Re: Small-Scale Community Media Project
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:16 am
Alright, it's been a little while since this discussion got going, but I'd like to bring everyone up to speed a bit, and to make everyone aware that it IS still, in fact, being worked on, even as I type.
I have a small collection of video clips of myself, and I'll be doing a day trip with David and possibly one of his brothers shortly after christmas, so I'll have some stuff of them as well, in short order. To add to that, Ernildihir has sent me nearly a dozen awesome video clips of himself and TWO other rangers, together in the field.
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to Elegost, who out-of-pocket snail-mailed me a CD all the way from the UK with some stellar test footage for his fan film with some fantastic scenery which he's graciously allowed me to use in this promotional project.
The two of them have given me a good chunk of material, but I can't finish cutting this together yet. I still need help from you!
In order to get the message across of how diverse, skilled, and awesome you all are and how awesome this hobby is, we need to see more than just three different groups of folks tromping around in the woods (though I'll admit, there's very little "tromping" happening in the clips I've received...these guys REALLY went for it!) I need a few specifics.
If ANYONE has a spare moment, no matter the video quality, to do one or more of the following (don't feel constricted by the descriptions, of course...if you're able to go above and beyond, feel free!) it would be a huge help. I need a clip of:
- any old chunk of metal (a blade-in-the-works would be awesome, but not necessary) heated up and being hit on an anvil...just a few seconds would do. Wearing modern clothes is perfectly fine for this.
- ANY sewing/leathercrafting project in-the-making...even a few seconds of running a needle through some scrap fabric would work, or cutting some scrap fabric with scissors, tooling leather, punching holes, pounding eyelets or rivets...anything like that. Just up close enough so that we get the jist of what's happening. Wearing modern clothes is perfectly fine for this.
- ANY sort of WMA practice, from grappling to dagger to longsword to spears to i.33 and anything else under the sun. Test cutting water bottles is great! SPARRING WOULD BE AWESOME, preferably from you folks that have trained a bit, to show educated viewers that historical WMA is important to the community. Again, modern clothes are perfectly fine for this, and the clip need only be a few seconds. You can even film a few plays from a fightbook; doesn't have to be a free-spar.
- Fire-making. Still need one of these...broke my firesteel recently, haven't had a chance to get a new one, so I can't take care of this one myself. Just a few seconds would work, you don't have to be in kit...you don't even have to start a fire! Just hit your flint and steel together to make some sparks on camera with a chunk of charcloth, or get a coal in a next and blow on it for a few seconds.
If you would like to volunteer for any of these, please speak up and let me know. I'm not giving anyone a deadline, and I don't want anyone to feel obligated, but I really don't want this to be a ton of clips from 3 people...I really want to show the community for what it's capable of.
If there's anything else you can think of (anyone have nice Tolkien handwriting that wants to film themself writing a few words or drawing a map, for example?) feel free to volunteer it!
Thanks again to everyone who's submitted clips already...you've been a huge help! I'm looking forward to getting this going again, and hope to hear from a few of you soon!
I have a small collection of video clips of myself, and I'll be doing a day trip with David and possibly one of his brothers shortly after christmas, so I'll have some stuff of them as well, in short order. To add to that, Ernildihir has sent me nearly a dozen awesome video clips of himself and TWO other rangers, together in the field.
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to Elegost, who out-of-pocket snail-mailed me a CD all the way from the UK with some stellar test footage for his fan film with some fantastic scenery which he's graciously allowed me to use in this promotional project.
The two of them have given me a good chunk of material, but I can't finish cutting this together yet. I still need help from you!
In order to get the message across of how diverse, skilled, and awesome you all are and how awesome this hobby is, we need to see more than just three different groups of folks tromping around in the woods (though I'll admit, there's very little "tromping" happening in the clips I've received...these guys REALLY went for it!) I need a few specifics.
If ANYONE has a spare moment, no matter the video quality, to do one or more of the following (don't feel constricted by the descriptions, of course...if you're able to go above and beyond, feel free!) it would be a huge help. I need a clip of:
- any old chunk of metal (a blade-in-the-works would be awesome, but not necessary) heated up and being hit on an anvil...just a few seconds would do. Wearing modern clothes is perfectly fine for this.
- ANY sewing/leathercrafting project in-the-making...even a few seconds of running a needle through some scrap fabric would work, or cutting some scrap fabric with scissors, tooling leather, punching holes, pounding eyelets or rivets...anything like that. Just up close enough so that we get the jist of what's happening. Wearing modern clothes is perfectly fine for this.
- ANY sort of WMA practice, from grappling to dagger to longsword to spears to i.33 and anything else under the sun. Test cutting water bottles is great! SPARRING WOULD BE AWESOME, preferably from you folks that have trained a bit, to show educated viewers that historical WMA is important to the community. Again, modern clothes are perfectly fine for this, and the clip need only be a few seconds. You can even film a few plays from a fightbook; doesn't have to be a free-spar.
- Fire-making. Still need one of these...broke my firesteel recently, haven't had a chance to get a new one, so I can't take care of this one myself. Just a few seconds would work, you don't have to be in kit...you don't even have to start a fire! Just hit your flint and steel together to make some sparks on camera with a chunk of charcloth, or get a coal in a next and blow on it for a few seconds.
If you would like to volunteer for any of these, please speak up and let me know. I'm not giving anyone a deadline, and I don't want anyone to feel obligated, but I really don't want this to be a ton of clips from 3 people...I really want to show the community for what it's capable of.
If there's anything else you can think of (anyone have nice Tolkien handwriting that wants to film themself writing a few words or drawing a map, for example?) feel free to volunteer it!
Thanks again to everyone who's submitted clips already...you've been a huge help! I'm looking forward to getting this going again, and hope to hear from a few of you soon!