Hello...

I think we can level a project by:
. the karma of the main members (kmm)...
. the number of members (nm)...
. the number of members that gave up the project, with a plausible reason (mo)...
. the quality of participation in the tasks (t)

t=number of tasks*average nº of the answers*average nº of thumbs up

positive=kmm+nm+t
negative=mo*5

In the main page will be shown: Title X (positive, negative)

For example... this is just an example... with some more time it be much better...

As a brand new member, I may say some things here which are covered elsewhere, so my apologies.

But it does seem to me that the option to post a new project should possibly only come after having contributed to an existing project. I have a number of film ideas, and I would love to be allowed to to dive into the collaborative pool assembled here... but it seems to me that the right to ask for help should be earned first by offering it.

Perhaps that's not in the spirit of what you intended, but I assure you - without meaning to sound like a cynic - that the number of people eager to post projects and ask for help will ultimately dwarf the number of people willing to give it.

Also, taking a cue from a site like Linked In, you might consider an option that allows members to personally vouch for another person's "work ethic." I would like to see a tab on each member's page where names can be added and searched for globally. If a hundred members recommend you on their page, that's valuable information. But it's equally valuable to know that a single person with - what' the paradigm here? Karma? - a single person with a high Karma rating who recommends you is also very much worth knowing.

Obviously, the more pre-production material a film maker can post, the easier it is for others to evaluate it's potential - not only from a creative standpoint, but also one of feasibility. A series of storyboards or an animatic would give members a chance to evaluate the material they are getting involved with. Finally, I haven't seen any scripts or script fragments posted here, only very short synopses. Wouldn't a script be the ideal way to evaluate a project? Or is that usually handled off-site, on a website dedicated specifically to a project, for instance?

Thanks for listening - I'm glad to be here!

bradley

I like the idea of a "Karma meter". In fact I just logged in to suggest another type of ranking - based on actual the phase the production is in - but Karma does sound different - more based on the seriousness of the production and team judged subjectively by outsiders.

I would make Karma some sort of a general grade of "seriousness" of a production subjectively assessed by visitors.

a few more detailed ideas.

1. As I had mentioned before, the use of a "karma" meter or such device to evaluate the person (or team) making the proposal. The point system could simply be based on how many projects were followed through to completion. (regardless of market success.)

Of course this system could (and probably would) lead to a kind of elite structure, where someone new making a proposal would find it hard or near impossible to get people interested in their project...

So,

2. Peer reviewed project proposals. The proposed project would undergo public review (by the community) for one or two weeks, where everyone would have a chance to vote (or grade) the project. on predetermined points. ex. General feasibility, Plot, Preparedness and things like that. After the public review process, a "Karma" score could be calculated and assigned to the project.

I think this would level the field for people who have just joined, who have a really great idea, but are rather unknown. Additionally, if someone has been making "good" movies for some time, but has a crazy idea, which no-one thinks will work, they can carry over their "karma" points to give their pet project a boost.

Penalties.

3. "karma" points could be taken away for missed deadlines, abandoned projects, "a lot of" negative feed back or other things the powers that be deem "uncool"

Buying "Karma".

4. I am not sure about the legality of this, or if this is even a road you want to go down; but, giving people the option of buying "karma" for their project may be a way of generating funds for costs outside of the "Karma economy" (perhaps devaluing the Euro by half (1€ = .5k ) okay, that was a bit of a joke.....

Personal "karma" vs Project "Karma"

5. Members of a project could be given the option of donating their personal "Karma" to the project's "Karma" showing their loyalty and dedication to that project. (this could help control those who join a project, and are given tasks, but have no intention of actually helping or contributing to the project.)

So, those are my five ideas with details. I do not think they are perfect as they are and in some ways may actually be difficult to implement. (point 4 in particular) But i do think the first two points could be put in place, with out too much work and would help to show the general seriousness of the project and the likelihood of completion.

Gary

Thanks, Vesa. This is exactly what I was hoping for! :)

Yes, but now the problem is that these productions are orphans - even I cannot access these uncompleted submissions I made. I only got on step 2 out of 4 for submitting the production.

The thing is, I think the production, even unpublished ones, should be saved only after the final step is complete. Have a timeout check that if step 4 is not reached within say... 15 minutes, then the "open" submission is purged.