BlockchainNZ Pod E26 with Leo Clark on Filmmaking, Nouns, & Decentralised Social Media​

BlockchainNZ Pod E26 with Leo Clark on Filmmaking, Nouns, & Decentralised Social Media​

March 21, 2024

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SUMMARY

NFTs and blockchain technology are revolutionizing the art and filmmaking industries, providing new opportunities for income, recognition, and creative freedom.

• 00:00 🎬 Leo Clark discusses his upcoming documentary about NFT pixel artist Dean Harvey, his involvement in the Nouns Discord community, and his journey in filmmaking and NFT space.

  • Leo Clark discusses the idea of changing his artistic name to "Leonardo rero" and expresses his excitement to chat about it.

  • The speaker discusses their upcoming film premiere at the American documentary and animation film festival in California.

  • The documentary is about an NFT pixel artist from New Zealand, showing how NFTs are changing artists' lives, with a focus on Dean Harvey's success as a pixel artist.

  • Passionate filmmaker learns about blockchain, sells NFT, and finds success through dedication and hard work.

  • Leo Clark discusses his involvement in the Nouns Discord community, the funding of projects for artists and developers, and the launch of a new PFP project based on nouns in New Zealand.

  • The speaker discusses his journey in filmmaking, highlighting his collaboration with an artist in the crypto and NFT space, and the funding of his production company in ethereum.

• 07:21 🎥 The speaker discusses challenges of filmmaking on a limited budget and the goal of inspiring interest in crypto, NFTs, and decentralized social media.

  • The speaker discusses the challenges of making a film on a limited budget and the goal of inspiring people to be interested in crypto, NFTs, and forecaster.

  • Experimenting with crypto and navigating the cyclical nature of the market, including holding onto assets during downturns and exploring NFT art.

  • The speaker discusses using AI to generate animated short films with music and sound effects.

  • Nouns is a decentralized social media platform that changed the speaker's life in crypto, with a unique business model and a 24-hour daily auction for each NFT.

  • The Nouns project allows people to join at any time, with no IP rights and a treasury for funding proposals, accessed by owning a Noun and participating in community governance.

  • The speaker discusses the importance of not being able to choose and having to beat higher.

• 17:05 🎥 Nouns project allows for fast and dynamic funding of ideas through community voting, leading to praise, sales, and funding for various projects, including a kids coloring book, with updates on a film being in a festival in the US.

  • You need a noun to propose or vote, but anyone can propose with a sponsor, making it accessible for anyone to have a proposal up for voting.

  • The Nouns project allows for fast and dynamic funding of ideas through community voting and aims for fair distribution of the treasury, with an alternate proposal style to address concerns about the speed of the process.

  • Faster ways to spend money and invest in people, with a focus on cultural and quirky projects funded through decentralized social media.

  • The art side of the project took off, artists joined the Discord and started drawing in their own style, leading to praise, sales, and funding for various projects, including a kids coloring book.

  • Nouns ended up funding after a proposal was put forward and voted on by the community, with accountability being self-adjusting and updates given to the community.

  • The speaker discusses updates on their film being in a festival in the US and the possibility of judging awards.

• 25:04 📱 Decentralized social media platform Farcaster and Warp Cast is like Twitter for crypto people, allowing individual creators to monetize their content and interact with code snippets while earning currency through decentralized platforms.

  • Decentralized social media platform Farcaster and Warp Cast is like Twitter for crypto people, with a friendly and more interactive environment, where the future of crypto and blockchain is being built.

  • Individual creators can now monetize their content and get rewarded for posting on decentralized social media platforms, instead of big corporations profiting off of their content.

  • You can tip and interact with code snippets in social media posts, and minting on a timeline is now possible with the frames technology.

  • The speaker discusses the integration of blockchain technology in social media and the potential for earning currency through decentralized platforms.

  • The speaker discusses the experimental and permissionless nature of warps and the gradual transition of protocols to the chain, highlighting the unique and cool experience of witnessing it.

  • Twitter can be noisy and full of bad vibes, while Far Caster is more enjoyable and has happy artists.

• 33:11 🎥 Blockchain technology is making decentralized social media platforms more accessible and incentivizing for users, while also providing new opportunities for artists and enabling seamless e-commerce transactions.

  • The speaker discusses the ease of using blockchain technology for casual fans and the organic growth of frames technology in decentralized social media.

  • The speaker discusses the potential for decentralized social media platforms to incentivize users through ownership of data and content, as well as the possibility of earning rewards for creating and managing channels.

  • Artists are drawn to new platforms like Far cast because it offers new opportunities and can significantly increase their audience.

  • Frames are enabling e-commerce, with teams working on interfaces to connect to Shopify and coinbase Commerce, allowing for seamless transactions without leaving the platform.

• 38:30 🎥 New NFT technology allows for smoother user experience, potential for community funding and value redistribution, with a focus on documenting history and verifying events through permissionless trustless means.

  • New technology in NFTs may lead to a smoother experience for users, with potential for community funding and value redistribution.

  • Artists are making it easier for fans and collectors to mint, with the hope of a future where non-crypto people spend time learning about art and everything is brought onto the blockchain.

  • Documenting history and verifying events through permissionless trustless means, with a focus on the value of nouns and the potential for funding in filmmaking.

  • A coffee shop in LA is being funded as a place for people to hang out, learn about NFTs, and experiment with art and technology.

  • Funded to speak at the first NFT event in Rio de Janeiro, sparking a team of dedicated builders in Brazil who are creating and funding themselves, spreading the meme and inspiring others.

  • He initially planned to leave, but then decided to stay and became a prominent figure in Brazil, which left a strong impression.

• 45:41 🎥 Academics and educators use Creative Commons zero licensing to encourage knowledge sharing, while the speaker discusses concerns about decentralization becoming centralized and supports the idea of allowing others to remix and re-edit their film.

  • Academics and educators are using Creative Commons zero licensing to encourage sharing of knowledge without barriers.

  • The speaker discusses concerns about decentralized projects becoming centralized under Yuga lab's umbrella, but ultimately hopes for positive outcomes.

  • The speaker supports the idea of allowing others to remix and re-edit their film, believing it is best for everyone to not get attached to their creation and to let the world remix their work.

  • People will continue to download music for free, and there needs to be a balance between centralized and decentralized ownership, with the speaker having a preference for both Brazil and New Zealand, music over programming, and believing that Satoshi is Vitalik.

• 50:30 🎥 Leo Clark discusses the potential for a group of people to have never said something before, and thanks the host for the opportunity to join the podcast.

INSIGHTS

Key insights

• 🎨 NFTs are changing people's lives, especially artists, by providing new opportunities for income and recognition.

• 🤖 The AI software was able to generate short films with AI art and music, revolutionizing the filmmaking process.

• 🌟 Artists are drawn to blockchain because it flattens the playing field and offers new opportunities for growth and audience reach.

• 📜 "It's like documenting history and documenting yeah and if we need to we can go back and verify it and in a way that is like permissionless trustless like there's no denying that that happened."

• 🎥 "I'm all for remixing and at the end of your film. It says this film is cc0. No rights reserved. I thought that was beautiful."