Makers
= a documentary, and a science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow
The novel
C Novel: Cory Doctorow. Makers
Pre-serialization at http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2005/09/12/themepunks_1/index.html
Novel about a desktop manufacturing future in a depressed corporate economy
Description
Cory Doctorow:
"this is a major plot element of my science fiction novel Makers, coming from Tor next October: microcredit-funded open source hardware hackers laboring in dead malls (the first third of the book was syndicated on Salon as "Themepunks"). (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/18/open-source-hardware.html)
Kevin Carson:
‘The serialized portion, the first third of the book, was excellent. It was an account of an explosion of desktop manufacturing, set against the background of an imploding corporate economy. He gave hints in the online chapters that things would go badly for the homebrew production movement, which I’m sure will be a letdown, but I still look forward to how it turns out.’
More Information
For an older SF treatment of the theme, see Theodore Sturgeon’s Skills of Xanadu.
The documentary
= documentary about the do it yourself renaissance, on the occasion of the Austin Makers fair in 2008
URL = http://www.vimeo.com/766987
Description
"Makers is a short subject documentary, filmed at Austin's Maker Faire, 2007, about the people behind the do-it-yourself counterculture and their inventions.
You'll see a life-sized MouseTrap game, a live performance of the EepyBird Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments, and some amazing footage of inventions of all shapes and sizes - some of them going wrong in unpredictable and dangerous ways. Featuring Adam Savage
Makers is the first project of Blogphilo New Media. All subjects are filmed with full permission.
For information on how to obtain a DVD copy, a High Definition copy, or for information about distribution rights for broadcast or inclusion in a larger work, contact Brian Boyko, the producer and director, at brian.boyko@blogphilo.com
If you would like to use a clip from Makers in your own projects, the movie is available to NON-COMMERCIAL projects under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Commercial entities looking at obtaining the rights to sample or incorporate the work should contact brian.boyko@blogphilo.com
I would be interested in turning this project into a feature-length film if funded. I believe there's much more to be uncovered.
Running Time: 26:40, Format: 1024x576 pixels (can be squeezed to PAL anamorphic)
Filmed on HDV, Canon HV20, post-production in Apple Final Cut Pro." (http://www.vimeo.com/766987)