The THEME for DVC/UWOL 2nd Annual Challenge – GO! GO! GO!

Mike Calla · January 9th, 2010, 12:30 PM

I'm in China, i knew i couldn't view Youtube, but vimeo is blocked TOO now!!! WTF ... so i thought smartly, "Exposure Room"...blocked as well...

...wouldn't have mattered - can't view anyone else's film anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mother!&*#^%@(*
been trying proxys all night, even signed up for a VPN account but can't connect..argggh!

waste of time!

good luck to you all

PS as i write this, my girlfriend tells me imdb.com has just been blocked...i just stepped in dragon pooh!

Andris Krastins · January 9th, 2010, 12:34 PM

Mike, I can give you login to my FTP, you could upload the film there and I could upload it for you to anywhere you want, either through my user or through yours, if you'd trust me with your login.

This won't solve your viewing problem though.

p.s. What about Dailymotion or Archive.org?

Andris Krastins · January 9th, 2010, 12:42 PM

Oh, and I'm sure most of us could provide Lorinda with a small version of our films which could be uploaded to mediafire.com or any other file sharing website you can access, so you could download and see them locally through your pc player.

Censorship sucks, I hate it!

Lorinda Norton · January 9th, 2010, 01:13 PM

Wow! Talk about living in a bubble...I had no idea this was going on.

Mike, Andris is right. There is a way around this and we'll get your film uploaded and make sure you get to see the others. (Very nice offer, Andris.) Last DVC round Robert Martens came up with a solution for Daniel Bates, a soldier in Iraq who had a problem with viewing. This bunch can do anything. :)

Andris Krastins · January 9th, 2010, 01:18 PM

If archive.org is not blocked, it provides a flash player and also the ability to download source files. The only "caveat" is that you have to choose a creative commons licence.

If mediafire, rapidshare or any other of these services is not blocked, we could download from youtube the converted .mp4 versions of our films and upload it to these - so that all the small file conversion is done by youtube servers.

If archive.org or dailymotion is blocked, I'd be really glad to help out with my server (it's not very fast).

Chris Barcellos · January 9th, 2010, 01:22 PM

Try YouSendIt.com and list the link here so some one can download it and save it.

Robert Martens · January 9th, 2010, 01:34 PM

As I've mentioned in the past, I'm a fan of Sendspace, though like the other suggestions thus far I'm not sure if it's blocked for you. Might be worth a shot.

I'll be glad to squash all the films down to a manageable size again this time, if you'd like, or offer whatever compression advice I can to people who'd rather do it themselves.

Mike Calla · January 21st, 2010, 11:01 PM

Hi everybody,

I never thanked you for your concern after i posted my problem about uploading my film and viewing yours as well, so...

Thank you!:)

Just to let you know the increase in censorship has gone up dramatically this past year, so most sharing sites are blocked. Even dvinfo has been blocked in the past!

i've been out of town since that upload night fiasco , and leave again tomorrow, but people here are having great success with paid vpn's. So when i get back i'm purchasing a vpn service AND THEN i can view all your great work!!

thanks again:)

PS please don't judge the People the China, as they have no choice in the cen sorship matter, and i can say that after the Haiti earthquake my Chinese crew members sprang into action and contacted the Red Cross to set up a mobile blood donation center in the film studio, and the long line up that followed showed what kind of great people they are!

peace!

Bill Thesken · January 22nd, 2010, 02:37 AM

Mike, this is a great method of increasing the suspense for the release of your film, which we all expect to view.
Stuck in China... the overlords blocking your every attempt to post the flick. Until you claw your way out of the jungle shrouded mountains to reveal the epic...

January 9th, 2010, 12:30 PM	#16
Mike Calla Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Shanghai Posts: 344	Well that's it... I'm in China, i knew i couldn't view Youtube, but vimeo is blocked TOO now!!! WTF ... so i thought smartly, "Exposure Room"...blocked as well... ...wouldn't have mattered - can't view anyone else's film anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mother!&#^%@( been trying proxys all night, even signed up for a VPN account but can't connect..argggh! waste of time! good luck to you all PS as i write this, my girlfriend tells me imdb.com has just been blocked...i just stepped in dragon pooh! __________________ boxoutsidemedia.com Last edited by Mike Calla; January 9th, 2010 at 12:30 PM. Reason: Stepped in dragon pooh

January 9th, 2010, 12:34 PM	#17
Andris Krastins Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lielvārde, Latvia Posts: 326	Mike, I can give you login to my FTP, you could upload the film there and I could upload it for you to anywhere you want, either through my user or through yours, if you'd trust me with your login. This won't solve your viewing problem though. p.s. What about Dailymotion or Archive.org? __________________ Our Fire Films - a free film project.

January 9th, 2010, 12:42 PM	#18
Andris Krastins Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lielvārde, Latvia Posts: 326	Oh, and I'm sure most of us could provide Lorinda with a small version of our films which could be uploaded to mediafire.com or any other file sharing website you can access, so you could download and see them locally through your pc player. Censorship sucks, I hate it! __________________ Our Fire Films - a free film project.

January 9th, 2010, 01:13 PM	#19
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Wow! Talk about living in a bubble...I had no idea this was going on. Mike, Andris is right. There is a way around this and we'll get your film uploaded and make sure you get to see the others. (Very nice offer, Andris.) Last DVC round Robert Martens came up with a solution for Daniel Bates, a soldier in Iraq who had a problem with viewing. This bunch can do anything. :) __________________ Lorinda

January 9th, 2010, 01:18 PM	#20
Andris Krastins Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lielvārde, Latvia Posts: 326	If archive.org is not blocked, it provides a flash player and also the ability to download source files. The only "caveat" is that you have to choose a creative commons licence. If mediafire, rapidshare or any other of these services is not blocked, we could download from youtube the converted .mp4 versions of our films and upload it to these - so that all the small file conversion is done by youtube servers. If archive.org or dailymotion is blocked, I'd be really glad to help out with my server (it's not very fast). __________________ Our Fire Films - a free film project.

January 9th, 2010, 01:22 PM	#21
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Try YouSendIt.com and list the link here so some one can download it and save it. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

January 9th, 2010, 01:34 PM	#22
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	As I've mentioned in the past, I'm a fan of Sendspace, though like the other suggestions thus far I'm not sure if it's blocked for you. Might be worth a shot. I'll be glad to squash all the films down to a manageable size again this time, if you'd like, or offer whatever compression advice I can to people who'd rather do it themselves.

January 21st, 2010, 11:01 PM	#23
Mike Calla Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Shanghai Posts: 344	I never thanked you for your concern... Hi everybody, I never thanked you for your concern after i posted my problem about uploading my film and viewing yours as well, so... Thank you!:) Just to let you know the increase in censorship has gone up dramatically this past year, so most sharing sites are blocked. Even dvinfo has been blocked in the past! i've been out of town since that upload night fiasco , and leave again tomorrow, but people here are having great success with paid vpn's. So when i get back i'm purchasing a vpn service AND THEN i can view all your great work!! thanks again:) PS please don't judge the People the China, as they have no choice in the cen sorship matter, and i can say that after the Haiti earthquake my Chinese crew members sprang into action and contacted the Red Cross to set up a mobile blood donation center in the film studio, and the long line up that followed showed what kind of great people they are! peace! __________________ boxoutsidemedia.com

January 22nd, 2010, 02:37 AM	#24
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	Mike, this is a great method of increasing the suspense for the release of your film, which we all expect to view. Stuck in China... the overlords blocking your every attempt to post the flick. Until you claw your way out of the jungle shrouded mountains to reveal the epic...