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The project has officially begun building its first film called "The Bomb Within," astory that unfolds in a post 9/11 era, surrounding the discovery of a newbiochemical weapon. Lets Film has written a synopsis of the script and posted it onthe site, which a global community of thousands of talented, budding scriptwritersis expected to takeover and drive to completion.
Commenting on the launch, Hinesh Jethwani, Founder & Head, Lets Film, said, "Throughthis unique community website, we plan to bring talented individuals that arepassionate about movies and have a willingness to share and learn from one another.This would be the first time that anyone in the world has attempted to make acomplete commercial film that will be starred, written, produced, directed, editedand distributed, by a team of people simply passionate about movies collaboratingfrom all over the world.Â
Lets Film has setup a Wiki (the same technology that powers the immensely popularonline encyclopedia called Wikipedia), which will allow virtually thousands ofscriptwriters to work on the same script simultaneously. In the meanwhile, buddingactors, directors, editors, producers, effects artists and even extras who want toplay any kind of a role in the film can create their profiles on the site with theiraudios (voiceovers), videos (demo reels), photos (portfolios), profiles (resumes),etc.
An online rating system will allow both visitors and members to vote for theirfavorite members. A jury is in the process of being setup that will sort throughprofiles and pick the most popular members to play key roles in the making of thefilm.
However, whether somebody gets to play the lead role or not, at the end of the day,everyone is a winner, says Hinesh.
"Registration on LetsFilm.com is absolutely free for life. Members of Lets Film willbe able to chat/IM/email each other, which will make it a true collaborativeplatform for them to expand their horizon. Plus, they will get the opportunity tointeract with their counterparts located all across the world. For anyone with agenuine passion for movies, this would be an experience of a lifetime," he adds.
From the days of the dotcom fallout, the Internet has evolved into a new avatar,more popularly known as Web2.0. UGC or User Generated Content is at an all timehigh. Internet users from all over the world are contributing and sharing theirknowledge through open media like blogs, forums and chat rooms. Lets FilmÂ's uniqueattempt at making a "complete commercial" film by bringing together people from allover the world on the Internet is an innovative spin-off on UGC.
 Sites like YouTube, DailyMotion and GoogleVideo have started a unique era for Web2.0, something I like to term as User Generated Movies  i.e. UGM. ItÂ's about timethat a complete User Generated Movie be played at your nearest cinema hall, saysHinesh.
Lets Film expects community-styled filmmaking to challenge closed-door proprietaryfillmmaking that has long since been the norm in the film industry.
