So stinkin' excited about this, @filmmaking4hive and welcome to Hive! When I first heard about the movie idea a couple months back, just for fun I put together some (very brief) thoughts and notes I thought might work well. Then I got the impression the project was leaning towards more of a straight up documentary type of thing, which bummed me out a bit as I thought might make it less accessible to the general public. But now seeing question 3... whoo hoo!
At any rate, here's a bit of feedback & I might jump in with some more at a later time (I'm currently recovering from Covid, so my brain might still be a bit fever-addled... more than my usual life-addled brain...lol). Oh, and to clarify, I'm just a longtime blogger who joined the legacy chain back in 2017, then became a ride-or-die Hiver after watching the events that unfolded during the takeover.
1.Who do you think we should be speaking to get the full picture?
Definitely the Hive witnesses, especially those who were highly involved in the Town Hall meetings & discussions with Justin & his assistants.
CZ from Binance, CiaraHuobi from Huobi (although from the looks of her Twitter account, she might be hard to reach) and someone from Poloniex (they were unsurprisingly quiet during the hostile takeover & afaik didn't have a rep discussing anything with the Hive community, unless you count Justin).
Also, if you are able to get the person behind community321 on Stxxm to anonymously discuss their amazing White Hat move, that would be super cool.
2.What are the main events we need to cover?
I think maybe starting before Justin even arrived, to give a little bit of background on Ned & Dan L and how the DAO came into existence would be good. Then (in brief) Dan's departure, Justin's arrival, the initial community & company (as those working for Stxxmit Inc found out at the same time as the rest of us) response. After that, maybe follow the timeline in the awesome Decrypt article.
3.What film style does the community think the script should be based in? E.g a comedy or a drama, or examples of other films like Snowden or Don't Look Up.
I had it in my mind that the script should be a blend of fiction (small bit) and fact, with an eye towards Zombieland & its quick, humorous asides explaining "the rules." Might be a more palatable way to present some of the more brain hurty concepts about crytpo & blockchain. And while this isn't a particular film style, I thought maybe as a framework, using the pending court case as the backdrop, and creating two fictional characters (court reporter & community member) as the vehicle for telling the story.
Cant' wait to see this project become a reality!
Hi @traciyork, thanks for the extensive feedback and info. It would be great if we could talk further. If you are interested in helping out could you message my research lead @thedeltron on telegram and he can talk further with you?
You're very welcome, @filmmaking4hive. Oh and as for sending a message through Telegram...