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Experiments in Open Video: Making the Global Lives ProjectDavid Evan Harris // October 24, 2010 // TEDxSoMa
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The Idea
Their routines, tasks, struggles, and interactions. Record the experiences that define how human beings understand life.
The life experiences will be shown in a video installation. It’s content: 240 hours of uncut footage
Capture, on video, 24 consecutive hours of daily life of 10 people from 10 different places in the world.
A video library of human life experience.
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The State of Affairs
38% of young Americans (18-24) consider speaking another language to be “not too important.”
89% of young Americans do not correspond regularly with anyone outside of the United States.
88% of young Americans cannot find Afghanistan on a map of Asia.
Source: National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study (2006)
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Why?
Pushing the limits of technology & international collaboration as a vehicle for social change.
Provoking people to rethink their relationship with the world.
Inviting people to participate in the lives of others as intimate observers.
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The Participants
2nd shoot: 05/29/2006Rael FelicianoSão Paulo, SP, BrazilHip Hop Artist and Rapper
The Pilot Shoot:11/17/2004James BullockSan Francisco, CA, USACable Car Operator
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The Life Story Interview
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Selection Criteria
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The Exhibit
Design byRoberto Corrêa in São Paulo,Gaurang Khemka in Hong Kong, and Daniel Markiewicz in New York.
Not pictured: Cluster of computers.
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THE EXHIBIT
Design byRoberto Corrêa in São Paulo,Gaurang Khemka in Hong Kong, and Daniel Markiewicz in New York.
Not pictured: Cluster of computers.
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Parallel Events
Guided visits for student groups
Lecture series on world affairs & global citizenship
Video production workshops for additional shoots
City-wide installations promote exhibit
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Screening #1: São PauloApril 2008
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Sneak Preview:United Nations University, TokyoSeptember 26, 2008
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World PremiereYerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
February 20 - June 20, 2010
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Global Lives Website
Growing video library of human life experience created, tagged, bookmarked and translated by collaborators around the world.
Three video upload types + photos:1) Edited shorts (max. 15 mins, 5 mins recommended)2) Unedited 24 hour shoots3) Life stories
go to site
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The Collective
More than 700 volunteers from thirty countries are enthusiastically involved with the project.
CC license + non-profit communicates sharing economy of wikipedia & linux to fields of video & architecture.
Giving talented professionals fulfilling creative opportunities and building new social networks.
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The Collective
95% volunteer labor makes the project extremelycapital efficient.
For every dollar contributed, we produce 10 dollars of value in contributions of time, services, and equipment.
Fundraising:2005: $2,0002006: $8,3802007: $16,4462008: $32,6022009: $41,4112010: $91,715Total: $192,554
In-kind (services, equipment):2004-2010: ≳ $2,000,000
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Preparedness and Sweat Equity62Friday, January 14, 2011
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What Next?
More exhibits around the world
Website re-launch
Feature-length documentary
Teachers’ Toolkit
More shoots
... a video library of human life experience.
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