The World's 'first free movie' is revealed!
Award winning film makers reveal plans for a movie which can be watch-for-free anytime, anyplace, anywhere on-line and off-line.
Bournemouth based BAFTA nominated Writer - Director, Tim Clague, reveals plans to shoot Circumference, the world's first movie funded by advertising, with the launch of the films promotional conceptual web site.
The modern day seaside romance about a British salesman will be
available in 2008 and will be the world’s first watch-for-free movie.
Film fans will be able to download, copy, share, upload, stream or
duplicate the movie without any charges by logging on to the film
website or clicking on to the planned IPTV station or iTune site.
Alternatively free DVD cover disc will be given away with major nation
newspapers and in stores to ensure that no one pays to watch the film.
Audiences are declining. Cinema admissions were down by 3.9% in 20051
and ITV’s audience share is at an all-time low for 2006 at 19.6%2.
With the rise of free on-line user generated entertainment,
Circumference will be the first high quality movie financed from
advertising and sponsorship available without charge 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. “Why wait for your favourite film to come onto TV or
pay for an expensive cinema trip when you could watch Circumference for
free!”, comments the movie’s Director, Tim Clague, “The old methods of
financing entertainment are outdated, we need new business plans which
will inspire a new generation to watch film”.
The search for top businesses who wish to star in the movie. “The
adverts are part of the story, they are part of a salesman’s life, so
they are just as important as the cast”, explains the film’s producer
Adam J Merrifield. “We need businesses who want to make motion picture
history”. The narrative of Circumference includes adverts which will
be sold to generate the finance for the production.
The movie will be shot using the latest HD digital technology to ensure
that whether you watch on-line or off-line you will experience
cinematic quality. To promote the movie the team have created a
website where you can register to be among the first to see the free
movie when it is released. Click on to www.circumferencefilm.com for more information.