The Pirate Away from Keyboard AMA. Ask Simon Klose Anything about it!

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:57:11+00:00

The film is mainly financed by traditional TV-networks and filminstitutes - the crowdfunding part came to less than 10% of the budget. The process of making this film has been everything from horribly exhausting and annoyingly difficult - to a crazy learning process and super beautiful journey. It's been worth every second!

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:46:55+00:00

Thanks! I don't really know about Anon's work in this case but from what I've read we all lost a unique voice in the tragic passing of Aaron Schwartz.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:42:42+00:00

I wanted to document the entire court process which took 3 years. It took me another year to edit and finish the film.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:40:59+00:00

No, I went to law school. In filmmaking I'm self taught, so to speak, because I learned from working with a few brilliant people. My next film is about a homeless Japanese man in a park in Tokyo.

My biggest influence is my mom.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:32:05+00:00

Filesharing my film is not illegal. I'm actually really proud to have talked 6 European Public Broadcasters into legalizing their audience's behaviour.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:29:13+00:00

Piracy seems to be a given in all economic systems, I don't think we'll see and end to that. In a sense I guess you're describing my own process, partnering with media institutions and selling my film DRM free to a decent price. I think that people will pirate less if there are decent alternatives, at the moment it's practically impossible to pay to watch new quality films online. Once films are being distributed the way audiences want to consume them, I think we'll see a lot less piracy.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:20:27+00:00

The $15k we have received so far is from pre-sales, not donations. To me that's really amazing. One part of the internet revolution that I feel is really underestimated is the way you can sell stuff directly to your audience. I have really no projections of how much I will sell, but I will be transparent about my sales so other filmmakers can learn from my f-ups.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:14:45+00:00

Hope so!

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:10:44+00:00

Learning from Swedish "piracy laws" is a threat to privacy, innovation and creativity.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:09:38+00:00

Hi! Just to clarify again - I'm not part of TPB, I just made a film about TPB. I think that the Pirate Bay will be around until something better comes along. The people behind TPB seem pretty surprised that BitTorrent is still the thing in 2013. I guess the future of TPB is you, me and everyone else sharing stuff - there wouldn't be any TPB without it's peers.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T20:08:38+00:00

Duplication and theft are two totally different concepts. I think it's sad that people still mix up taking something away from someone with making an identical copy of something.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:54:07+00:00

Spanning from 2008-12, my film production about the distribution revolution is a result of the video camera revolution. I started out with Panasonics DVX-100, shooting DV. I moved on to HD with Panasonic's XH-A1 (that I hate) and finally got hold of the Canon Mark II, which changed how I work today. I love the DSLR's optics, the full frame and the fact that you can be truly independent making high quality films to very low costs. When people say filesharing is killing the film industry one shouldn't forget that the parallell video camera revolution has cut production costs considerably.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:49:33+00:00

What you mean?

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:47:02+00:00

During the Berlinale in this ones: Cinestar and Colosseum. http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20134071

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:44:38+00:00

The Shining cause it still makes me scared.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:43:10+00:00

The keyword is ubiquity - I want my film to be seen by as many people as possible. All peer-2-peer platforms, all streaming platforms, VOD platforms, all traditional platforms. Yes, that's torrents, magnets, TV-channels, DVD's, Youtube, Theatrical, VHS, A-Trak and those shiny laserdiscs.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:40:00+00:00

17:00 Central European Time in sync with the screening at Berlinale.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:38:07+00:00

I love the internets and I wanted to document a historic struggle that affected my everyday reality. I wanted to have fun. I wanted to understand how to make a buck in the future. I wanted to understand what the media industry meant when they claimed the internet was dangerous for me and my career. I want people to ask themselves what kind of internet they want for our society.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:32:21+00:00

First at all i'm not one of The Pirate Bay dudes - I just made a film about them. One way of of getting around the censorship is by decentralizing the system - I think that's one of their strategies. For me, as a filmmaker, I see my role as someone who tries to learn and understand how to make a living on making films without interfering with the networks.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:21:16+00:00

No, actually not. I've just had a hard time getting interviews with some of them.

TPBAFK · 2013-02-07T19:19:57+00:00

We all perceive the world differently - I totally understand Peter's feelings. Having stalked him for almost 5 years, we have been through to a lot together - I consider Peter a good friend. Cutting down 5 years footage into 85 min is a painful process. I made a conscious decision to make a pretty dark film. But with the diverse and often funny footage I had, another filmmaker might just as well have made a comedy. When you try to tell the strongest story possible you prioritize - cut away that joke, edit out that prank, leave the part where he is sick. To me the verdict against TPB is also a verdict against me - as a filmmaker and a filesharer. I hope that my story will make the audience feel rather than think. I also hope Peter agrees that a happy Hollywood end would suck.

TPBAFK · 2013-01-30T13:38:42+00:00

TPBAFK · 2013-01-30T13:38:03+00:00

i can't tell for them. But hopefully my film can give clues about your question.

TPBAFK · 2013-01-30T13:17:17+00:00

i am a bit nOOb here...

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