle傘下のサービスで全部が公開されるおそらく最初の本編作品。SplashcastのMarshall Kirkpat…

]]> By: Jose Hernandez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421219 Jose Hernandez Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:58:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421219 What is the upload limit on youtube anyway? Did it go up? What is the upload limit on youtube anyway? Did it go up?

]]> By: Jose Hernandez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421218 Jose Hernandez Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:57:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421218 This opened in December... what's the news? A story about their marketing efforts before the film's release would be very interesting but this is apparently a story about the upload limit on Youtube being bypassed by a group of influential indie filmmakers who made an inside connection to one person at Google who made it happen. More importantly, what constitutes a feature and what constitutes a short? Why should online video sites care about a distinction that has it's roots brick and mortar exhibition? The difference has traditionally been defined by the distribution end of the film business. Nobody wants to pay $9 to see a short in a cinema. Most features are at least 90 minutes because this is what the audience expects. For Bollywood, the expectation is more like 4 hours. Likewise, nobody wants to watch 71 consecutive minutes of one video in a web browser at youtube quality - or do they? Either way, there are some obvious hurdles to increasing the upload limit on youtube for all users: bandwidth and piracy. Even if Google solves those problems, the question remains whether or not the audience will care. I'd be interested in seeing a graph that shows the bounce rates over time on such a long clip on youtube. There must be an optimal clip length that people will watch. My hypothesis is that it would actually be shorter than a "short" not longer. All in all, I would definitely upload my feature length works to youtube just for reference. Cheers, This opened in December… what’s the news? A story about their marketing efforts before the film’s release would be very interesting but this is apparently a story about the upload limit on Youtube being bypassed by a group of influential indie filmmakers who made an inside connection to one person at Google who made it happen.

More importantly, what constitutes a feature and what constitutes a short? Why should online video sites care about a distinction that has it’s roots brick and mortar exhibition?

The difference has traditionally been defined by the distribution end of the film business. Nobody wants to pay $9 to see a short in a cinema. Most features are at least 90 minutes because this is what the audience expects. For Bollywood, the expectation is more like 4 hours.

Likewise, nobody wants to watch 71 consecutive minutes of one video in a web browser at youtube quality - or do they? Either way, there are some obvious hurdles to increasing the upload limit on youtube for all users: bandwidth and piracy. Even if Google solves those problems, the question remains whether or not the audience will care.

I’d be interested in seeing a graph that shows the bounce rates over time on such a long clip on youtube. There must be an optimal clip length that people will watch. My hypothesis is that it would actually be shorter than a “short” not longer.

All in all, I would definitely upload my feature length works to youtube just for reference.

Cheers,

]]> By: Gina Fan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421103 Gina Fan Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:13:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1421103 so what ?? so what ??

]]> By: Frank http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420723 Frank Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:40:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420723 Way to go FEM! We recently blogged about how FEM are revolutionizing Indie Film Distribution here: http://mefeedia.com/blog/2007/05/175/ It will be interesting to see how successful FEM and others will be in distributing, attracting audiences, and making money w/out having to join the Hollywood marketing engine. Way to go FEM! We recently blogged about how FEM are revolutionizing Indie Film Distribution here:
http://mefeedia.com/blog/2007/05/175/

It will be interesting to see how successful FEM and others will be in distributing, attracting audiences, and making money w/out having to join the Hollywood marketing engine.

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420583 Jon Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:38:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420583 I watched about 60@ of the movie - I have PAID to see far worse and considering the budget these guys had to deal with and their experience... I think this is a pretty good first attempt by anybodies standards. Keep up the good work! I stopped watching the movie because I had other things to do in life that had a higher priority for me. Jon ps: to those saying negative things about this attempt at a full length film... I challenge you to make something better if you think it's so easy! I watched about 60@ of the movie - I have PAID to see far worse and considering the budget these guys had to deal with and their experience… I think this is a pretty good first attempt by anybodies standards. Keep up the good work!

I stopped watching the movie because I had other things to do in life that had a higher priority for me.

Jon
ps: to those saying negative things about this attempt at a full length film… I challenge you to make something better if you think it’s so easy!

]]> By: jay http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420447 jay Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:31:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420447 This is terrible, terrible movie. Sad thing that it's the pioneer of this "genre". It's probably one of the worst things I've ever seen. Two skinny white kids that write instead of talk, and then hate eachother and talk, then she cuts his hair? What's going on. Seriously, please dont watch it. I want that hour of my life back. There's a reason that a movie would debut on youTube. This is terrible, terrible movie. Sad thing that it’s the pioneer of this “genre”. It’s probably one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. Two skinny white kids that write instead of talk, and then hate eachother and talk, then she cuts his hair? What’s going on.

Seriously, please dont watch it. I want that hour of my life back.

There’s a reason that a movie would debut on youTube.

]]> By: dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420314 dan Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:23:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1420314 Actually, there are a pile of full length bollywood movies up on site, when you use advanced search, click on long, and you will find a ton of movies in full credit to credit length on the site. Actually, there are a pile of full length bollywood movies up on site, when you use advanced search, click on long, and you will find a ton of movies in full credit to credit length on the site.

]]> By: Clyde Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1419841 Clyde Smith Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:19:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1419841 That's just too long. I've never watched any of my free (with subscription) online Netflix movies and I'm not watching this. Is there a trailer? One week, huh? What's up with that? Hate to be negative because I'm glad to see people experimenting but, once you take the personal relationships out of the above comments, there's nothing compelling in the proposition that I watch this. That’s just too long. I’ve never watched any of my free (with subscription) online Netflix movies and I’m not watching this.

