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Ink
"No big studio picked up the film for theatrical and home distribution. Double Edge Films pitched the movie directly to independent cinemas and to the DVD, Blu-ray and online distribution by themselves. After the release it became the most downloaded movies in file sharing torrent sites more accurately 400,000 times in a single week and exposed the film to a large audience, leading to higher DVD and Blu-ray sales in return. The independent filmmakers wrote in their newsletter that they had "embraced the piracy" and are "happy Ink is getting unprecedented exposure."
I've got to admit I 've never had such a good time watching a movie that I only learned about a few minutes before viewing. This indie effort is stunningly original, truly an inventive piece of work. It's billed as sci-fi, but I'd challenge anybody to adequately pigeonhole it.
I don't know anything about the background of the movie or the director and the cast were all fresh faces. It was obvious there wasn't much of a budget but production was top notch with what they had to work with. It's entertaining, thought provoking with a well crafted story that's surprisingly emotional; you get the feeling the director, a guy named Jamin Winans, made as much as he could out of very little.
Two things stood out for me. It's an indication that the director respects her audience when she knows she doesn't have to explain everything but simply show it, allowing the viewers to figure things out for themselves. It takes confidence and competence to get away with that. The totality can easily become a jumbled mess. In Ink the fresh material stirs your imagination and comes together quite well for people who appreciate things tied up with a ribbon by closing credits.
This film easily has the cutest little actress you will ever see. I don't know how she was found or how old she is, she looks maybe all of seven or eight, but jeebus she can act.
If you want to see an indie showing the big names how it's done, give this flick a try, you can see it at Hulu.
"No big studio picked up the film for theatrical and home distribution. Double Edge Films pitched the movie directly to independent cinemas and to the DVD, Blu-ray and online distribution by themselves. After the release it became the most downloaded movies in file sharing torrent sites more accurately 400,000 times in a single week and exposed the film to a large audience, leading to higher DVD and Blu-ray sales in return. The independent filmmakers wrote in their newsletter that they had "embraced the piracy" and are "happy Ink is getting unprecedented exposure."
I've got to admit I 've never had such a good time watching a movie that I only learned about a few minutes before viewing. This indie effort is stunningly original, truly an inventive piece of work. It's billed as sci-fi, but I'd challenge anybody to adequately pigeonhole it.
I don't know anything about the background of the movie or the director and the cast were all fresh faces. It was obvious there wasn't much of a budget but production was top notch with what they had to work with. It's entertaining, thought provoking with a well crafted story that's surprisingly emotional; you get the feeling the director, a guy named Jamin Winans, made as much as he could out of very little.
Two things stood out for me. It's an indication that the director respects her audience when she knows she doesn't have to explain everything but simply show it, allowing the viewers to figure things out for themselves. It takes confidence and competence to get away with that. The totality can easily become a jumbled mess. In Ink the fresh material stirs your imagination and comes together quite well for people who appreciate things tied up with a ribbon by closing credits.
This film easily has the cutest little actress you will ever see. I don't know how she was found or how old she is, she looks maybe all of seven or eight, but jeebus she can act.
If you want to see an indie showing the big names how it's done, give this flick a try, you can see it at Hulu.
posted by nolocontendere at 6:06 AM
2 Comments:
Just responding to you post on INK. Glad you liked it, it has been the talk of the indie world for a few months now when it was famously pirated and the Winans embraced that fact rather than tried to find perpetrators to sue. You also might enjoy their shorts "Spin" and "Uncle Jack" currently available on YouTube. Jamin is a guy, BTW. The Winans are wonderful people and have a great future ahead of them.
Thank you for the heads up on other efforts by this successful crew, Sheri. I was blown away by Ink.
There seems to be a story involved with free viewing, online access and piracy too. The aspect of proprietary rights is going through revolutionary change. How movies like this achieved apparent immense popularity by an end run around usual venues is really going to make waves.
Yes, I know Jamin is a guy, sometimes I just use the feminine third person because masculine doesn't have to be the default gender, and I'm a guy too.
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