VODO was an online media distributor offering films, books, games and music under pay-what-you-want pricing models. Founded by film director Jamie King, 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 culture), Otherworlds (sci-fi) and Really Creepy (indie horror).
VODO's background is in distribution of film under Creative Commons licenses, using the BitTorrent protocol.Vodo: a filesharing service for film-makers by Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing (15 Oct 2009) Filmmakers can upload films on the site and selected works are also promoted on third-party sites and services such as the Butter Project, μTorrent and The Pirate Bay.
Past releases include sci-fi series Pioneer One, The Yes Men Fix the WorldGigaom.com: No Joke, the Yes Men Give Away their Latest Movie Via BitTorrent and Zenith. Users are encouraged to donate after watching the films, and the highest earning to date has received almost $100,000.VODO: Pioneer One
VODO releases As of February 2012, VODO hosts a total of 148 films. Some of the most known are listed below. Date Title Version Director Notes 2009-10-17 Us Now Ivo Gormley 2009-11-11 In Guantanamo David Miller 2009-12-19 The Lionshare Josh Bernhard Included Legacy by Grzegorz Jonkajtys 2010-02-08 Mixtape#1 Various 2010-06-15 Pioneer One S01E01 Bracey Smith A REDUX cut was released 2010-12-15 featuring additional footage and re-shot scenes. 2010-07-23 The Yes Men Fix The World The Yes Men Special 'P2P Edition' of the film including new footage from the House of Commerce. 2010-10-02 Person of Interest Gregory Bayne 2010-11-10 Snowblind Kilian Manning 2010-11-10 Four Eyed Monsters Arin Crumley, Susan Buice 2010-12-15 Pioneer One S01E02 Bracey Smith 2011-01-28 Beyond the Game Jos de Putter 2011-03-14 Zenith Part 1 Anonymous 2011-03-28 Pioneer One S01E03 Bracey Smith 2011-04-28 Zenith Part 2 Anonymous 2011-04-28 Pioneer One S01E04 Bracey Smith 2011-05-19 The Tunnel Carlo Ledesma 2011-06-03 Zenith Part 3 Anonymous 2011-07-01 A Lonely Place for Dying Justin Eugene Evans 2011-10-05 Pioneer One S01E05 Bracey Smith2011-12-13 Pioneer One S01E06 Bracey Smith Season 1 finale2011-12-27 Otherworlds various six original Sci-Fi short films: The Third Letter, Perspective, The Return of John Frum, Dimensional Meltdown, Candy, Kitty-Kitty and IDT2012-01-20The Notorious Newman BrothersRyan NoelRetro Films Entertainment & Substance Production2012-02-21L5Stanley Von MedveyStudio Hemogoblin
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 Archived official website Archived list of VODO films. (All torrent files can be downloaded.)