Okay so maybe I am slightly retarded, but I'm not exactly sure how this DVD is going to be distributed to people can some one please help me out?

hippygeek posted:

Cross post from ETS regarding the title...

See, here's where my thinking's going. As others have pointed out, every half assed (and experienced) editor is going to be dropping their DVDs on the pirate bay etc, and I can bet you that a pile of these will be called "Lights in The Sky" and "Lights In The Sky Over North America".

So, in terms of branding what the content is, that's fine (if a little bland) , but in terms of branding this project it sucks monkey balls.

eg, 6 months from now, when someone mentions the "Lights in the Sky" DVD, will they be referring to ours? Whereas, if we give it a unique name, it can easier be branded as a separate entity. I see this release as being part of the "lights in the sky" family rather than the release.

Question is, should I edit what goes into the top twenty to take into account people's laziness and to bitchslap their lack of imagination and creativity? ;-)

That's not to say that the cover doesn't have LITS on it, just that it won't be the actual title. I visualize the final title as something like:

        TITLE




Lights In The Sky 2008



  this one is on us

Make sense?

I agree with Hippygeek. Let's make this a fan-made project rather than a way to massively merchandise a DVD or DVD set. I think that'd be very cool for the fans and the band.

Look at the best thing that could come of it: Instead of several people buying a DVD that's the same: Same direction, same cinematography, same set-list, features, etc. now fans or novices alike can have a choice of a different interpretation of each show or the tour.

I mean, "Closure: Pt. 1" is cool, but imagine how much cooler it could be if you could buy different shows with different camera angles from different fans. It keeps something from getting old. This is especially good if you have more fans do various kinds of arrangements of set-lists from different shows in different combinations. (Look at how the Marilyn Manson "Guns, God, And Government" DVD had spliced together various audio/video of the set-list from different shows for each song. This way for a NIN concert or tour, that technique could be approached infinite different ways for each consumers choosing.)

I also like Hippygeek's idea to simply give the footage away as an act of charity to the fans rather than make a buck off of it. This could get more users inspired to use different methods of "visually re-mixing" the footage.

Sure, the problem is that some of the edits of the concert footage will be sloppy and rushed. But look at how many devoted fans will do crisp, clean edits that could come from Scorcese.

I wonder if a lot of these could be used for a thesis/project for film school for an Editing course. Being that one of my former life-choices was to go to NYU film school when I was a teenager, I'd say that would be a cool idea.

And, like it or not, NIN is helping support people's education and career advancement that way. Yay!

themikenesedude posted:

Oh, and also if "LITSONA" becomes a fan-made project more people are going to concentrate on the project because each time it would be mentioned, they could be talking about several different types of versions that could be infinitely produced.

Just imagine it:

"Dude #1: Did you see the 'Lights In The Sky Over North America' DVD?"

"Dude #2: No, dude, I haven't heard of it? Where can I get one?"

"Dude #1: Dude! There isn't one! There's thirty of them!"

"Dude #2: Sweet! Which Borders should I go to to find it?!"

"Dude #1: Duuudddee! You can't buy it! You have to download it!"

"Dude #2: Dude! Downloading is naughty! I like it! Won't I get sued?"

"Dude #1: No Dude! The band endorses it! You can even make your own and do a re-upload of your own version!"

"Dude #2: Duuudddeee! I can finally put my Final Cut Pro skills to good use!"

"Dude #1: AND these people distributing these versions are giving away the footage for free on disc in various edits- and THESE other dudes are only having you foot the bill for postage!"

"Dude #2: Duuudddee!"

"Dude #1: But wait dude: You also have these thirty other edits coming out!"

"Dude #2: Dude I gotta jump on that!

"Dude #2: Hey, I got a new tattoo what does your tattoo say??"

Hahaha - omg, we should totally make a short film of this and release it as the trailer!

cidisgod posted:

This is like watching a work of art slowly coming into focus, loving it! This completely makes up for that horrible day when we found out the dvd wasn't gunna happen 'officially'. Is their an estimated release date for the completed project yet?

The project is completed. It is within you young Jedi. You have the three torrents and the ability for fans to cut them up and do new and exciting things with them (like make them play backwards so you can hear Trent tell you "Geett tthhee pppiiieesss..."

You can also mix them up on video so that they can play upside down. But please don't do that, because it would make me dizzy.

Also you can look at thisoneisonus.org to see what they are doing in regards to special requests for custom DVDs.

Or you can do a commercial like the one I just brought up with matching tattoos and make it viral "Dude! Sweet!"

Enjoy the torrents.

Agh. Just my luck. Knowing I'm doing more work for free than three med students combined (hence the blank and boring profile) I know already I'm gonna be late on that project. Either way I'm sure I will be very happy with the result. Even if my attempts to get cataracts from reading 18 hours a day take a much bigger priority lol.

Heh IDK if anyone's noticed but I ROFL'd @ teh fact that when u Google "This one is on us" teh 2nd link is to the White House page and other Gov'tz etherweb links under it *smiles*

carzynick, If you haven't seen the brilliant, Oscar-worthy epic "Dude, Where's My Car" the NIN-trailer-joke will be lost on you.

themikenesedude posted:

carzynick, If you haven't seen the brilliant, Oscar-worthy epic "Dude, Where's My Car" the NIN-trailer-joke will be lost on you.

It's funny, my brother owns that movie but I've never watched.

Well off too Blockbuster...

In demonoid its portland 5.1 audio. Maybe can worth try it for a 5.1 audio for the dvd

[www.demonoid.com]

Here are some pics I took from the Portland show

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Title decided and promo video released.

And serocs can now officially go fuck himself - along with the other naysayers

Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to submit a title suggestion. That was really cool. I never expected that one of my suggestions would even make the top ten. I just suggested what I thought encompassed the feel of the project, and I completely understand the confusion Open Source Resistance would have caused.

By the way, that promo vid is tight! Can't wait...

Street teams are starting to gear up to get the word out about this.

here

Join in on the conversation to start getting ideas together about the ways we could collectively work together to really spread the word.

The artwork is being decided right now - visit the website for more info....

hippygeek posted:

Title decided and promo video released.

And serocs can now officially go fuck himself - along with the other naysayers

brilliant! can't wait for the finished product! you guys really deserve a round of applause.