Money? Famous? Wealth? Or what?
People have being different expectations in life. Some wants to be
famous. Some want to be rich. Some want to be everything I have mentioned
above.
But the Jubilee Project
group wants to be something else. I found them several months ago on their YouTube channel. I truly
respect what they do and what they think. So, it is time to SHOUT OUT!
There are many ways that people can make money for their
businesses, but the Jubilee Project wants to make money and return it to
people. The best way that I can define them is they are independent filmmakers with a
purpose. They make films to benefit people and organizations.
Now, let’s start with this video and you will know them
more!
The Journey Ahead
Video from The Jubilee Project
As a result of the greatest earthquake in Haiti in 2010,
three men decided to leave their full-time jobs and school to form a video
production team and started an organization called “The Jubilee Project”.
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| Eddie Lee, Jason Lee and Eric Lu Picture from GregslistDC |
Eddie Lee, Jason Y. Lee, and Eric Lu the founder of the
Jubilee Project started the project under their mission statement, “The mission
of The Jubilee Project to make videos for a good cause. Our vision is to
produce entertaining content that will empower, enable, and inspire others to
do good as well.” – Jubilee
Project
The Jubilee Project focuses on making films for good causes,
raising awareness and fundraising money by having sponsors donate one penny per
view on YouTube. Jason Y. Lee posted about their first video in Huffington
Post that,
“My first video was called "My Hundred for Haiti." In it, I busk in a New York subway station trying to raise a hundred dollars for Haiti. I figured this was a good idea because (a) I'm a terrible singer so this might make for an entertaining video and (b) I could actually raise money during the filming of the video. Unfortunately, I came $30 short of my goal. But, when I put the video online, something remarkable happened: Viewers around the world made personal donations, and some people even created similar videos in different cities. I was so encouraged by the support that I decided to dedicate one penny for each view of the initial video. When all was said and done, we raised over $700 and had over 1,400 views.”
Here is one of my favorite videos, “The Picture Perfect.” Check it out!
Picture Perfect Short Film
Video from The Jubilee Project
Well done, right? The production is very simple but
extremely touching. “The Picture Perfect” was written to raise awareness for
Leukemia and encourage viewers to join the
national bone marrow registry.
The best thing I like being an Indy artist is that I can do
whatever I want to do. Independent artists have ability to create work on their
desired purpose. There are no contracts and no rules to follow. It is true that
most artists want to be famous. The good thing is that independent artists who decide
to take step and follow their passion are increasing currently. It is not easy
to ignore the well-deserved titles and stable salaries, but sometimes your
success is not about personal success. Everyone was born for a reason to create
something valuable. The Jubilee Project already has done it! Have you?
I want to leave this blog with the quote from the Jubilee
Project,
“JUST DO IT, LOVE WHAT YOU DO, AND THEN GO SEE THE WORLD!”
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This was a wonderful post that truly represents the spirit of an indy artist. It is wonderful that you mentioned that the measure of success to an indy artist may not equal having a fan base of thousands, but merely the ability to express themselves. It is truly special when independent artists gravitate towards extremely sensitive subjects and present them with a light unseen before.
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