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on March 15, 2011
spinach
Posted project update #2thank you all, so much!
over the last couple of weeks, i've amassed most of the equipment i'm going to need for this trip and tested everything out so i know what all my limits are, and some of the results from that testing will be up on the progress blog.
but! in the meantime, i just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of you who've shown your support. i'm quite excited to get rolling on this project in earnest, and it wouldn't have been possible without those of you who not only made contributions but also helped to raise awareness.
i'll be embarking on the road trip across california in the month of april and, once done, spending as much time as it takes to put together the best edit i can manage while planning this project's future.
we've got us a movie to make!
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on March 1, 2011Funded!
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames (Part 1) by spinach
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames is to be a documentary about everyday people who express themselves by making videogames.
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102% funded $2,880 pledged
- 45 backers
- Funded Mar 01, 2011
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on January 29, 2011
spinach
Posted project update #1There's a Little Surprise Coming.
Post CommentHi, everybody!
I just wanted to take a minute to thank everyone backing this project so far: thanks! You folks are awesome!
New, cool and exciting things are on the way -- but I can't tell you what they are yet! Keep your eyes peeled...
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on January 25, 2011
spinach launched a project
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames (Part 1) by spinach
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames is to be a documentary about everyday people who express themselves by making videogames.
- $2,800 funding goal
- 03/01/2011 Funding Ended
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on June 11, 2010
spinach
Posted project update #1Thanks!
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on June 9, 2010
spinach launched a project
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames (relaunch) by spinach
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames will be a documentary about everyday people who express themselves by making videogames.
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on June 1, 2010
spinach
commented on a project updateOh, yeah, I'm all for it.
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on June 1, 2010
spinach
Posted project update #18From here on out,
Post CommentFrom here on out, I'm posting updates to a new blog at http://thenicestpeople.tumblr.com -- stop in and check it out.
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on June 1, 2010
spinach
Posted project update #17Thank You
This didn't happen. That's okay, I still fully plan to make this movie. I'll make a few adjustments and possibly launch another fundraiser for it soon, so I hope you all aren't sick of me yet. This has so far been one hell of a learning experience, and with vision and focus renewed, i feel confident in pledging to you all the best damned movie i can make, and the best you will see on the subject -- not for my efforts alone, but also for the efforts of a handful of incredible people who've offered their efforts and advice. I am not the least bit deterred. Those of you who've pledged your money, your time and your faith have been hugely inspirational, and I owe it to you all to keep going.
Have a good night.
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Sergio on June 1, 2010
Noooo! I'd be interested if you rejigged it as a more open-source movie, that way it could have a more international focus I guess.
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on May 20, 2010
spinach
Posted project update #16About the Title, About the Movie, and What Comes After.
You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames derives from an old Honda ad campaign for the Cub, a motorcycle. The ad illustrated everyday people riding motorcycles -- a far cry from the bike gang imagery that sprung into many people's minds at the time, reinforced by movies like Easy Rider. That ad -- more specifically, the sentiment behind the ad -- is exactly what I'd like this documentary to echo. I'd like to see more everyday people making videogames.
Why videogames? I really like playing them, and the way I see it, the more people with wildly varying ideas there are making videogames, the more interesting stuff I have to play. Just kidding (sort of). The act of creation itself, in any medium, is deeply satisfying and somewhat therapeutic. The overall goal is a more actively creative culture. Videogames are another outlet, with its own facets of the human experience to explore. And any kid with a computer can make a game or three.
On that note, this documentary is being made in parallel with, and will be followed by, a number of workshops for at-risk students in Silicon Valley. If you'd like to know more about, or help out with, that effort, drop me a line.
Thank you, everyone, for your time and support.
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spinach
San Jose, CA
My name is La Mar "spinach" Williams II, and my attraction to journalism has everything to do with me being heavily drawn to people who make things -- craftworks, illustrations, music, games -- anything. I've worked in videojournalism off and on over the last decade. I've been known to play a videogame on occasion.
Awesome!
If you come to the San Francisco bay area give me a holler, I'll buy you lunch or something. :)
Eliot
fadookie@gmail.com
Has the progress blog started already? If so, where is it? Thanks. :)