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Offline VivaAmigaTopic starter

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Amiga Documentary
« on: July 07, 2010, 07:54:31 PM »
Hello everyone...

I lurk here occasionally, don't really post since I don't use an Amiga heavily these days...(though I held on longer than many - used a Toaster setup as recently as 2002). But I've finally got some interesting news to share!

I'm making a documentary about the Amiga, and it's gonna be awesome.  My partners and I are in the production phase now, shooting has begun.

Check the website:

www.amigafilm.com

If anyone is interested in helping out, please contact me at vivaamiga@yahoo.com. One thing I desperately need is high-quality versions of things like Amiga commercials and promotional videos, (Youtube links and FLVs and such won't cut it.) Also need scans of magazine ads, sales materials, etc.

Help is appreciated, but mostly I just wanted to let everyone know! I figured this is fairly newsworthy here. Wish me luck, it's already been an adventure so far! I can't wait to show the world in glorious HD with badass graphics just how cool the Amiga was and still is.

-Zach Weddington
Producer, Viva Amiga
vivaamiga@yahoo.com
 

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Re: Amiga Documentary
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2010, 08:24:37 PM »
Thanks, I owe the Amiga, it did a lot for me, so it's payback time! :)
 

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Re: Amiga Documentary
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 03:42:11 PM »
Thanks Cecilia, I will most definitely contact Kermit in the near future. Thanks for the tip! I have definitely come across Nova Design before, thanks for the memory jog.  And thanks to everyone else for the good wishes! -z
 

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Re: Amiga Documentary
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2010, 02:33:58 AM »
@orb

Got a few different options on the table, it all just depends on how attractive to a general audience the film winds up being. According to the script it sure is, but we will see. Of course it will interest tech junkies and gamers...the fact that Wired even posted about OS 4.1 was pretty impressive to me, so I don't think we'll have too much trouble getting a sizeable audience of some kind. I have some connections with the G4 network.

so

1. We might sell it to a cable network, like "Chasing Ghosts" was bought by Showtime
2. We might try some kind of online distributor like E-Z Takes who lets you download a burnable DVD. Or a streaming indie movie site.
3. We might just sell it ourselves at a reasonable price along with merchandise. There will be some pretty cool t-shirts available. It will be worth owning.

Theatrical distrubution is unlikely, though one of my partners seems to think I'm underestimating the film's appeal. It is after all, a compelling story and will be very attractively made, given all my resources and partners who are established pros in television and graphics.

A big part of me just wants to keep with the DIY Amiga spirit and self-distribute. That would be most satisfying. Just gotta see what we wind up with. My expectations are pretty high!

-Z