Machinima
Machinima is one of the most exciting contemporary forms of film-making. Using commercial video games and other real-time audio-visual tools, machinima creators are exploring innovative forms of story-telling three times faster, and at a fith of the cost, of conventional film-making.
MOD Films has been involved in a number of machinima productions.
Sanctuary (2004-ongoing)
MOD Films is producing "Sanctuary" - the world’s first purpose-built re-mixable sci-fi, shot on 35mm and engineered for cinema release, real-time AV platforms and MOD’ing via social media. Large virtual team and input from many game MOD, VJ and fan film communities.
Continue reading "Machinima"Featured Commoner
 | Read the MOD Films article on the Creative Commons website. Michela Ledwidge explains the background to the business and the use of open licensing in the company's first re-mixable film, Sanctuary . |
Watch the MOD Films trailer
MOD Films gave a sneak peek at the future of film-making to participants at the Cannes Film Festival between 18th and 24th May.
WANTED: Volunteer Artists
MOD Films is looking for talented artists to volunteer on Sanctuary. All contributions will be released under a free-for-non-commercial use license (see Creative Commons).
Join the Beta Band
We've opened a free beta site for Sanctuary re-mixers on Multiply - http://remixablefilms.multiply.com (subscribers only)
Continue reading "Join the Beta Band"Call for Re-Mixers
MOD Films is looking for people to mess with our re-mixable film pilot.
Continue reading "Call for Re-Mixers"Who sampling what?
"A bad artist imitates, a good artist steals." Pablo Picasso
Sampling culture is booming, re-mixes are becoming more and more widespread but how far does the influence spread?
Continue reading "Who sampling what?"Sanctuary on Planet Google
Sanctuary was partly filmed in Australian eucalypt forest in northern Sydney. Google Earth users can navigate to the exact location.
The MOD Films FAQ
What's this all about then? Some questions answered... Continue reading "The MOD Films FAQ"What is MOD Films
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MOD Films was founded to explore a more ecological approach to high-end storytelling that is both liberating and frightening for content creators and film-makers. What happens when you give an audience full control over a story? We're developing a new relationship to online audiences with "re-mixable films" that can be extended and expanded through MODs (modifications) in the same way as video games. The heart of the business is storytelling. Content creators don't HAVE to give audiences "full control" but we demonstrate the fun and financial incentives for considering it. Every element of the Sanctuary production has been cleared for future re-use, from concept art through to professional cast performances, as part of a world-first social media experiment. The process has not been without controversy and MOD Films is trying to strike a hard balance between operating a sustainable media business whilst really empowering audiences. On the positive side, Sanctuary may be the highest profile unfinished short film ever. Wired Magazine recently acknowledged the project as the first massively multi-player movie and the two-way conversation with our audience has begun. Enough about us... Imagine if you had control over your favourite story. What would you do with it? |
What is a MOD?
1. stylishly modern, esp. as regards dress.
2. of or relating to an unconventional style of dress in the 1960s in Great Britain, involving bold modern designs such as miniskirts.
3. a music "module" file format containing sound samples and pattern data, as distinct from data-only MIDI files.
4. a modification of a game made by a player
5. a modification of a story made by the audience
MODs are the key to remixable film, revisable films, reversionable films, reusable films...
