VODO is an
online media distributor offering films, books, games and music under
pay-what-you-want
Pay what you want (or PWYW, also referred to as value-for-value model) is a pricing strategy where buyers pay their desired amount for a given commodity. This amount can sometimes include zero. A minimum (floor) price may be set, and/or a suggeste ...
pricing models. Founded by film director
Jamie King
Jamie King (born 1972) is an American creative director, choreographer, and producer. His work directing concert tours for pop stars has grossed over $2 billion.
Early career
King started his career in entertainment as a dancer. He appeared on ...
, VODO has recently focused on bundle offers, bringing together a variety of creators under the themes of
H.P. Lovecraft, Big Brother (surveillance and privacy), NSFW (
sex positive
The sex-positive movement is a social movement, social and philosophical movement that seeks to change cultural attitudes and norms around sexuality, promoting the recognition of sexuality (in the countless forms of expression) as a natural and he ...
culture), Otherworlds (sci-fi) and Really Creepy (indie horror).
VODO's background is in distribution of film under
Creative Commons licenses
A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work".A "work" is any creative material made by a person. A painting, a graphic, a book, a song/lyrics ...
, using the
BitTorrent protocol. Filmmakers can upload films on the site and selected works are also promoted on third-party sites and services such as the
Butter Project
Butter Project or simply Butter is a suite of open-source desktop and mobile applications that allow video-streaming over the BitTorrent protocol. The project was first made public on 23 October 2015. The aim is to create a completely legal ba ...
,
uTorrent and
The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay (sometimes abbreviated as TPB) is an online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. Founded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate Bay allows visitors to search, download, and contribute mag ...
.
Past releases include sci-fi series
Pioneer One
''Pioneer One'' is a 2010 American web series produced by Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith. It was funded purely through donations, and is the first series created for and released on BitTorrent networks.
Background
''Pioneer One'' is a serial ...
,
The Yes Men Fix the World
''The Yes Men Fix the World'' is a 2009 English language documentary film about the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. The film premiered in New York City and Los Angeles on October 23, 2009 and in other U.S. cities beginning on October 30. D ...
and
Zenith
The zenith (, ) is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction (plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir). The zenith is the "highest" ...
. Users are encouraged to donate after watching the films, and the highest earning to date has received almost $100,000.
VODO releases
As of February 2012, VODO hosts a total of 148 films. Some of the most known are listed below.
Free Film Fund
As from 17 January 2012, five percent of all VODO income was allocated to the Free Film Fund, an online fundraising forum for the development of
free-to-share productions.
References
External links
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Film distributors
Creative Commons-licensed films
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