CaseyNeistatSome thoughts from me (the guy who made this movie). I am a big tech nerd. I slept on the streets to get the very first iPhone, when I was a teenager I would wait all night at the mall for a new video game. For the 2013 launch of the iPhone 5s I made a short video about the lines in NYC, most of the video was of enthusiastic Apple fans, not unlike myself, eagerly waiting to get their hands on the new iPhone. There was also a percentage of line sitters that lacked all enthusiasm, one in particular was asleep with her head inside of a garbage bag. Those images bothered me, they were also the most talked about aspect of that 4 minute video. For this year's iPhone 6 launch my intention was to cover that aspect of the story - sitters there for reasons other than their enthusiasm for the product.
I don't think Apple, the community or any of the people in line for any reason were doing anything wrong. I attribute no fault for the bleak circumstances captured in this video. If there is an opportunity for easy gains by reselling the phones then by all means do it. I, also, cannot imagine Apple anticipated this or they would've better considered the roll out (they thought of everything else, including coffee for the people waiting outside).
There should be better consideration of how to prevent a system that benefits those willing to sleep on the streets, near garbage, tolerating verbal abuse.
I empathize with the ambitions of those willing to sit in line to earn. Since making the video I have read a number of stories about the iPhone 6 selling for 3 or 4 times it's cost.
Read more about the iPhone 6 Black Market in this Washington Post Article - http://wapo.st/1uY2td5
Black Market Takes Over the iPhone 6 LinesCaseyNeistat2014-09-20 | Some thoughts from me (the guy who made this movie). I am a big tech nerd. I slept on the streets to get the very first iPhone, when I was a teenager I would wait all night at the mall for a new video game. For the 2013 launch of the iPhone 5s I made a short video about the lines in NYC, most of the video was of enthusiastic Apple fans, not unlike myself, eagerly waiting to get their hands on the new iPhone. There was also a percentage of line sitters that lacked all enthusiasm, one in particular was asleep with her head inside of a garbage bag. Those images bothered me, they were also the most talked about aspect of that 4 minute video. For this year's iPhone 6 launch my intention was to cover that aspect of the story - sitters there for reasons other than their enthusiasm for the product.
I don't think Apple, the community or any of the people in line for any reason were doing anything wrong. I attribute no fault for the bleak circumstances captured in this video. If there is an opportunity for easy gains by reselling the phones then by all means do it. I, also, cannot imagine Apple anticipated this or they would've better considered the roll out (they thought of everything else, including coffee for the people waiting outside).
There should be better consideration of how to prevent a system that benefits those willing to sleep on the streets, near garbage, tolerating verbal abuse.
I empathize with the ambitions of those willing to sit in line to earn. Since making the video I have read a number of stories about the iPhone 6 selling for 3 or 4 times it's cost.
Read more about the iPhone 6 Black Market in this Washington Post Article - http://wapo.st/1uY2td5
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my 30-day online filmmaking & storytelling class just launched! Enrollment is open now until December 27. the class is a hands-on, 30-day learning experience, designed to teach you everything I know about filmmaking and storytelling, i'm going to share with you my entire creative process from start to finish. You're going to follow along with me as I create 2 brand new movies from scratch... from how I come up the ideas, all the way through exporting the final videos.
over the month, you'll follow along with me and my process, side by side, and you will leave the class with 2 original, shareable films of your own. its is the class I wish I had when I was starting out. I spent the past year working on it, and I'm extremely proud of the result. It's designed to level you up whether you're a beginner or a more experienced filmmaker.
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