Is there a trailer?

One week, huh? What’s up with that?

Hate to be negative because I’m glad to see people experimenting but, once you take the personal relationships out of the above comments, there’s nothing compelling in the proposition that I watch this.

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418876 Alaska Miller Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:26:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418876 I guess I didn't get to the ending, I stumbled into the 20 minutes of filler and extras. So in actuality, this movie's only 50 minutes or so. But hey, if not one ever watches it, we can all keep linking to it and writing blogs about how a 71 minute full feature movie was released on to youtube! That's the magic of reviewing without reviewing. I guess I didn’t get to the ending, I stumbled into the 20 minutes of filler and extras. So in actuality, this movie’s only 50 minutes or so. But hey, if not one ever watches it, we can all keep linking to it and writing blogs about how a 71 minute full feature movie was released on to youtube! That’s the magic of reviewing without reviewing.

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418875 Alaska Miller Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:24:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418875 I got bored after 10 minutes and I fast forwarded to the end. The main guy cries on the phone. There's a lot of swearing. Then they started talking to other. Concept is cute, but the film is boring. I got bored after 10 minutes and I fast forwarded to the end. The main guy cries on the phone. There’s a lot of swearing. Then they started talking to other. Concept is cute, but the film is boring.

]]> By: Jon Wu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418840 Jon Wu Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:56:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418840 I just watched 12 minutes of the "movie". After that I gave up. Hope you guys can take more than 12 minutes of it. I just watched 12 minutes of the “movie”. After that I gave up. Hope you guys can take more than 12 minutes of it.

]]> By: Dave Q http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418830 Dave Q Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:46:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418830 I hook this up in HD and it looks terrible. I hope this isn't the future of TV? Because my eyes hurt watching 71min of a tiny screen. 1 minute funnies are tolerable but not this :) I hook this up in HD and it looks terrible. I hope this isn’t the future of TV?

Because my eyes hurt watching 71min of a tiny screen. 1 minute funnies are tolerable but not this :)

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418820 David Mackey Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:40:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418820 Hopefully we will see a spread of high quality low cost films. For example, Thr3e, which was recently in theaters was done on a $2 million dollar budget. If there was a good centralized location for these films and a decent method of monetization - we could expect more, high quality, low-cost films. Hopefully we will see a spread of high quality low cost films. For example, Thr3e, which was recently in theaters was done on a $2 million dollar budget. If there was a good centralized location for these films and a decent method of monetization - we could expect more, high quality, low-cost films.

]]> By: LOR3N http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418789 LOR3N Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:13:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418789 I wonder if this type of thing will become more popular. It's expensive to make something, like a movie, for free. I wonder if this type of thing will become more popular. It’s expensive to make something, like a movie, for free.

]]> By: Launchr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418730 Launchr Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:26:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418730 <strong>Four Eyed Monsters: Watch The Full Film on YouTube...</strong> Four Eyed Monsters: Watch The Full Film on YouTube…100% Legal... Four Eyed Monsters: Watch The Full Film on YouTube…

Four Eyed Monsters: Watch The Full Film on YouTube…100% Legal…

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418690 Marshall Kirkpatrick Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:50:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418690 Thanks for the kind words, Duncan! These are really cool folks that deserve support - they're blazing new trails online, this YouTube arrangement being just one of many. Best wishes to the Crunch crew! Thanks for the kind words, Duncan! These are really cool folks that deserve support - they’re blazing new trails online, this YouTube arrangement being just one of many.

Best wishes to the Crunch crew!

]]> By: JAMES BARCLAY http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418640 JAMES BARCLAY Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:22:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418640 Ok.......Hands up!! I have NOT seen the video....but that is exactly the point....I won't want to see the video I am already prejudging and prejudiced against it BECAUSE it is on YOUTUBE........... Its awful enough to have to sit through a one minute video of irrelevant, unfunny content, never mind an entire hour.....if this is supposed to be better than the usual fare they serve up on YouTube that means nothing!! How poor is the competition that its up against. And its not just YouTube......take Diggnation, a hit amongst the hip 18- 35 age group with the founder of Digg as co host on a show that is as funny and witty as a badly placed bet.......two guys with a laptop talking shxt.........and everyone says - amazing!!! - Talk about "the emporors clothes"........ Ok…….Hands up!! I have NOT seen the video….but that is exactly the point….I won’t want to see the video I am already prejudging and prejudiced against it BECAUSE it is on YOUTUBE………..

Its awful enough to have to sit through a one minute video of irrelevant, unfunny content, never mind an entire hour…..if this is supposed to be better than the usual fare they serve up on YouTube that means nothing!!

How poor is the competition that its up against.

And its not just YouTube……take Diggnation, a hit amongst the hip 18- 35 age group with the founder of Digg as co host on a show that is as funny and witty as a badly placed bet…….two guys with a laptop talking shxt………and everyone says - amazing!!! - Talk about “the emporors clothes”……..

]]> By: Silicon Dalley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418617 Silicon Dalley Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:09:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/08/first-full-length-film-on-youtube/#comment-1418617 If any of the big movie producers had any sense, they would have launched a site for wanna be film makers to upload their feature films in a YouTube type format. It's amazing how the people with both the industry experience and the money to launch these types of ventures keep missing the boat. I guess they're content with their $300 Million. If any of the big movie producers had any sense, they would have launched a site for wanna be film makers to upload their feature films in a YouTube type format. It’s amazing how the people with both the industry experience and the money to launch these types of ventures keep missing the boat. I guess they’re content with their $300 Million.

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