The Beastie Boys handed out video cameras to 50 fans in the audience for their October 2004 concert at Madison Square Garden. The film, edited up from the 50 loaned cams and a few higher quality cams on stage is being presented tonight at Sundance (Library Center Theatre), the expected release date is March 2006, distributed by ThinkFilm.
New York Times reportage states:
Technology has unmoored some the constructs that have girded those businesses for decades, giving the consumers of pop culture a growing ability to watch or listen to their entertainment on their own terms and on their own time, and re-evaluating the role of traditional distribution companies. “Awesome” pushes that tension further, giving the ultimate user a chance to actually create the content. “It’s the democratization of filmmaking,” said Jon Doran, a producer of the movie.
Heh, NYT also report BB even managed to return the cameras to the shop for a refund after the shoot :)
