Dude, that’s a fantastic idea! Of course, it’s sad, because they quality would vary so much (and, more often than not, you’ll have spectators basically asking themselves and others’ whose was the best), but, seriously, that’d definitely be something that would motivate a class to build something really unique and creative (or so I’d imagine).
Funny you bring up Slacker, though, because I was just thinking about watching that earlier. Very good movie that I’ve got to see again.
Savvy
That is the kind of assignment I would have liked to participate in.
It wasn’t an assignment- it was the work of a driven filmmaker. Linklater went into $40,000 debt to make the film. Lots of financial risk. If you’re not willing to sink yourself, you probably don’t have what it takes.
Jerry, calm down. He was stating that if it were an assignment (which I agree, it would be interesting for the students to undertake), he would have liked to participate in it.
Try not to assume so much.
RaySquirrel
If I were High School video media teacher I would model a class assignment after Slacker. With the cost of camcorders and recording media being so low a high school classroom could make a feature length film and not be a financial risk. In a class of 16 students each student could make a segment 10 minutes long that ties into the next students video, adding up to a 2 and 1/2 hour movie.
That is the kind of assignment I would have liked to participate in.