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We have posted a new project on HaveMoneyWillVlog. Check it out.
It’s called Seven Maps…and is the brainchild of Daniel Liss of Pouringdown.tv.
Here’s the skinny: you not only pledge money to Daniel’s project, you actually DECIDE what the project will be.
It’s a real life choose-your-own-adventure.
We, the community, tell him where to go and the general assignment…and Daniel will shoot 7 videos in his own style.
The only limits are the money we raise and our own imagination.

Watch the intro video:

Here’s why I think its so exciting. I will see a story on the TV or some media outlet and think:
"why didn’t they approach the story this way? why didn’t they ask these questions? why didn’t they talk to those people?" Unfortunately, I’ve had to just accept that I have no control over most of the media around me. But why? Daniel’s project shows that we can fund what we want to see…and help decide what it is. We can send one of our own to make video that the world could watch.

Now I personally am more interested in seeing Daniel cover some new-sy/documentary stuff. Someone else might want some art thing, or a funny Jack-Ass situation. It all depends on what we decide together. This is also an experimentation to see if a whole community can be the assignment staff which usually is small and elite. God knows how this will work out. It’ll be fun to watch.

The great thing about Daniel is that he’s super talented. He profession is working as a DP on commerical video. When he discovered videoblogging, he enthusiastically understood the freedom that it afforded him. So I know the videos he’ll make will be ambitious. Wherever we choose to send him, he’ll do it in his own unique style. We’re lucky to get him.

Just go to the Seven Maps wiki to add your idea. Work with others to figure out this project.To avoid the obvious chaos of hundreds of people telling one man what to do, we’ve chosen 5 Filters to be the link between Daniel and us to make sure we all get quality.

So we got till the end of July to raise money and choose what will happen. August is when Daniel will do the work. We need 2000$ to pay for travel and expenses. Really a very small amount to pay for our own journalism. Now I know why the Mainstream Media is so beholden to advertisers. Dollar bills, yo. But we got it covered.

Donate here.
Add your ideas for his project here.
Seven Maps blog is here.
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