HIGH-QUALITY FREE DOWNLOAD OF “DIY or DIE”
DIRECTOR’S GIVEAWAY OF AN ENTIRE COMMERCIAL FILM,
ENCODED IN HIGH QUALITY, WITH NO DRM
“D.I.Y. OR DIE: How to Survive as an Independent Artist”
Free on Zune Marketplace and Zune.net
Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace launches Tuesday, November 13, 2007, and Zune.net launches the week after. Both are giving a high-placement feature to the documentary film “D.I.Y. OR DIE: How to Survive as an Independent Artist“. Film info: http://www.diyordie.org
(Download the free Zune software on Tuesday. No Zune needed.)
Director Michael W. Dean is giving away the entire film as eight episodic chapters over eight weeks’ time, one per week as free video downloads, in the “podcasts” section of Zune Marketplace and Zune.net.
These free downloads are encoded in high quality (30 fps, 900 kbps MP4 files, 640 x 480 size, with 128-bit audio, and no digital rights management or copy protection). It looks great on a Zune or other portable media devices, and damn good full screen on a computer. The entire film will stay online until at least April 2008.
Seven extras from the DVD (including interviews with Ian MacKaye, Steve Albini, and Lydia Lunch) will also be available for free download, one per week, after the final chapter of the film posts.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
This film is a celebration of the artistic underdog! FEATURING interviews and performances from: Lydia Lunch, Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), Jim Rose (Jim Rose Sideshow), J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Richard Kern (Filmmaker),
Ron Asheton (Stooges), Madigan Shive (Bonfire Madigan), Dave Brockie (Gwar), Craig Newmark (founder Craig’s List) and more.
Directed by: Michael W. Dean.
Edited by: Miles Montalbano.
DVD architect: Blaine Graboyes
Director Michael W. Dean says, “People keep asking me, ‘Why are you posting the whole film when it’s still selling on DVD? Are you CRAZY?’”
Dean’s reply (in part): “It’s my gift to the world. People write me every day and tell me the film got them off their ass. I made the film to spread a message, not make money. And somehow, it still made money. That’s how I do things - it’s how I pay my rent on planet earth.”
“Many people have also asked me (often in an accusatory manner), ‘DUDE, how come there’s a copyright notice at the end of your film? Why isn’t it Creative Commons?’”
Dean replies: “Well, first of all, Creative Commons had just launched when I finished the film, and I hadn’t heard of it yet. But mainly I copyrighted the film to protect against uses I wouldn’t dig….someone putting a beer ad in the middle of it, or large-scale commercial bootlegging. But I’m pretty free and easy with people sharing it. Hell, the DVD is called DIY or DIE: Burn This DVD, and I’ve always encouraged people to make free copies to give to friends.”
Michael W. Dean’s full explanation of his reasoning for this giveaway: http://tinyurl.com/39u6ur
(Also see related article “How I Invented Creative Commons“.)
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Hi-res press photo of DVD cover: http://files.dvdnote.com/images/300dpi/dr-4347.jpg
Web-res press photo of DVD cover: http://www.kittyfeet.com/DIYDVDCoversmall.jpg
Print- and Web-res stills from film: http://www.kittyfeet.com/DiyPromo.htm
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