Open-source films (also known as open-content films and free-content films) are films which are produced and distributed by using
free and open-source and
open content methodologies. Their
sources
Source may refer to:
Research
* Historical document
* Historical source
* Source (intelligence) or sub source, typically a confidential provider of non open-source intelligence
* Source (journalism), a person, publication, publishing institute o ...
are freely available and
the licenses used meet the demands of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in terms of freedom.
Definition
A definition of an open-source film is based on the OSI's
open-source software
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Op ...
definition and the
definition of free cultural licenses.
Definition
/ref> This definition can be applied to films where:
# The license of the movie is approved for free cultural works
The Definition of Free Cultural Works is a definition of free content from 2006. The project evaluates and recommends compatible free content licenses.
History
The Open Content Project by David A. Wiley in 1998 was a predecessor project which ...
. Specifically this is true for the Creative Commons licenses by and by-sa.
# The materials used in the movie (sources) are also available under a license which is approved for free cultural works.
# The movie and its sources are made publicly available via an online download or by other means that are either free or with a cost that covers reasonable reproduction expenses only.
# The sources should be viewable and editable with free/open-source software. If this is not the case they must be convertible into such a format by using free/open-source software. The same applies to the movie itself.
# It should be possible to re-create or re-assemble the movie using the source materials.
Films or film projects which do not meet these criteria are either not open source or partially open source.
List of open-source films
Further reading
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See also
* Filmmaking
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...
* Free video
* Open content
* Open source
References
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Film production
Independent films