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[AlexF2003]

Right peeps...

After watch Ultimate Mini over the weekend I was thinking, would it be a good idea to make a DVD of the Brands-Nurburing?

There's plenty of material for it:

Interviews with the runners
Continantal driving
Laps of the ring
Featured cars
Funny moments

I could knock somthing together and then sell the DVD with all profits going to MacMillian...

What do you think?

Alex

[Dom]

i was planning to do the same thing!

except for fun as well as for my university course

[m3ntalist]

Sounds a great idea to me, person I am going with can prob take some video

[Teapot]

Funny moments

Rely on me for those

[CharlieBrown]

Ive been thinking about this (obviously alot from the length of this post):

If you are gonig to sell it as a DVD then it would need to be a good quality video and therefore an expensive Camera (I presume).

Now would it be a passenger in a mini with a camera

or

A motorbike video team (this would take a bit of organising but I belive you could get better results of all the minis driving)

or

(As someone did on the Italian Job) Set up a video mini with 3-4 cameras on it, one inside and a couple outside - looking forward and back.


Realisticly I dont think we will be able to produce a saleable product this year but deffinately learn lessons for next time.


I have been speaking to a Motorbike friend about the possabilities of this but just chatting/dreaming.


We will definately have alot of amature video form several people that we could edit into a cool show, but I think it would probably just be a showpiece for the forum.

(I might know someone who could edit it as well - or another forum person/friend)



Im sure Mark and Nick will have thoughts on this as well.

Edited by CharlieBrown, 10 April 2005 - 04:19 PM.

[Dom]

it would be nice to have it done properly but why cant we just have it filmed from inside the minis e.g. some with a camera held, attached to the front screen or the back screen.

i have been experimenting with this and it works well.

having team of motorbikes do it i think spoils it a bit.

when i film this i will be using a dvd camrecorder as will alex these can be easily edited and made into one documentary.

[Madmax]

i think this is a great idea, though i dont think we have a massive market for it, but its still a good place to start from

[CharlieBrown]

I wasnt really thinking of a whole load of motorbikes, just one that could nip indetween all the mini rather than just seeing it all from one mini (more of a thing for next year..or not)

And as MadMax pointed out there might not be a huge market for it, I mean afterall how many people have TMF t-shirts?

[AlexF2003]

The quality of new DVD camcorders is VERY good in my (limited) expereince.

Editing is not a problem (I have the software and a high power pc!). My best mate has also been involved with editing for a few years now... and he's willing to help!

I agree the market wouldn't be huge... but I bet some will sell and as its for charity thats GOT to be a good enough reason to do it at all!

Alex

[Dom]

i wasnt thinking of selling or marketing the documentary (but it could be done but as said it would be in a niche market) i was thinking of doing it for fun, for my own personal use and do copies for those that went.

[Madmax]

it would be a brilliant souvenir of the event

[CharlieBrown]

Top Gear!

That might be a big of a long shot to say the least.


But thinking big.

[Brawlyrox]

Top gear has been contacted! lol


and as for the vid would it be tmf endorsed?

[AlexF2003]

Well as the run is TMF organised...

I'd hope it would be!

Alex