Tribeca invites filmmakers and experts within the film industry to share their thoughts on film, technology and the future of media.

September 24, 2012 at 10:27am

“Engage” With Cloud Filmmaking

By Tiffany Shlain 

Following up on her “Cloud Filmmaking Manifesto,” filmmaker Tiffany Shlain introduces the second film in her “Let it Ripple” series—a uniquely collaborative process, from creation through dissemination.

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April 18, 2012 at 12:10pm

The Cloud Filmmaking Manifesto

By Tiffany Shlain

When YouTube first came out, I had a vivid dream that all the videos were in HD quality and had easy pull-down menus that explained how I could license the footage. I was like a kid in a candy store.

As a filmmaker who hardly shoots anything and is primarily into remixing and recontextualizing images, this explosion of online video was not only a much bigger candy store than I had ever dreamed of, it also completely changed the way I make films. The new tools and technologies that enable video sharing have allowed me and my team at The Moxie Institute to embark on a whole new adventure that we call CLOUD FILMMAKING.

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