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yeah, i appreciate all of the above. thank you!
i think the best thing for us to do next is mull this over at a ladies drinks (mull being the operative word; it is nearing The Season for Mulled Things) and make an agenda. fewer ideas, but strong points. like you said, then we can split it into one day and one evening of filming (or even, dare i say, two days if people can spare the time) and smash it out. i totally agree with what you said but have nowhere near the level of experience required to have come up with it.
anyone is welcome at ladies drinks (i believe the last rule we came up with was "dicks allowed; no dickheads")
ioreka
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Just wanna make a few trying-to-be-helpful observations wrought out of many many tearful hours behind a camera and in an edit suite...
For the best chance of looking ace, this needs a simple and clear vision. Understandable that people want lots of riders in many locations doing different things, but that takes an awful lot of time and organisation. It would be easier and more realistic to schedule in a couple of packed shoot days where everyone can give it 100%, than to ask people to film segments in dribs and drabs. We'd also keep consistency with the quality of footage and the look of the film this way.
Loads of ideas are awesome, but once the shoot is planned we'll need one person with a strong directorial vision to execute the thing... otherwise the edit will be a nightmare, believe me! You'd be amazed how often even professional promos/telly etc gets this wrong.
And from long experience of internet - best way is to do it simpler, faster. Overcomplicating and getting really ambitious kinda harms the goodwill and enthusiasm.
Hope that helps :)
(still offering skills behind camera and in the edit)