Robert Rodriquez, known for directing From Dusk till Dawn and Sin City, crowdsourced parts of his new short film, including one scene in which a Twitter user's 137-character tweet influenced a major plot point.
To complete the film, entitled Two Scoops, Rodriquez challenged his fans to help cast the "agent" character, suggest a weapon, design a villainous monster and submit photos of themselves that were used as missing people posters.
Rodriguez used this fan's "electrified yo-yo" idea to create the film's final weapon:
You can see the weapon in action at the 7:35 mark in the video, above. The film premiered at a New York City event featuring Rodriquez this week, and debuted online the next day. Two Scoops is a comedic action flick starring two ice-cream truck workers who battle evil forces.
"I love not being in control of everything; I think that's where the magic comes from," Rodriguez said.
BlackBerry, which Rodriguez partnered with as part of the company's Keep Moving Project to make Two Scoops, posted other ideas online, along with Rodriguez's commentary.
While making the film, Rodriquez and BlackBerry took people behind the scenes in this five-part YouTube series that explains exactly how fans helped finish Two Scoops.
Image courtesy of Keep Moving Project
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