ALRIGHT MAGGOTS! LISTEN UP!

Hopefully you have all read Chad the Great's previous post about the need for a promotional video for Nada Motel. Chad and I have spoken, and as the People Taking Action we have reached a decision. So here's what we're doing:

Any artist involved with Nada Motel is welcome to submit a ten second clip of WHATEVER. Your art from last year, your art from this year, your dandruff and ear wax from this morning, your last drunken stumble. It will be posted on YouTube, so keep it in line with their submission guidelines. That's right, I'm talking to you, ya crazy nekkid art people.

Get these clips to myself or Chad by any socially acceptable means. If I have a choice, I prefer them to be hand delivered by a midget in a red jumpsuit who can lipsynch to Black Sabbath. But whatever. Once we have the clips, a blurb about Nada Motel and our Logo (along with other pertinent info) will be added to the end. All the videos will be propagated through the internets like a damned art virus. If they're really cool, I may make a longer clip as well.

Some pre-emptive answers for your forthcoming questions:

Will I help you shoot the ten second clip?
No. These days, everybody has access to a cell phone with video capability at the least, and all I want from you is a ten second clip. If you can't handle that, well, tough potatoes. Life ain't fair.

Can it be longer than ten seconds?
No.

Please can it be longer than ten seconds?
In the interest of not boring the internet community to tears, no.

Can I give you a *insert media type here...miniDV, Beta, VHS*
No. All clips should already be trimmed to ten seconds. They need to be in a digital format that I can drop into my editing software. That means just about any common video format, but it should be something that you can drop on a CD or (if it's small enough) e-mail.

Can I have the end of my video say something different?
No. But you're welcome to make your own bitchin' video.

How do I get the video to you?
Send me a message on Tribe. I'm not giving everyone my e-mail because I don't want to be overloaded with 100 megabyte video clips from people who didn't understand what I said above. Send me a message and we'll organize the handoff.


Hopefully that takes care of everything. If anyone has further questions, I will answer them promptly in a brusque and somewhat cavalier manner. Ha!