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Source: www.nin.com
13 March 2008: film festival
Hello-
First of all, a sincere THANK YOU for the response to Ghosts.
We are all amazed at the reaction for what we assumed would
be a quiet curiosity in the NIN catalog. My faith in all of
you has been restored - let's all go have coffee somewhere
(my treat)!
Today we announce the expansion of the Ghosts project into
the visual world. This record began as an experiment with
us using sound as a means to describe visuals. Early in the
project we thought it would be interesting to see what the
community could create / collaborate on as a reaction to the
music we were making. We wanted to keep the canvas as blank
as possible for you, hence the lack of descriptive song titles
and the primarily textural artwork and packaging.
So here's the plan: we've teamed up with YouTube to host a
"film festival" around Ghosts. The concept is for
you to take whatever tracks you feel inspired by from Ghosts
and create what you feel should accompany them visually. You
will be able to see all of the submissions, and a team of
us (including me) will be sorting through them and setting
aside ones we feel are exceptional. Eventually (within a couple
of months?) we will present a virtual "film festival"
with me and some special guests presenting selections of your
work.
This isn't a contest and you don't win elaborate prizes -
it's meant to be an experiment in collaboration and a chance
for us to interact beyond the typical one-way artist-to-fan
relationship. We've discussed some interesting ways this could
go, including multiple installments of the online "film
festivals," to broadcast TV specials, to a one-time live
performance of the entire Ghosts record with your visuals
involved. It really depends on how this progresses and develops.
We are all very much looking forward to what you come up with,
and hope you enjoy the experience. Visit our YouTube channel
later today for information on how to participate.
TR
NIN
YouTube Channel
www.nin.com
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