Online Initiative Invites Aspiring Filmmakers To Create Their Own Version Of New Film

November 16, 2007 on 12:53 am | In Distribution, Film Industry News, General Resources, Post-Production | 1 Comment

Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald [IMDB info] made his latest film The Tracey Fragments available for download and launched an open-source re-editing experiment called Tracey: Re-Fragmented. All the footage from the film is available for users to download, re-edit and make their own related creations – music videos, trailers, or their own version of the entire film. This is also a Creative Commons licensed initiative which makes available the score of the movie by Indie Collective Broken Social Scene.

This re-editing initiative is also a contest (for Canadians only). McDonald and his editors will select their favorite edition and include it in the DVD release of The Tracey Fragments, plus an Apple Final Cut Pro prize pack.

Director Bruce McDonald explains the inspiration behind the project:

The Tracey Fragments is a film that fully embraces experimentation and teamwork. I wanted to find out if that experience exists on the Internet and give others the chance to experiment and play with some beautifully shot footage of a world class actress in a free form environment. I hope people make their own feature films, short films, rock videos, trailers, experimental films and personal manifestos out of The Tracey Fragments.” [excerpt from official press release] 

The film is currently seeking U.S. distribution so this may serve as a great promotional tool. You can keep track of the film’s progress through their The Tracey Fragments blog.

You can download the film here.

Here’s the film’s trailer:

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