VODO
VODO is an online media distributor offering films, books, games and music under pay-what-you-want pricing models. Founded by film director Jamie King (producer),[1] VODO has recently focused on bundle offers, bringing together a variety of creators under the themes of HP Lovecraft, Big Brother (surveillance and privacy), NSFW (sex positive culture), Otherworlds (sci-fi) and Really Creepy (indie horror).
VODO's background is in distribution of film under Creative Commons licenses, using the BitTorrent protocol.[2] Filmmakers can upload films on the site and selected works are also promoted on third-party sites and services such as the Butter Project, uTorrent, The Pirate Bay, Mininova and OneDDL.
Past releases include sci-fi series Pioneer One,[3] The Yes Men Fix the World[4] and Zenith. Users are encouraged to donate after watching the films, and the highest earning to date has received almost $100,000.[5]
VODO releases
As of February 2012, VODO hosts a total of 148 films.[6] Some of the most known are listed below.
| Date | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-17 | Us Now | Ivo Gormley | |
| 2009-11-11 | In Guantanamo | David Miller | |
| 2009-12-19 | The Lionshare | Josh Bernhard | Included Legacy by Grzegorz Jonkajtys |
| 2010-02-08 | Mixtape#1 | Various | |
| 2010-06-15 | Pioneer One S01E01 | Bracey Smith | A REDUX cut was released 2010-12-15 featuring additional footage and re-shot scenes. |
| 2010-07-23 | The Yes Men Fix The World | The Yes Men | Special 'P2P Edition' of the film including new footage from the House of Commerce. |
| 2010-10-02 | Person of Interest | Gregory Bayne | |
| 2010-11-10 | Snowblind | Kilian Manning | |
| 2010-11-10 | Four Eyed Monsters | Arin Crumley, Susan Buice | |
| 2010-12-15 | Pioneer One S01E02 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-01-28 | Beyond the Game | Jos de Putter | |
| 2011-03-14 | Zenith Part 1 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-03-28 | Pioneer One S01E03 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-04-28 | Zenith Part 2 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-04-28 | Pioneer One S01E04 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-05-19 | The Tunnel | Carlo Ledesma | |
| 2011-06-03 | Zenith Part 3 | Anonymous | |
| 2011-07-01 | A Lonely Place for Dying | Justin Eugene Evans | |
| 2011-10-05 | Pioneer One S01E05 | Bracey Smith | |
| 2011-12-13 | Pioneer One S01E06 | Bracey Smith | Season 1 finale |
| 2011-12-27 | Otherworlds | various | six original Sci-Fi short films: The Third Letter, Perspective, The Return of John Frum, Dimensional Meltdown, Candy, Kitty-Kitty and IDT |
| 2012-01-20 | The Notorious Newman Brothers | Ryan Noel | Retro Films Entertainment & Substance Production |
| 2012-02-21 | L5 | Stanley Von Medvey | Studio Hemogoblin |
Free Film Fund
As from 17 January 2012, five percent of all VODO income was allocated to the Free Film Fund, an online fundraising forum for the development of free-to-share productions.[7]
References
- ↑ "Questions With…VODO Founder Jamie King". GigaOM.
- ↑ http://boingboing.net/2009/10/15/vodo-a-filesharing-s.html
- ↑ Pioneer One - official website
- ↑ Gigaom.com: No Joke, the Yes Men Give Away their Latest Movie Via BitTorrent
- ↑ VODO: Pioneer One
- ↑ VODO: All films
- ↑ "'A New Golden Age of Content': the rising tide of online-exclusive distribution". VODO blog. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.