02-12-2006, 09:02 PM
I've been mulling over these two ideas (two of my many evil schemes) for awhile and I figure its high time I acted on them.
What I'd like to do is put together a MM yearbook each year and a year in review video each year. For the inaugural yearbook I'd like to cover the first 5 years. Because we don't have five years of video the first year in review video will be for 2005/2006 (to be released in fall/winter 2006).
Yearbook
I haven't quite figured out how I'm gonna do this because there are literally hundreds of pics out there but I figure you guys can select your best pics. Instead of posting 500 3 MB pics in this thread I had a few ideas:
*Post pics in at a reduced size (say, a maximum of 400 px wide)
*Set up FTP on my site and let people upload to there. That way the pics that will end up in the yearbook will be a surprise
*Set up a pic gallery somewhere for everyone to post the best MM pics they can find to (like Flickr maybe).
What I want are pics that capture MM. Sure we could get a lot of pics of cool cars we've seen here and there but I'd like more pics that tell a story, or have people in them or bring back a history moment or event. Exceptional car pics are welcome however, especially if they look artistic (good angles, lighting, motion, etc).
To that end, for events from here on out I'd like everyone to start taking pics with a different goal. To date as car people we tend to just take pictures of the cars. Let's start taking more pics of the people involved and try to take more artistic pics. Think about taking pics that you'll be proud of for many years to come.
Yearbook Special Sections
I figure to make a really worthwhile yearbook we've got to devote a couple of special sections. Some ideas I've had
*Best photochops (maybe we should have an official contest for that)
*Best quotes (we've already got a thread for that)
*Best crashes (I already know who wins that one)
*Best road trips
*How I got started (stolen from JayRay's post)
*Special events (MM coverage of stuff like Moto GP at Laguna Seca, 12 hours of Sebring, 12 hours of SP, F1 at Suzuka)
*Boost rot (a parody chronicleling the spread of the disease in the club)
I'm sure everyone can come up with some more ideas along those lines.
Year in Review video
For this, track videos will definitely be a part but I'd like to include:
*vids of our general shenanigans
*track side video of races we spectate (maybe vids of the general festivities too)
*interviews with members
*interviews with racers and auto/moto industry folks
*a few comedy skits
Again, try to include the people involved and get the human aspect. Also, go for the artistic shots. I'll try to come up with some resources on getting some dramatic, artistic shots. Hopefully I can come up with some specific requests for video shots (no bukkake please).
Anyway I'd like to get the ideas flowing and get this show on the road. Naturally there are quite a few details I haven't worked out yet but I figured its high time to get this started.
What I'd like to do is put together a MM yearbook each year and a year in review video each year. For the inaugural yearbook I'd like to cover the first 5 years. Because we don't have five years of video the first year in review video will be for 2005/2006 (to be released in fall/winter 2006).
Yearbook
I haven't quite figured out how I'm gonna do this because there are literally hundreds of pics out there but I figure you guys can select your best pics. Instead of posting 500 3 MB pics in this thread I had a few ideas:
*Post pics in at a reduced size (say, a maximum of 400 px wide)
*Set up FTP on my site and let people upload to there. That way the pics that will end up in the yearbook will be a surprise
*Set up a pic gallery somewhere for everyone to post the best MM pics they can find to (like Flickr maybe).
What I want are pics that capture MM. Sure we could get a lot of pics of cool cars we've seen here and there but I'd like more pics that tell a story, or have people in them or bring back a history moment or event. Exceptional car pics are welcome however, especially if they look artistic (good angles, lighting, motion, etc).
To that end, for events from here on out I'd like everyone to start taking pics with a different goal. To date as car people we tend to just take pictures of the cars. Let's start taking more pics of the people involved and try to take more artistic pics. Think about taking pics that you'll be proud of for many years to come.
Yearbook Special Sections
I figure to make a really worthwhile yearbook we've got to devote a couple of special sections. Some ideas I've had
*Best photochops (maybe we should have an official contest for that)
*Best quotes (we've already got a thread for that)
*Best crashes (I already know who wins that one)
*Best road trips
*How I got started (stolen from JayRay's post)
*Special events (MM coverage of stuff like Moto GP at Laguna Seca, 12 hours of Sebring, 12 hours of SP, F1 at Suzuka)
*Boost rot (a parody chronicleling the spread of the disease in the club)
I'm sure everyone can come up with some more ideas along those lines.
Year in Review video
For this, track videos will definitely be a part but I'd like to include:
*vids of our general shenanigans
*track side video of races we spectate (maybe vids of the general festivities too)
*interviews with members
*interviews with racers and auto/moto industry folks
*a few comedy skits
Again, try to include the people involved and get the human aspect. Also, go for the artistic shots. I'll try to come up with some resources on getting some dramatic, artistic shots. Hopefully I can come up with some specific requests for video shots (no bukkake please).
Anyway I'd like to get the ideas flowing and get this show on the road. Naturally there are quite a few details I haven't worked out yet but I figured its high time to get this started.
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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Idea for Yearbook special section: Haikus, limericks and whatever other auto poetry members wanna write.
