On 12/3/05, Share <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Randolfe!
Well, I certainly know who you are! I have watched some very
interesting vlogs on your site.
As for us? We are a married couple who have been musicians our entire
lives. We've both had successes which resulted in corrupt
managers/record labels where the band members ended up broke. But our
passion for music continues and we have our own band and recording
studio where we produce a ton of indie bands along with our own cd's.
As for editing and all that...my husband, Bam does freelance work as
an editor and has a blast doing this show because he views it as a
chance to 'do what he wants creatively' without a producer telling him
otherwise.
I am honored that you think our graphics look pro....again, this is
Bam and he is basically a perfectionist and just loves to do that sort
of thing. We view every episode as being a piece of art. We both
contribute ideas and improvise a lot of the 'dialog' or copy or
whatever you want to call it. We both also suffer from very limited
attention spans ...and we create the shows in some way to reflect
that! Sometimes, my goofing off ends up on camera and we just go for
it. Bam has ALWAYS had a camera in his hands ...like since he was 5!
(his father was a photographer....Bam also once managed to get his
hands on wedding footage that he then spliced together
somewhat....errr....hmmmm...differently shall we say and called it a
MOVIE! his dad was not terribly pleased but a film maker knows no
boundaries. not even when they are 9 years old!) So from shooting our
band's videos to filming whatever seems interesting, we view life as
art and rock n roll as a lifestyle.
When we learned of 'vlogging', I was already a blogger, (google knit
addictions and you'll discover my other passion)....and from there we
just went MAD! Both of us are cramming this vlogging craziness in to
our lives...meanwhile, we've had to borrow a camera because ours just
bit the dust and needs expensive repairs that we cannot afford. (sigh)
As for access to rock stars, we are known to a very very small
underground group of musicians and approached many of them on
'myspace' asking for videos. Since they know us personally or by
reputation, many have responded with their videos which made us happy.
It is our aim to present edgy pop culture and bands who simply will
NEVER get seen on MTV. But we do not have any more access to the big
guns than anyone else!
As for this most recent episode, that was a STRANGE one. ahem. The
chap whose video it was we met when we were all 'moonlighting' (as we
musicians do)....and he told us about his video...and blah blah
blah...next thing you know, he's over here with his guitar and I'm
interviewing him on our couch. He recorded the song in our studio with
just two mics and that's the 'acoustic minute' part.
I WISH we were slick promotion vehicles for music producers but alas,
our friends who ARE connected in the business have not taken this
vlog/vodcast/videoblogging serious ....yet. Hopefully they will. Of
course, we suffer from not wanting to please anyone else's agenda!
Integrity is a sin in the music business, and we have it ....in
spades. In fact, we are probably the furthest thing in the world from
being a slick production vehicle for the music business!!!!
To answer your questions...........re: the 3 versions of the videos.
The Quicktime, Bam does when he compresses the initial one. The
Windows version I do on my PC with some software I got for $30
(Riverpast) because our band fans wrote to me and said they couldn't
view the Quicktime. In an effort to have as many viewers as possible,
we decided it was the smart thing to do. (just like building websites
which i also do...i make sure they work in IE, Firefox, Safari,
Netscape and boy what a nightmare!) Then, lastly, Bam takes the
Quicktime mov and uses a different compressor that comes with QT Pro
and converts it for iPod users. Whew!
Our goal? Good question! We are having a B-L-A-S-T making mini tv
shows. It just feels alot like songwriting or painting a picture. We
almost always love the most recent episode and then can't wait to make
the next one! Since we have complete freedom, we are playing it by ear
and seeing what the next day brings. We have some great bands coming
in to our studio in this month and they've already agreed to go on
camera with their stories. And Hollywood is just full of real stories.
Not the kind you hear on "E" or whatever.
...as for production values and money....if you saw what we
used,...........you would laugh. Seriously.....Bam is a genius at
making it look good. The best thing we have is our intent. :-)
We do not have the latest, greatest of anything! If we did, we would
do this every single day instead of sleeping 4 hours a night to fit it
in around dayjobs etc.
Oh.......the creative commons license to the video....that's a good
question and I'll ask Dean and all the other bands about that. I'm
sure most would say yes to anyone that wanted to play them. In episode
8, we wanted to share Dean's unusual story rather than play the video
but I'll double check because that is a very valid question and I
wouldn't want to assume anything having been a musician who has been
ripped off more times than a rattle snake sheds skins.
Finally, let me close by saying thank you that you think our show
looks so professional. We truly have an amazing time giggling our way
through creating each and every second of every episode. I guess in
some ways vlogging feels like the culmination of many aspects of our
passions, art, music, film, lifestyle, pop culture, exposing corporate
bastards.. .....there is a pulse that beats in the music we love and
we hope to capture it as much as possible!
If you have ANY questions at all, feel free to email me off list:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I will answer anything at length or we can just chat about this
bizarre obsession with videoblogging!!!!!
ps. sorry it took me so long to answer you..........I was at my dayjob
today.
Cheers and vlog on...........
Share Ross
www.rocknrolltv.net
my band, Bubble: www.planetbubble.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I just watched "Episode #8 - Windows Version" on my Mac (by
mistake). These shows have both windows and iPod versions. They have
professional looking graphics. They seem to have access to some of
the rock stars.
>
> Are these productions of entertainment want-to-be's ? Or are they
slick promotional vehicles for big time music producers?
>
> Obviously, they have invested time, professional skills and money
into producing them. However, they have a "creative commons license"
>
> And, regarding this last episode, which features a rock singer
performing while several scantily-clad sexy young women kick a
middle-aged slob restrained on the floor, does that "creative commons"
license give any real rights to the snippets of the banned music video?
>
> Another show that also looks like it might be a slick promotion for
an existing cable channel is Tech TV.
>
> Could anyone fill me in on this?
>
>
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
>
> Videographer, Writer, Activist
> Advisor: The Immortality Institute
> Hoboken, NJ
> http://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/
> 201-656-3280
>
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