The list of films in the Public Domain is quite extensive. Provided you can find them, there’s a lot of source material you can edit together. Indeed, that’s what video DJ’s have been doing for years, with great results. One of my personal favorites is Dancing to Architecture from MINSKI media.
What’s results from making a film with open source software, using public domain content, is an open content film, or an open source film.
Such endeavors are supported by the Open Source imitative. One community actively engaging in open film-making isMoviePals. What might be the others?
TODO
One, outline examples from open-source software development and the positive and negative experiences of the movement. Two, list films shared using an open source license. Three, visions for the future.