Kurzfilm «Frequent Flyer»

[mds]

 

Aus der Beschreibung bei Vimeo:

"Frequent Flyer" is a 20-minute documentary about frequent flyer miles, the people who collect them, and the world of airports and airplanes that they inhabit. Fittingly, I traveled around 35,000 miles in the making of it, from Osaka, Japan to Punta del Este, Uruguay.

 

The result is a look at the world of miles and some of its most enthusiastic participants, examining how miles and points have become an important world currency and, in turn, an obsession for those who have figured out ways to earn them in the millions.

Martin

[oneworldflyer]

Geil, danke fürs Zeigen!

[FalconJockey]

Siehe auch hier: http://www.starmegado.com/

 

Leute aus dem Film bei vimeo waren auch bei unserem Star Megado 2009 dabei, man kennt sich ;)

[Cody]

wow, klasse Film! Danke fürs posten. Musste doch einige Male schmunzeln wie recht er doch hat, auch wenn ich noch relativ am Anfang der ganzen Meilensammlerei bin... :007:

[foxyankee]

Der Filmer will jetzt einen richtige, großen Film darüber drehen und braucht dafür etwas Unterstützung!

 

Er hat ein Kickstarterprojekt ins Leben gerufen, darüber kann man sich beteiligen und je nach Höhe der Beteiligung (Bereits ab 1 USD, also unter 80 Euro-Cent!) gibt es ein Dankeschön im Film, digitale Downloads oder den Film als DVD etc.

 

Die Webseite organisiert die Geldsammelaktion, bezahlt wird seriös über Amazon und wenn nicht die notwendigen Sendengelder zusammenkommen wird der Deal auch nicht stattfinden!

 

Mein Aufruf: Wer das Projekt gut findet soll sich doch mal überlegen ein klein wenig zu helfen!

 

Hier der Link

 

 

Frank

[Markus Burkhard]

Der erste Film war schon absolut klasse, dieses neue Projekt unterstütze ich darum sehr gerne!

 

Markus

[mds]

Merci für den Hinweis, Frank – endlich eine Gelegenheit, mich bei Kickstarter anzumelden! :)

 

Leider fehlen immer noch über 5'000 USD … ich hoffe, es finden sich noch weitere Unterstützer.

 

Gruss, Martin

[mds]

Leider fehlen immer noch über 5'000 USD … ich hoffe, es finden sich noch weitere Unterstützer.

Erfreulicherweise war die Finanzierung erfolgreich – auch dank weiteren Unterstützern aus dem Fliegerforum!

 

Gruss, Martin

 

P.S.: Seit heute gibt es eine schweizerische Version von «Kickstarter», siehe http://wemakeit.ch/.

[mds]

Ein weiteres Kickstarter-Projekt, das nicht auf Touren kommt?

 

«Estimated delivery: Oct 2012» ist vorbei und das letzte Update stammt von Anfang August 2012 …:rolleyes:

 

Martin

[mds]

Zur Information:

«Project Update #9: Progress report and what to expect from here

 

Hi all, if you're wondering why this film is taking so long, I don't blame you. At the moment I feel a bit like Boeing and Airbus must have with the 787 and A380 programs respectively. (For the non-aviation types amongst you, they were both delayed years.)

 

I want you to know I'm not treating the project lightly, nor have I forgotten about it. As I've mentioned previously, I've never done a film of this size and scope before, so this has been a learning process, and I thank you for bearing with me.

 

The main issue has been that my initial timeline was overly ambitious. That's partly down to logistical realities and partly down to the fact that it's a challenge to tell the story in a compelling way given the longer format. There's plenty to go in there – the challenge is in presenting it well. The most significant factors though are the following:

 

-The money I raised is not enough to pay myself for the time taken to make the film. I have to keep making money to survive, so I have to take jobs as they come and those slow down the process. Nothing I can really do there unfortunately though am always trying to figure out how I can direct more attention to this project wherever possible.

 

-Related to the above: I'm doing this by myself. I can't afford to pay someone to help me, whether in the field or on the production side. A feature film is an enormous job.

 

I say this so you might have a sense of why it's taking time. It's my responsibility to make it work and produce a good film for you in spite of those challenges, and that will happen. I could throw together a mediocre product in the next month and you'd have a film to look at, but it wouldn't be the film it should be. I need to take the time it takes to make it the film I envisioned. And I think most of you would prefer that as well.

 

So, what can you expect from here?

 

I just did an hour-long follow-up interview in Japan with Pico Iyer, who appears in the short version. I already have dozens of hours of interviews and footage with lots of great new characters (and some old ones) that I'm mining and refining. It takes time, but there's great stuff in there, and I hope to show you some pieces of it soon.

 

And I'm eyeing late May/early June for another phase of shooting to fill in some of the gaps, with some fun ideas in the works.

 

As always, you'll be the first to know when anything happens.

 

Thank you, again.

 

Best, Gabe»

Gruss, Martin