by Jeremy Beacock
The Internet giant is now recording the real world as well.
網路巨擎 Google 現在紀錄真實世界的生活情況。
Google has become one of the most
influential forces in the world. Recently, the company
embarked on an
ambitious global project to
document life off the Internet, _(1)_ on it.
Life in a Day _(2)_ on the 24th of July. The idea was simply to record
samples of people's lives from all over the globe to create a
slice of life on one
specific day. _(3)_ something similar has been done before—The New York Times completed their A Moment in Time
photography project earlier this year—Google wanted videos, not only photos. Google asked people to record their lives as
documentaries, stories, or even
animations on the 24th and then _(4)_ their
footage to YouTube.
Although the project is meant to be "
crowdsourced," using only films created by ordinary people,
big names are also _(5)_ in the project. Director Kevin MacDonald will be
editing the footage into a single, _(6)_ movie, with Ridley Scott of Gladiator as producer. The movie is to
premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.
Of course, not all the footage will be used in the movie. However, Google dedicated a YouTube
channel _(7)_ all the
submissions received. Even if you didn't get to
add a
segment of your life
to the project, you'll still be able to find out what July 24, 2010 was like all around the world.
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