WHAT DO I NEED TO BE PART OF PROJECT:FILMBOX?

First and foremost we are looking for a good story and someone with the motivation to see their part of the project through to completion. Other things we encourage:

• A film crew. This is the kind of project that’s going to be a team effort.
• Experience in filmmaking is not a necessity, but a high quality final product is what we’re looking for. If you’re not experienced in filmmaking you need to be willing to devote time to research about how to make film/edit and to get help from people who are experienced.
• A professional editing program for picture and one for sound.
• A program for color correction.
• Most of all: the drive to makes this global movie project a reality

CAN I PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT FILMBOX WITHOUT GETTING THE CAMERA FROM YOU, BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE A GOPRO HD 2 CAMERA?

Yes! We will happily accept submissions that comply with the all the technical requirements stated on the Technical Requirements page. However…

• you still need to submit a one page summary of your story and a one page justification for its inclusion in the project before you start filming
• your edited files still need to be submitted with the submission form (you can find it in the download section)

CAN I USE THE GOPRO 1, I DON’T HAVE A GOPRO 2?

It´s definitely better to use the GoPro 2 so please apply for one with your idea/treatment first, so we can send you a GoPro Hero HD 2 to shoot with. But if we cant get a GoPro 2 to you in time or you do not want to wait you can shoot with the GoPro 1. We would rather have you shooting with the GoPro 1 than not at all.

WHY 1080 25P NOT 30FPS?

30 fps is the standard in the USA and Japan. 25 fps is the standard in the rest of the world and in Europe where we are based and where we will edit everything together. Down sampling from 30fps to 20fps almost always results in choppy picture, so we are asking everyone to shoot in 25fps so that a smooth postproduction workflow is guaranteed.

WHAT IF I DON´T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDIT MY FILM PROFESSIONALLY OR JUST PARTIALLY?

We will be happy to help you out the best we can. We will always answer all the questions you may have. If you cannot edit your film professionally (or just partially) we will talk about it and we will find a way. We do have the experience and necessary hardware to professionally edit picture and sound. However, keep in mind that we practically don’t have the ability to edit every submission we receive from raw footage, nor is that really the purpose of this project. We want this be a joint effort, which is why we ask you to edit it (these are your movies that you’re submitting, not ours).

HOW CAN I HELP?

Glad you asked! We can always use your help by spreading the news of this project to friends, colleagues, news stations, companies (whatever you can think of). We want this project to be big and we want every single one of you out there to be a part of it! We are just initiating, you are the ones that make this possible. We are also always looking for sponsorship to increase the amount of cameras we can send out, to decrease the cost of shipping, etc. Also, if you would like to contribute to this project by donating, we would sincerely appreciate any amount. Even the smallest donations (which can easily be given through our PayPal account) can help make this project a reality.

ANY LAST TIPS?

Yes: Please follow us on twitter and facebook. We will use those platforms to continuously inform you about the progress of the project, any changes in plan, or just great news.

HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU GUYS?

You can contact us via

• Email: contact@projectfilmbox.com
• Facebook: projectfilmbox
• Twitter: @projectfilmbox

Feel free to download our poster and pin it wherever you want.

Since this entire project is depending on everybody to spread the word, we would really appreciate it, if you could post it up in your university, work place or whatever you can think of.

Thank you very much!

Feel free to download and use our press-kit.

For all enquries please contact

contact@projectfilmbox.com

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