Scintilla wrote:Because our hobby is legally shady and we're trying to keep on the down-low so as not to attract the attention of the RIAA?
That would be my reason, anyway.
I agree with about half of that. Our hobby is only
semi-legally shady, if you think about it. Footage capture? If it's downloaded (ick) then yes. And true, technically we are redistributing the data, which is arguably even more "ick" than d/led footage.
At the same time, azulmagia's got a point. What we do isn't copy footage, nor is it redistribution of that copied footage. What we do is art. We take something, chop it up into itty-bitty-pieces, rearrange it, and turn it into something that is--if we're lucky--greater than the whole.
If we were to do this, we would have to do it carefully. Focus on the art of making a vid... or even on the process of making a vid itself. The story of an AMV creator, first person fiction. Just because the character rips footage doesn't mean it's encouraging others to do the same... not if we put a disclaimer, of course.
I think doing a combo, guide + story, would be an ace idea. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but think about it. How do you make a good vid? Watch someone. Watch them get their inspiration, watch them plan it out, watch them do their best and put it on the 'org for the rest of the world to see. I can't find a reason for why it wouldn't work.
BTW, I second Zarxrax's idea about bandwidth caps. Helps with both bandwith limits and donation status. I really think we should find a way to make it work.
BTW/BTW: I was previewing the post and realized something: what would work even better than a story? A
manga about
making an AMV! As one of the ads here says, "don't forget your roots"!