Lance Weiler: As some of you may know, I started an open source project for content creators called the Workbook Project. Well, this fall will mark the project’s two year anniversary. The birth of the project stemmed from an unlikely source. I was offered an advance by a publisher to write a book about the production and distribution of my films; The Last Broadcast and Head Trauma. Instead of writing the book I decided to embark on an experiment. I wanted to see if I could make money from giving away the information for free. The goal was to create an open repository of information and resources that at its core would be new models for funding, creating, distributing, and sustaining one’s self as a storyteller. Well I’m happy to say the project has exceeded my expectations. Not only have I long passed the amount of the advance, due to opportunities afforded to me thanks to the project, but I’ve also met some amazing people along the way. Today the Workbook Project has contributors from all over the world and in the coming months will be growing in some new and exciting ways.