14 DAY TRIAL // Back in July, the Mountain View giant Google invited the Gmail fans to create a collaborative video to show the world how the mail solution manages to connect the users. After one month of recordings and submissions, the folks working at the Googleplex created the final movie that now all of you can access. If you don't know what this is all about, let me explain it to you. The Gmail team wanted to create a movie with the help of the users by demanding them to record themselves while they pass the Gmail logo (you know, that red and white mail sign) from one another. Obviously, a lot of users were attracted by the chance of becoming an actor in the Gmail movie.
According to Bill Kee, Associate Product Marketing Manager, no less than 1,100 clips from 65 countries were registered for the final movie, showing all kinds of Gmail traveling methods. For example, one of the users recorded himself while he was swimming with the Gmail logo while other filmed the image when it was stolen by his dog. "It was impossible to fit all of the great submissions into one cut, but after hours of fun watching jugglers, firemen, camel-riders, and original animation, we edited highlights together into this video and used the Google Maps API to put together a map showing where many of the clips came from," the Google employee tried to describe the entire editing process.
The official page of the campaign is now showing the final movie that includes several clips sent by the users. "We asked you to help us imagine how an email message travels around the world. All it took was a video camera, the Gmail M-velope and some creativity - and, wow, did you get creative! The clips you submitted were amazing and it was hard to choose selections for the final video featured here," a message posted here reads. Have a look at the clip posted below the article to view the final movie created by the Gmail team with the help of the fans from all over the world.