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The eagerness of kickstarter producers

Spending his Tuesday office hours meeting individually with each student in his Screenwriting II class at the University of California, Los Angeles, part-time lecturer Sam Albrecht, 33, told reporters that the eagerness and optimism in his students’ gazes had become too much for him to bear. “There’s this earnest twinkle in their eyes when they look at you, like they really believe they have a chance, and—I’m sorry, but it just tears me to pieces,

kickstarter, craigslist, the coop message board, community centers are full of ads like: i am doing a movie, looking for actors, producers, a script, editing, marketing, social media. i have an idea for a great title!

UK Granny Cloud

Mitra’s new project uses the “UK Granny Cloud” — a large group of British grannies who’ve agreed to volunteer an hour a week to tutor Indian classrooms over Skype video conferences — to supplement education in Indian schools where there is a shortage of teachers.

call it harnessing slacker energy, or cognitive surplus, this is the future of all economies.

Film Earth

What would I be photographing ? It depends on what we need at that moment. From New York City we may need photos of the tallest building, from Rome a fountain, from Dubai an indoor skiing facility. And from Hel, Poland, a city of 3000, we may need a church. And, then, there are all the places in between. Register above to get access to the complete work list, detailing objects on Earth you can photograph and get paid.

get paid (minimally?) for taking pictures around the world.