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Jetée · 07-09-2010, 02:25 PM

Indie Game: The Movie by BlinkWorks - on Kickstarter

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Indie Game: The Movie is a feature documentary about video games, their creators and the craft.
It examines independent game developers as a way to understand the medium and the theory
behind video games. Throughout, the film focuses on the human side of the creative process,
and the connections between game and game-maker.

Indie Game: The Movie will be released Spring 2011.

For more information about the film and filmmakers, and more video, go to: Indie Game: The Movie - Film

THE INSPIRATION click to show

You can also view more of the project and its promotion through their vimeo page: IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo

After the launch of IGTM, CBC Winnipeg was nice enough to invite us over to talk about the movie and the Kickstarter experience.

Jetée · 07-14-2010, 11:16 PM

I must be the all-time loss-leader in time invested in creation of thread idea vs. actual reciprocation and participatory expectations for said topic.

Do I need to ask a seemingly-pertinent, yet random question with every single base discussion I try to impart?

Seeing as this internet-based community project is now fully-funded for greenlight in production, and if all holds well, it will premiere as a feature documentary soon enough in the next year, one hopes, what do you think you'll see from this film in terms of story and plotline? What do you think an "Indie Game" truly is? Would you have worthwhile suggestions of an author / company fo the film producers to pursue, in order to highlight their underground virtual beginnings?

07-09-2010, 02:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Indie Game: The Movie Indie Game: The Movie by BlinkWorks - on Kickstarter author's comments: Indie Game: The Movie is a feature documentary about video games, their creators and the craft. It examines independent game developers as a way to understand the medium and the theory behind video games. Throughout, the film focuses on the human side of the creative process, and the connections between game and game-maker. Indie Game: The Movie will be released Spring 2011. For more information about the film and filmmakers, and more video, go to: Indie Game: The Movie - Film THE INSPIRATION click to show We were inspired to make this documentary by a short film we made on Alec Holowka of Infinite Ammo in Fall 2009 ( see video here: Infinite Ammo - New Media Manitoba Business Showcase on Vimeo ), coupled with our experience covering the Game Developers Conference in Spring 2009. In producing the short film and attending the conference, we found the individual stories and entire culture of independent developers exceptionally fascinating and compelling. From the perspective of storytelling, game play and development process, it seems that some of the most interesting things going on in video games are happening in the indie space. That initial fascination stuck with us, and in early 2010, we explored the idea of a feature length documentary with an initial wave of shooting. We gathered footage at GDC 2010 in San Francisco as well as in Phoenix, AZ, in Santa Cruz, CA and in Winnipeg, MB, Canada (with the indie teams from Flashbang Studios, Enemy Airship, Polytron, Team Meat and Infinite Ammo). The results have been extremely encouraging and validating; and has set the stage for the feature documentary. THE PLAN In Fall 2010, we plan to travel across North America filming independent game developers and experts on the medium/industry. We’re looking for funds to cover our travel & production hard costs. We’re currently planning to film in Montreal, QB, Toronto, ON, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Austin, TX and Charlotte, NC. THANK YOU SO MUCH! WE'RE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS FILM! You can also view more of the project and its promotion through their vimeo page: IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo After the launch of IGTM, CBC Winnipeg was nice enough to invite us over to talk about the movie and the Kickstarter experience. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

07-14-2010, 11:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	I must be the all-time loss-leader in time invested in creation of thread idea vs. actual reciprocation and participatory expectations for said topic. Do I need to ask a seemingly-pertinent, yet random question with every single base discussion I try to impart? Seeing as this internet-based community project is now fully-funded for greenlight in production, and if all holds well, it will premiere as a feature documentary soon enough in the next year, one hopes, what do you think you'll see from this film in terms of story and plotline? What do you think an "Indie Game" truly is? Would you have worthwhile suggestions of an author / company fo the film producers to pursue, in order to highlight their underground virtual beginnings? __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi