Tag: LIFEINADAY

By now, you've probably heard about the Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald project 'Life in a Day,' a film culled entirely from videos submitted to YouTube. (The project knits together videos that document how approximately 1,125 people spent July 24th, 2010.) The footage was culled from over 80,000 submissions, and whittled down to a feature-length film, which will be making its debut later today ...

Last July, renowned directors Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald implored the public to submit personal videos for a YouTube crowd-sourcing project titled, 'Life in a Day.' According to The Next Web, 1,125 submissions -- which were all captured on July 24th of 2010 -- eventually made the final cut. The finished product will reportedly debut January 27th at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, but ...

We're getting a little sick of crowd-sourcing, but 'Life in a Day' -- a new project by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald -- seems like it could have some promise, if only due to the cinematic weight that the directors bring to the table. Macdonald, who directed 'The Last King of Scotland,' and Scott, who directed sci-fi favorites like 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien,' have partnered with YouTube to ...