So if you get 1,000 people involved they ALL are given
a voice in key production decisions?

Damn! I get bogged down when I have five financiers,
three execProd's, two producers and a couple of stubborn
writers. I can't imagine giving 100 or 250 or 1,000 people
a voice in key production decisions. Is your plan to actually
listen to, speak with and consider hundreds of ideas on
key production decisions? Do you have the time to do that
and still make a movie?

I wish you luck!

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Yes, we do plan to listen to each of them! There are forums set up where they can talk to a specific member of the film crew, be it the producers, director, etc. We have a script written, but for various things like casting or location scouting, the audience will have a say!

Thanks for the well wishes!

I think you should make that clear. You will not allow a voice in script, choice
of director or who produces - all key production decisions. You will only
people to tell you who they would like to see cast and where the movie will
shoot. That's very different than telling people they will have a voice in key
production decisions.

And I get the impression that if 51% of the people want you to shoot in India,
you won't be going to India to shoot. You will listen to their voice, but you
will shoot the movie where you live.

Anyway, you asked what we think; that's what I think. If this is the success you
hope it will be you will spend more time discussing this with thousands of
people who have paid you money to be listened to than making the movie.
And you will disappoint a LOT of people. People who pay $20 to join and then
don't get their voice listened to ( or don't FEEL they were listened to), will be
pretty disappointed.

Other than casting and location scouting what key productions decisions will
the people who pay you $20 have a voice in?

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Certified Instigator makes a valid point that Fandom needs to be completely transparent up front about what decisions the audience (participants) will have a choice in, and whether this is a shortlisted choice or complete vote, etc, so they know where the lines are drawn.

I would like to point out though that the fee that Fandom are charging also gives members a copy of the dvd and comic book, so in some ways it could be considered a presale fee that gives members the bonus of interaction with the filmmakers along the way.

I'm not in any way affiliated with Fandom, have just written a blogpost about them, and find it an interesting proposition that I'm going to follow. ?url? http://yetanotherstrugglingwriter.blogspot.com/2009/12/crowdsourcing-indie-film-fandom.html?/url?

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I would like to point out though that the fee that Fandom are charging also gives members a copy of the dvd and comic book, so in some ways it could be considered a presale fee that gives members the bonus of interaction with the filmmakers along the way.

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If that's what they offered on their website, I would
think it's a great idea. For $20 you get a DVD of the
finished movie and comic book and you can watch
videos on line of the process. Now THAT has value.
But I don't understand the offer of personal interaction
and a "voice in key production decisions" because
that's clearly not what they are offering.

But the point (and personal interaction with james) is
moot because he won't be coming back here to discuss
this interesting project with us.

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)