Podcast Script

Good afternoon listeners. I am Og Ize-Iyamu, the author of the All-comers blog, bringing you some rather intriguing news today. $15billion!!! This is the cumulated budget for movies typically nominated for the Academy Awards, which took place this past weekend while a dollar, ninety-nine cents is the amount needed to purchase a camera film application. Inquiring minds might ask, “What is the correlation between this highly acclaimed award show and an 8mm vintage camera film application?” Ladies and gentlemen, the answer is Malik Bendjelloul, a 35-year old visionary and documentary filmmaker who found a way to capitalize on the increasingly globalized and technological world of today. 
Being unable to complete his high budget film as a result of depleting financial resources, he resolved to find a less expensive means to reach his goal. The camera film app converts captured actions and images to the 1970’s retro film look, a style that was intended by the filmmaker. The app has been compared to the filtered effect instagram photos possess, but rather as a movie version. Like instagram photos, the 8mm vintage camera film app can simply apply the desired retro style effect on captured video for considerably much less than Malik’s standard film camera would. Isn’t that impressive? Needless to say, Malik wasted no time in employing the affordable app to the very end of the movie. So you see, the iPhone app saved the day. What a rewarding decision it was as Malik’s documentary “Searching for sugar man” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
It all started with a scenario that would seem like a great dilemma to some, but alas ended in one that would make a difference through the guise of an affordable app that would see the Academy Awarded movie to its completion.  Despite the financial dilemma, Malik’s unrelenting pursuit has been rewarded and stands as a model story for students interested in the digital and interactive media. This exemplary tale inspires students just like myself to continually think outside the box in our ever changing global and technological society where the creative use of affordable resources like the 8mm vintage camera film can yield great returns despite their seeming triviality. Once more, I’m Og Ize-Iyamu. Thanks for your time. 
