Courtesy of Geek.com

By Sherri L. Smith, BlackWeb20.com

Remember when I said webcams were only good for podcasts, spam, and other voyeuristic activities? I may have found another use for them — movie making. Not your cheesy YouTube videos, but actually creating a film with an A-List roster of talent and multi-million dollar budget. Okay, I’m exaggerating but, start-up company Yoostar is pretty close.

Describing itself as “the next wave in social entertainment,” Yoostar puts you in the driver’s seat of your favorite movies and television shows, casting you as the leading man or lady. Using patented “Active Immersion Technology”, Yoostar digitally removes the actors from some of your favorite movie scenes and gives you the opportunity to show the so-called pros how it’s really done. You can play it by the book and recite the script word for word or you can get a little creative and improvise. Check out this video clip of Snoop Dogg and Marilyn Monroe in “Some Like It Hot”, think he’ll ask her to “Drop It Like It’s Hot”?

After you’ve recorded your award-winning performance, you can upload it to Yoostar.com for all the world to see or you can restrict access so only friends and other viewers of discriminating taste can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Users can also upload videos to their favorite social networking sites.

So how does this all work? In principle, it can be compared to the  Sony EyeToy that lets players shoot images of themselves and put them into the game. Yoostar, however is much more advanced. The Yoostar bundle includes a proprietary studio-quality webcam, a portable green screen, 12 movies scenes plus two bonus scenes and a remote control.

In addition to movie and television scenes, Yoostar has also partnered with the NBA so sports fanatics can live out their sports fantasies in a whole new way. Imagine having footage of you making the winning shot at the buzzer in the championship game, breaking ankles and dunking on the likes of Shaq, Lebron, or even Michael SCORE!

If you’re interested in making the ultimate remake of  “Coming To America” or “Forrest Gump”, you can pick up Yoostar at Best Buy, Bloomingdales, or on Yoostar.com for $169. Additional scenes can be purchased from the site for $1.99 each.

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TAGS: Best Buy, Bloomingdales, Coming to America, Forrest Gump, Lebron, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan, nba, Shaq, Snoop Dog, Social Networking, Some Like it Hot, Sony EyeToy, webcam, Yoostar, youtube

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